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Politically Georgia: Republicans on the upswing in AJC poll

220111-Atlanta-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leave the stage after speaking about voting rights during at Clark Atlanta University on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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220111-Atlanta-President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leave the stage after speaking about voting rights during at Clark Atlanta University on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Jan 28, 2022

The first poll conducted by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that Democrats have an uphill battle to win in November.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, AJC political insiders Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss why President Joe Biden’s approval rating has fallen off a cliff. Plus, we look at why Democrats are struggling in the major races -- but are with a majority of Georgians on key policy issues.

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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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