Plugged In: Election Day is coming

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their closing arguments with election day less than a week away. On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali preview what to expect on election night. Plus,…

Political Breakfast LIVE in front of Georgia voters at WABE, one week out from a historic Election Day

On this week's Political Breakfast, we're roughly a week away from Election Day, and Georgians are early-voting in record numbers according to the Secretary of State's office.  Polls still indicate a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. The team wanted to engage with …

ELECTION DAY COUNTDOWN IN GEORGIA

On this edition of Political Breakfast, Host Lisa Rayam asks Republican Strategist Brian Robinson and Democratic Strategist Tharon Johnson to share thoughts on the 11th hour of presidential campaigning in Georgia. A small swath of undecideds are at stake. Both flesh out their respective party's st…

Plugged In: Concerns about political violence come into focus as presidential campaigns push to the finish

The FBI is warning that extremists with concerns about the election could turn to violence in the coming weeks. In this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take the political temperature in Georgia. Plus, former Presidents Donald…

A deluge of campaign ads hit the airwaves in the midst of heavey stumping in Georgia

On this episode of Political Breakfast, we talk about Campaign ads. The GOP ads on transgender rights seem to be dominating the airwaves leading up to the November 5th election.  While the the Democratic Party continues to focus on reproductive rights.....how is all of this factoring into a …

Plugged In: Georgia smashes a turnout record as early voting starts

Early voting is now underway in Georgia and over 300,000 voters showed up on the first day, more than doubling the previous record set in 2020. With less than three weeks to go until election day, WABE politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali discuss the latest election news in this week's e…

Last-minute Harris and Trump stumping in Georgia, Trump hones-in on Georgia women and Gwinnett County, early voting turnout and voters up for grabs

Early voting is underway in Georgia and former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are doing 11th-hour stumping here. Are their strategies turning-out voters and packing the polls?  Trump is hitting the Peach State a little more aggressively in these next three weeks ahead of E…

Plugged In: Indian Americans in Georgia continue to expand their political influence

Georgia's growing Indian-American community is getting more politically involved, both as voters and as candidates. On this week's episode of "Plugged In: A WABE Politics Podcast," politics reporters Sam Gringlas and Rahul Bali take listeners to the Festival of India in Atlanta and discuss how thi…

Trump RSVP's for Atlanta rally instead of CNN debate against Harris, October surprise

Donald Trump is coming to a rally at Gas South Arena in Duluth on October 23rd, roughly 25 miles north of Atlanta. But opponent Vice President Kamala Harris already challenged the former president to another CNN debate that same night, taking place just miles away in Atlanta.  Trump has argued it'…

Kemp and Trump's political feud smoothed-over as hurricane relief takes priority in Georgia

Both Republicans and Democrats are crossing political lines and banding together to help those devastated by Hurricane Helene.  That's as another powerful Hurricane Milton already barrels towards the Florida coast, less than two weeks after Helene. Governor Brian Kemp and Donald Trump made an appe…