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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.

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About the Authors

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

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Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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