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Abrams builds huge financial edge over Kemp in 2022

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has far outpaced Gov. Brian Kemp in the race for campaign cash, collecting more than $28 million since she launched a second bid for Georgia’s top office. The bitter rivals have already raised more in their rematch than they did during their entire 2018 campaign.

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Stacey Abrams has whopping $18.5 million in cash for Georgia governor battle

For the same period in 2018, Abrams reported $1.5 million in cash on hand.

Axios

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp amasses nearly $7 million in latest fundraising period

ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp collected roughly $6.8 million between May 1 and June 30 as he prepares for a tough rematch against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

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Georgia's Brian Kemp raises $3.8M for reelection bid

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his main campaign committee raised $3.8 million in the two months ended June 30

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Georgia Democrats rally against 'extremist' Supreme Court

DALTON, Ga. — Margaret Rhodes walked into a Democratic rally in a crowded North Georgia gym with an accessory: an aging abortion rights button she wore to show her disdain for the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Georgia's abortion rights battle is about to shift to local governments

ATLANTA — The battle over access to abortion in Georgia is poised to shift to local officials who see themselves as a last line of defense after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.

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These candidates lost badly, but now are claiming fraud

Former President Trump's influence is growing — with fringe candidates, who are refusing to admit defeat even after they've been trounced.

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Top Georgia Democrats take different paths on abortion limits

ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Stacey Abrams have each put a pledge to protect abortion rights at the heart of their November campaigns. But the two Democrats are taking sharply different approaches to how they would do so.

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‘They set a torch to it’: Warren says court lost legitimacy with Roe reversal

Top Democrats again call for appointing additional justices to blunt conservative super-majority which made ruling possible

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A post-‘Roe’ world in Georgia will mean more restrictions — and more political battles

ATLANTA — Jerisha Morton didn’t realize she was pregnant until about six weeks into her pregnancy. She soon started feeling waves of intense nausea.

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Georgia Democrats aim to shift conversation from Biden

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Kemp pushes on school safety; Abrams seeks officer pay hikes

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams continued their bidding war on public safety Thursday

The Independent UK

Georgia Democrats aim to shift conversation from Biden

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock are trying to shift the political conversation away from President Joe Biden's economic record and toward their own proposals to curb higher energy prices, rein in crime and preserve abortion rights.

Tribune News Service

A 'Stacey Sweep': Abrams' runoff gamble pays off in Georgia

ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams took a risk when she tried to shape the Democratic ticket by endorsing three statewide candidates in unpredictable runoffs. Her gamble paid off Tuesday with huge victories by the trio of contenders on her slate.

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The Independent UK

Abrams tries to flip script on guns and crime in Georgia

As Republicans nationwide gear up to attack Democrats with tough-on-crime platforms this fall, Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is making guns a central focus of her race for governor

The Guardian - US

A Way Out of No Way review: Raphael Warnock, symbol of hope for America

The Democratic Georgia senator has delivered an inspiring memoir, well-timed as the US tears itself apart

Tribune News Service

'A gamble': Abrams bets her appeal can reshape Democratic ticket in runoffs

ATLANTA — Turnout in next week's Democratic runoffs is expected to be so light that statewide candidates are battling apathy as much as they're feuding with each other. Stacey Abrams hopes her name-brand appeal can tilt the balance in favor of her favorite contenders.

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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the Biden administration

Bottoms was considered for the role of vice president during Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.

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Abrams vows to raise minimum teacher pay to $50K if elected governor

Democrat Stacey Abrams proposed raising the minimum salary for Georgia public school teachers to $50,000 a year if she's elected governor, part of a four-year plan that would hike the pay of K-12 educators by $11,000.

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Abrams, Kemp push differing approaches to school safety

Gov. Brian Kemp urged preparedness and his challenger Stacey Abrams touted gun safety laws as they each addressed school board members from across Georgia this week.

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Under Georgia voting law, absentees decline but turnout is resilient

ATLANTA — Georgia's voting law was designed to tighten regulations on absentee voting — the word "absentee" appears 343 times in the 98-page voting bill legislators approved in 2021.

Salon

GOPer who won 3.4% cries voter fraud

Mike Lindell-backed Kandiss Taylor vows to prove she got "hundreds of thousands of votes"

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At White House, Uvalde’s Matthew McConaughey makes impassioned plea on guns

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Why top Georgia Democrats are pushing Biden to forgive student debt

ATLANTA — After the ground-thumping music died down, Stacey Abrams took the stage in west Atlanta to congratulate dozens of teens on graduating from high school — and pledge she'll find new ways to relieve their student debt if she's elected governor.

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Kemp ad slams Abrams for 'worst state in the country to live' remark

ATLANTA — Almost as soon as gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams called Georgia the "worst state in the country to live," the Democrat's campaign expected the remark to be the center of new GOP attacks. Gov. Brian Kemp's first TV ad of the general election cycle does exactly that.

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