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Politically Georgia: Why Rivian has charged up the race for governor

March 4, 2022

The $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant will be the largest economic development project in Georgia history. So why is David Perdue against it?

In this edition of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy dig into how Perdue is leading the charge to stop Gov. Brian Kemp’s prized accomplishment.

Plus, our team also discusses how key items of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s agenda made it into the State of the Union and why Herschel Walker will not be joining U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on the campaign trail this weekend.

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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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