Georgia Governor's race polling shows Keisha Lance Bottoms first, Michael Thurmond second, but no massive fundraising numbers pouring-in for any Dems. Meanwhile, it's more money, more problems for Republicans

It seems like a two-way race for the Democratic nomination in Georgia's gubernatorial race, between frontrunner and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond. That's as the latest polling and campaign contributions are reported.  But Democratic strat…

Billionaire businessman joins Georgia Governor's race

On this edition of Political Breakfast, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson go live with host Lisa Rayam, to talk about the latest candidate to jump into Georgia's gubernatorial race.  It's already a crowded race on both sides. Now billionaire businessman …

Fulton officials to strike back on Trump ordering FBI raid of elections hub, Georgia high school cell phone bans

On this week's Political Breakfast, strategists Tharon Johnson and Brian Robinson, along with prominent lawmakers like Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, traveled to Sea Island for a state Department of Natural Resources fundraiser.  However, the talk of the benefit was the recent FBI …

FBI raids Fulton elections center

On this week's latest edition of Political Breakfast, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson go live with host Lisa Rayam, to talk about some jarring election news.  The FBI raided Fulton County’s election operations center Wednesday in Union City, in a searc…

Protests over ICE grow, Georgia Democrats and some Republicans scrutinize Trump Administration's immigration agenda

On today's Political Breakfast, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson and Republican strategist Brian Robinson go live with host Lisa Rayam, to talk about a looming partial government shutdown.  Congress has until this Friday to pass a series of appropriation bills, and U.S. Senate Democrats are ra…

Georgia Governor Kemp's 2026 budget proposal includes a billion in tax rebates, reducing the state income tax, I-75 improvements, teacher bonuses

On this week's live version of Political Breakfast, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam examine Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's last budget. Kemp laid it all out in his final 'State of the State' address last week, where he also set his prio…

Georgia's 2026 Legislative Session kickoff

On this edition of Political Breakfast, we're going into the first week of Georgia's legislative session -- which means strategists Brian Robinson, Tharon Johnson and host Lisa Rayam are keeping busy and keeping up with lawmakers' top priorities. In this economy, everyone wants to focus on "afford…

Stacey Abrams will NOT run for Governor in 2026, Legislative session priorities

On this live edition of Political Breakfast, we cover how two-time Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams announced that she is not running for office in 2026. Abrams said in a statement that instead she'll continue her work fighting against what's happening in Washington, as "since January…

Dickens pledges to focus on fighting poverty and inequality during second term as Atlanta's Mayor, Marjorie Taylor Greene's last day in Congress

On this week's Political Breakfast, Democratic strategist Tharon Johnson, Republican strategist Brian Robinson and host Lisa Rayam return LIVE and wish our listeners a happy new year! Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens was sworn into his second term on Monday, along with all members of the Atlanta City C…

A who done it? Georgia Republicans confront the million-dollar mystery attack ad that has everyone talking

On today's Political Breakfast, someone paid millions for a new attack ad against Republican Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, to wound him in the 2026 primary race for Georgia governor.  Jones is the frontrunner in the race, and has President Trump's endorsement. There's speculation that whoever D…