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Patricia Murphy
@MurphyAJC
Twin mom. Early riser. "Y'all-itics" columnist at @AJC, @politicallyga podcast. @dailybeast, @rollcall & @gardenandgun alumn. Homegrown Georgian via DC & NYC.
- This @staceyabrams line: “I may not be governor of Georgia but I promise you, no one in Georgia will ever forget that I was here.” #gapol
- U.S. Rep. Karen Handel, R-Roswell, just conceded defeat and congratulated Democrat Lucy McBath. Handel will have served just 18 months in Congress.
- .@DavidPerdueGA’s opening message in the first GOP governor’s debate: “First off, let me be very clear, the election in 2020 was rigged and stolen:” #gapol
- Sometimes you know you’re seeing history. A Black Georgia senator telling Black Georgia farmers, “Help is on the way.” It’s never happened before. #gapolGeorgia @SenatorWarnock gets a hero’s welcome in Byromville, a town of about 600 people where he’s promoting a $5B plan embedded in the coronavirus stimulus package to help farmers of color who have lost land and resources because of systemic racial discrimination #gapol
- NEW: President Joe Biden has signed the bill to rename the VA Medical Center in Atlanta after the late Sen. Max Cleland. The bill was sponsored by @SenatorWarnock and @SenOssoff, who both called him a “patriot,” which he was.
- Happening now: Rep. Lucy McBath at the GA Capitol w/ state lawmakers. McBath called on Gov. Brian Kemp to “hold the State Elections Board accountable” & called the SEB “an equal co-conspirator in the effort to suppress our votes.” #gapol
- From George Will, one of the most brutal assessments of any sitting president I’ve ever read:
- Replying to @MurphyAJCEarly fireworks over 2020 at GOP governor’s debate: David Perdue says he’d still be in the Senate if Kemp had not “caved.” Kemp says Perdue is lying: “Weak leaders blame everybody else for their own loss instead of themselves.” #gapol
- NEW: A group of Georgia state House Democrats is calling for @MikeCollinsGA to resign from office for saying President Joe Biden “sent the orders” for the attempt on Donald Trump’s life. “Your behavior is inexcusable and impossible to explain.” #gapol
- After an ugly Senate loss, Herschel Walker quietly became a college student again at 62. He went to class, biked around campus, and finished what he started. My column for Sunday—> Way to go, Herschel Walker
- Dear friends: At the end of this next week, my 41-year career at the AJC will end. My cell phone number remains the same, but my primary email will change to [email protected]. Please use it if you would like to stay in touch. All the best....
- Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ investigation into whether Donald Trump broke state laws after the 2020 elections is moving forward. Investigators have interviewed multiple staff in @GaSecofState's office, Raff says he'll "cooperate fully." #Gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
