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Politically Georgia: Stacey Abrams unmasked

An image of Stacey Abrams with a group of students in Decatur that was in a now-deleted tweet.

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An image of Stacey Abrams with a group of students in Decatur that was in a now-deleted tweet.
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Feb 9, 2022

Stacey Abrams drew outrage from her political opponents for going maskless among masked students at a Decatur school, and it could factor into the 2022 campaign.

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy explain why education policy will shape the race. Plus, our team takes a closer look at Vernon Jones’ decision to drop out of the race for governor and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s massive campaign haul.

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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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