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Patricia Murphy
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Twin mom. Early riser. "Y'all-itics" columnist at @AJC, @politicallyga podcast. @dailybeast, @rollcall & @gardenandgun alumn. Homegrown Georgian via DC & NYC.
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“I think we need to be careful not to read too much into it.”
While we lost this week, the MAGA movement is not over.View quoted post on X
NEW: On abortion, Bottoms says she will consult with House and Senate leaders and move forward with changes to the 6-week ban as soon as it is possible. “If we see a pathway to do something about it this session, then we're going to take that opportunity. And it may not be this session. If it's not this session, then we're going to take that first opportunity that we have.”
Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms holds her first transition press conference at the Georgia Capitol. “Now the work begins.”View quoted post on X
Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms holds her first transition press conference at the Georgia Capitol. “Now the work begins.”
One of the biggest counties to flip red-to-blue was Houston County, home of former Gov. Sonny Perdue, who flipped Georgia to a generation of Republican control when he won the governor’s office in 2002.
Incredible stats here— there were about 225,000 more Georgia voters this year than in 2022, but Rick Jackson won about 200,000 fewer votes than Gov. Brian Kemp did that year. ajc.com/politics/2026/…View quoted post on X