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US President Donald Trump, left, speaks with Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) after he delivered remarks on combatting drug demand and the opioid crisis on October 26, 2017 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
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May 13, 2022

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, AJC political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss the divide between the Donald Trump wing and the establishment wing of the Republican party.

Plus, the hosts tackle the issues that will define heated Democratic matchups and why coastal Georgia is getting a major boost.

New episodes of Politically Georgia are released every Wednesday and Friday or when major news breaks. Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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