This is so important that you're actually getting two videos today.

And so when you're done, I'll see you right back here on the channel for your regular daily dose of fill.

But with a midterm primary season already well underway and all eyes on the House and Senate, we also have to talk about one of the most significant races of the year that's actually happening in my home state of Georgia, and that is the governor's race. This is a race that has incredible potential to create real lasting change in Georgia. For Georgia hasn't elected a Democratic governor in 27 years, but you have experts thinking that these midterms might be the best shot the Democrats have actually had in an entire generation. For one thing, Trump's absolutely drowning in Georgia right now, 42% approval rating, 51% disapproval. And it's not like this is some far off flicker of hope. It's just a matter of mobilizing voters and getting voters off their couches and go into the polls. And I know that it feels like another lifetime, but Trump's first term created such a big wave that it swept Biden to victory in Georgia and flipped not one but two Senate seats. And Kamala Harris, she only lost the state by a 115,000 votes in 2024, but that was also during a big red wave that created wider margins and other swing states. In fact, a gap in Georgia, it was smaller than Pennsylvania, Arizona, and North Carolina, all states that already have Democratic governors. And so there is a very real, big, important opportunity here, but you also have many experts saying that the Democrats, they might actually blow it if they don't play their cards right. And part of that, it's connected to who's been leading the Democratic side in the polling so far. You've got former Atlanta mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's polling around 32 to 35%.

And then there's former Lieutenant Governor Jeff Duncan who was actually a Republican until the last cycle. He got booted from Georgia's Republican Party and so he became a Democrat and jumped into the race. But then, actually, there's also this third candidate who is now surging in the polls that most people in and outside of Georgia haven't even heard of yet. I'm talking about Jason Estevez. He's a former school teacher, Atlanta Public Schools Board Chair, State Senator, and a small business owner. And while early polling had him as like kind of a blip at 3%, which is actually around the time that we set up an interview with him, by late March, he jumped to 14%, which actually put him in second place. And in Georgia's primaries, if nobody gets about 50%, which right now, Bottoms doesn't have, the top two go to a runoff.

And so the race right now, it's really about who claims that second slot to go head to head with her. Right, and here's absolutely the biggest thing. Nearly 40% of Democratic primary voters in Georgia are still undecided. That's bigger than Bottoms' entire lead, with most people saying she's only polling so high because she's one of the only names people know. people know and so this race is wide open. A race where the primary is May 19th, the deadline to register is April 20th.

So if you're a fellow Georgian, definitely go handle that. And if it goes to runoff, that's June 16. And so, you know, with all that said, I sat down with Estabez to try to figure out, you know, what is actually driving all this momentum that a number of people are missing? And why is it that

the more the people find out about Estevez, the more that he surges to the top of the polls?

And then along with that the more that people find out about Estevez,

the more that he surges to the top of the polls? And then along with that, try to figure out, along with you, is he the candidate who can actually break the 27-year drought? Because there has just been criminally little attention paid to what could be one of the biggest most important elections of the year. And hey, if you could do me a favor in addition to watching this, if you know Georgians,

you have Georgians in your life, send them this video.

Because while I had doubts at first, in my opinion now, certain powers that be are trying to screw his chances. For example, there's a televised debate on 11 Alive here in Georgia on Wednesday, but they're excluding it. A guy who recent polling has in second place for what seems to be a BS arbitrary reason, and It highlights how important independent media is nowadays in bypassing the old gatekeepers. So really, really, thank you for sharing this video so that it can get in front of Georgians and they can see all their options and form their own opinions. So your main primary opponents, Keisha Lance Bottoms. Yes. Right? She's got the name that more people know about right now, the CNN profile, the Biden connection. I think some of the last polling had are at 35%, which is actually down. You've gone from when we first set up this interview, 3% to I think most recent polling had you at 13%. Can you make the case right now to a Democratic voter who hasn't committed or is maybe going, well, I know her right now? Why do you think the name recognition isn't enough and why do you think

you are the better bet come November? Yeah, well look, I think that one, we have to look at

our records. And as a former one-term mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms saw the city

become more expensive under her leadership, and instead of doing

anything about it, she chose not to run for election. During her leadership, we also saw the city

become more divided than ever before. The Buckhead City movement, which threatened to bankrupt

the city of Atlanta, came about under her tenure tenure and was getting close to becoming a reality

where Buckhead was going to split off from the city of Atlanta. And she did nothing about it. And

instead of running for reelection, she cut and she ran. And as a result, we were fortunate enough

to get a new mayor, Andre Dickens, to come in.

And even Andre Dickens called the time that we were in under her last year of her mayororship,

one of Atlanta's darkest hours.

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