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Behind the early voting turnout surge in Georgia

Several dozen voters showed up in the first hour of early voting at the Buckhead Library in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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Several dozen voters showed up in the first hour of early voting at the Buckhead Library in Atlanta on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
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Oct 19, 2022

Politically Georgia hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss the turnout surge as early voting gets underway for the November midterms.

Plus, our insiders discuss the national implications with AJC Washington Columnist Jamie Dupree.

You can now call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline with your questions about Georgia Politics. Greg and Patricia will play your question and answer it during the Listener Mailbag segment in next Friday’s episode.

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About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

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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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