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Politically Georgia: Bourdeaux and McBath ready for a battle for the suburbs

Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath won their Democratic runoff elections for U.S. congress.
Carolyn Bourdeaux and Lucy McBath won their Democratic runoff elections for U.S. congress.
Nov 26, 2021

The Thanksgiving holiday hasn’t meant a slow week for the Politically Georgia team.

Our insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy take a deep dive into the new matchup for the 7th District after state Republicans approved new political maps designed to win the GOP back a suburban congressional seat.

Today’s podcast looks at why U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux will not back down, at least not yet. And it examines examines why some members of the state’s Republican delegation are not happy with redistricting either.

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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.

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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