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Six races for governor that could make history this midterm election

The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.

WEKU

Tuesday briefing: What you need to know ahead of US midterms

In today’s newsletter: As Americans vote for senators, representatives and local officials, our Washington DC bureau chief explains why this contest is so important and how the balance of power might shift

The Guardian - UK

Kemp kicks off fly-around with GOP ticket – but no Walker

ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off a statewide fly-around tour Monday with most of the statewide GOP ticket behind him at a celebratory press conference. The most notable figure missing: Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker.

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US Midterms 2022: Georgia on Americans’ minds as Republicans seek control of Congress

On the eve of the Midterm elections, Georgia is on many Americans’ minds with good reason

Evening Standard

US midterms J-1: Georgia battleground crucial to Democrat Senate hopes

Georgia is one of the key states in the Senate race. Thirty-five seats are up for grabs in the upper house of 100, currently shared 50-50 between Republicans and Democrats. Georgia challenger Herschel Walker leads incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock in the opinion polls. But Walker's anti-abortion stance and his denial…

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Politicians need to mobilize Black male voters ahead of the midterms, experts say

Just like with any voting bloc, there's still a vast array of diverging opinions, ideologies and issues that are important among Black voters in races.

WEKU

Parades, pep rallies and pleading: Georgia candidates make final push for votes

As a group of Democratic volunteers gathered around her, the party’s nominee for attorney general had a plain message to supporters worried about the polls tilting in the GOP direction.

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 5 November 2022

Let's check in on our cousins in the United States in the dying days of the 2022 midterm campaign. Both the House of Representatives and the Senate sit uncomfortably on a knife's edge.

inkl Originals

Oprah rejects her protégé Dr. Oz and backs Democrat John Fetterman in Pa. senate race

Winfrey brought on Oz as a regular guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show for more than five seasons in the early 2000s, giving him his big breakthrough.

WEKU

In Georgia, Kemp and Abrams underscore why governors matter

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams have competed before. Since then, the pandemic, the reversal of Roe v. Wade and the 2020 election have made governors even more visible.

WEKU

Black men, a key voting bloc, leave Georgia governor's race an open question

Black men are an essential demographic in the Georgia gubernatorial race. But experts say decades of discontent with Democrats have complicated their support for candidates like Stacey Abrams.

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A vast gulf between Abrams and Kemp will shape Georgia’s future

One thing is for certain when Georgians decide the race for governor on Tuesday: The policy divides between Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp on the issues that define the midterm election couldn’t be much wider.

Tribune News Service

The gubernatorial races to watch in the US midterm elections

Amid unfounded election claims and repeal of Roe v Wade, US governors take centre stage on key issues in US midterms.

Al Jazeera

Patricia Murphy: Abortion hasn’t changed the game for Georgia Democrats, yet

ATLANTA — On the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year, I, like a lot of political watchers, assumed that the issue of abortion would change the electoral fortunes of Democrats in Georgia.

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The Independent UK

Record fundraising in Georgia governor's race nears $170M

Big money continues to roll into Georgia’s governor’s race even as Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams have already blown through the records they set in 2018

Tribune News Service

Pence rallies with Kemp while Trump goes missing in Georgia

ATLANTA — About midway through his speech in Atlanta’s northern exurbs, former Vice President Mike Pence brought up an issue that’s both a point of pride for Gov. Brian Kemp and a reminder of a break with his former boss that could shape the 2024 race.

The Independent UK

Democrat tells Georgians that GOP's Raffensperger is no hero

The Democrat running to be Georgia's top elections official says says incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger is no hero for standing up to Donald Trump

The Guardian - US

‘The Trump playbook’: Republicans hint they will deny election results

Some candidates are already questioning the integrity of the vote and undermining the credibility of the results

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The Independent UK

Pence backs GOP's Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Former Vice President Mike Pence is supporting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as he makes his closing argument Tuesday for a second term over Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams

Tribune News Service

‘Not over’: Stacey Abrams faces an uphill fight in last week of race

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams remains an elite fundraiser who commands national attention and attracts large crowds. In the span of a week, she campaigned with Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington and Latto. She can book appearances on “The View,” MSNBC and even Fox News at the seeming snap of a finger.

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Georgia midterms poll: Kemp leads Abrams in governor's race, Senate race is deadlocked

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp maintains a solid lead over Democrat Stacey Abrams in the latest Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll, while the race between U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker remains a neck-and-neck contest that could be headed toward a runoff.

The Guardian - US

Georgia governor debate: Kemp silent on question over harsher abortion restrictions

Republican Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams spar in final gubernatorial debate before midterms

The Independent UK

Kemp and Abrams quarrel on policy in Georgia governor debate

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are offering differing visions for Georgia in a policy-heavy debate

Axios

Abrams seeks to tie Kemp to Georgia Senate GOP nominee Herschel Walker

The Georgia gubernatorial candidates face off in their final debate before the Nov. 8 election.

Tribune News Service

In final debate, Kemp won’t say whether he’d sign new abortion limits

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wouldn’t say at Sunday’s Channel 2 Action News debate whether he would sign new abortion limits into law if he’s elected to a second term, weeks after he said at a previous showdown that he “would not” support going beyond restrictions he backed in…

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