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The Chuck ToddCast

All the ways that Georgia is ground zero for the next two election cycles

The Chuck ToddCast

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Government, News

4.02.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

With upcoming primaries, elections and runoffs for both the Governor's mansion and the U.S. Senate, , Georgia is about to be the most important state in the 2022 midterms. Republican strategist Brendan Buck and WXIA anchor Jeff Hullinger join Chuck to talk about the many races for voters in the Peach State.

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0:00.0

Hello there, I'm Chuck Todd and this is the Chuck Todd cast.

0:08.7

So Georgia, Georgia, Georgia.

0:11.8

That's what we're going to be saying over and over for the next year, perhaps the next

0:15.0

decade.

0:16.0

Certainly in 2022 though, it is going to be the central theater, the central theater for

0:20.6

virtually every political story out there.

0:22.8

Let's check off all the races that are going to take place in the Peach State of 2022,

0:25.6

former Republican Senator David Perdue.

0:27.5

Now challenging the sitting incumbent governor Brian Kemp and a Republican primary, winner

0:31.3

that race, will likely go on to face Stacey Abrams in the general election.

0:35.1

If it's Kemp, it's a rematch, if not, you know, it's Perdue Abrams.

0:39.2

And because of the state's rules, there is a good chance that that primary could go into

0:42.9

a runoff and the general could end up in a runoff if it's close enough.

0:46.4

State will also see a contested Senate race as incumbent Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock

0:50.0

runs for reelection.

0:51.0

Right now there are about a dozen potential Republican challengers, but with former President

0:54.7

Trump throwing a support behind one time, Heisman Trophy winner and Georgia Bulldog

0:58.6

Virtual Walker, he is obviously the heavy favorite.

1:01.2

So if you're keeping score at home, yes, that race will probably go to a runoff as well.

1:05.6

So once that's all over, Georgia will become one of the most important contested states

1:08.7

of the 2024 presidential election.

1:10.9

So join me today to discuss what this all means for the Republican Party.

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