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Willis was able to capitalize off her high name recognition and national platform to raise large sums of money, not only in Atlanta but in cities from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C.</p></div><div class="story-paygate_placeholder"><div class="c-contentElements" data-start-index="5"><section class="c-interstitialLink b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><span class="prefix">Explore</span><a class="headline" href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-election-live-updates-most-polls-have-closed-election-results-coming-in/UWOLNGNA4JHGPHGCDPL5R35KYM/" target="_self">Live updates: The votes are in. Now Georgia counts</a></section><p class="story-text " data-index="7">Willis raised $2.5 million for her reelection effort, according to campaign finance records, a staggering amount for a county-level contest. </p><p class="story-text " data-index="8">Kramer’s fundraising haul was also notably large for a challenger. She collected nearly $373,000 from donors, including former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler and David Shafer, the former head of the Georgia GOP who was indicted as part of the Trump case.</p><div class="c-aligned-elements-row" data-index="9"><div class="column align-right"><div class="lazyload-wrapper "><div class="lazyload-placeholder"></div></div></div><div class="c-image-component b-margin-bottom-d40-m20 image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image inline "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><picture class="" style="display:none"><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VZ4M45HSKNFNQCVWEDRQDWAMGI.jpg?auth=ef187cd3fcd424cd3e54d7cee379a7e0f5e4cb5601ea9d70d685d747f96d368e&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 1200px)"/><source srcSet="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VZ4M45HSKNFNQCVWEDRQDWAMGI.jpg?auth=ef187cd3fcd424cd3e54d7cee379a7e0f5e4cb5601ea9d70d685d747f96d368e&width=1000&smart=true" media="(min-width: 768px)"/><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VZ4M45HSKNFNQCVWEDRQDWAMGI.jpg?auth=ef187cd3fcd424cd3e54d7cee379a7e0f5e4cb5601ea9d70d685d747f96d368e&width=600&smart=true" alt="Republican candidate for Fulton County District Attorney Courtney Kramer poses for a portrait Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ John Bazemore)" fetchpriority="auto" width="600"/></picture><div class="c-loadingSpinner"></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p><img src="[object Object]" class="image-expand" alt="icon to expand image"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AP</p></div></div><p class="story-subscription__placeholder subscription-promo b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"></p><p class="story-text " data-index="11">Notably, as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday Willis was underperforming compared to fellow Democrat Kamala Harris among Fulton voters by about 23,000 votes. </p><div class="story-nativo_placeholder--moap b-clear-both "></div><p class="story-text " data-index="13">Willis, 53, became one of the country’s most famous prosecutors after spearheading a pair of high-profile racketeering cases that ensnared a former president and a Grammy Award-winning rapper.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="14">Her 2020 election interference case, which led to criminal charges against Trump and more than a dozen others, is largely on ice as an appeals court mulls whether to remove the Democrat due to her onetime romantic relationship with her former deputy.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="15">Meanwhile, the RICO case her office brought against the alleged street gang Young Slime Life became the longest trial in Georgia history. It is entering a dynamic new phase now that prosecutors <a href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/fulton-county-district-attorney-fani-willis-use-of-georgias-anti-racketeering-law-is-under-scrutiny/SILCXS5SEBAUBAXRHTLX6NAZFE/" target="_blank">reached a plea with its alleged leader, the rapper Young Thug</a>.</p><section class="c-interstitialLink b-margin-bottom-d40-m20"><span class="prefix">Explore</span><a class="headline" href="https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-presidential-race-2024-results-see-live-vote-totals-by-county/CTQLZGI4FVECPOET6NN47OWNWI/" target="_self">See where early results are in for Georgia</a></section><p class="story-text " data-index="17">Willis became Fulton DA in January 2021. Despite her office’s splashy cases, Willis on the campaign trail emphasized declining violent crime rates and the school outreach and pre-indictment diversion programs she launched.</p><p class="story-text " data-index="18">Kramer, 31, aided in election-related litigation for Trump’s legal team following the 2020 election and watched on as a group of 16 GOP activists cast votes in the Georgia Capitol claiming to be the state’s “duly qualified” presidential electors, even though Democrat Joe Biden had won the state. Several of the people she worked for or alongside, including attorney Ray Smith and Shafer, the former Georgia GOP head, were charged as part of the election interference case.</p><div class="MP03 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div><div class="RP09 arc_ad b-margin-bottom-d30-m20 "></div></div></div></div></span><span data-pagezone="post-article-body"><div class="c-section full-width b-clear-both"></div><div class="c-section full-width b-clear-both"><div class="c-blogAuthor b-margin-bottom-30 "><p class="blogAuthor-title">About the Author</p><div class="blog-author-content"><div class="b-flexRow blog-author-content-heading has-image"><a href="/staff/tamar-hallerman/" rel="author"><div class="content-profileImage"><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Farc-authors%2Fajc%2F72c73a5d-554d-4a0d-af40-bff0bc117901.png?auth=a7ea837180ff117ed374e29f0f0cfd7bcb84d30d6065e4ece3fc69235e150e90&width=200&height=200&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" width="200" height="200" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:12.5rem;max-height:12.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=1836" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="content-authorName"><a href="/staff/tamar-hallerman/" rel="author">Tamar Hallerman</a><div class="content-authorSocial"><a href="https://twitter.com/TamarHallerman"><img src="/pf/resources/images/twitter-burger.svg?d=1836" alt="Follow Tamar Hallerman on twitter" width="17" height="17"/></a></div></div></div><div class="b-flexRow"><p class="content-authorDescription">Tamar Hallerman is an award-winning senior reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 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When revenue exceeded Kemp’s estimates, it led to billions of dollars in surpluses."},{"_id":"ZQ72S7UKSFDYTHDUO2QFFPDACA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-22T21:36:44.746Z","start":147,"end":149,"text":"added comma here","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}],"_id":1732300688207},"type":"text","content":"That has allowed the governor and legislators to spend big in recent years on priorities such as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-to-sign-budget-with-raises-for-300000-workers-today/YHW6W5P3V5BCPPGFWT3DIVEUDE/\">raises</a> and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-plays-santa-to-308000-georgia-teachers-state-employees-with-1k-bonus/AUXDMA3OCZGH7MEW76BXZDA2KQ/\">bonuses</a> for teachers and state employees, while still providing <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-gives-final-approval-to-1-billion-income-tax-rebate/F4FII2M76VAOLAN3WGG35LS63M/\">tax rebates</a> and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-gives-final-ok-to-income-tax-cut-for-georgians-and-businesses/ODKP3VSPMZA63CR76GOK5DA42I/\">tax cuts</a> to Georgian residents and businesses."},{"_id":"QRMEGTFZ45GFBICEEUCUBQJNVI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":85,"comment":"July 1 "}],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-22T21:52:00.973Z","start":139,"end":141,"text":"fixed fiscal year end date and added 0 before decimals","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}],"_id":1732300688208},"type":"text","content":"More recently, state revenue collections have slowed. For the fiscal year that ended June 30, collections were <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-tax-collections-end-fiscal-2024-down-but-big-surplus-likely-again/NA3TZJ4G5NHS3NZRJZNWLEPF2Y/\">down $182 million</a>, or 0.5%. 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If approved by the General Assembly, Georgians would receive a maximum refund of $250 for single residents, $375 for heads of households and $500 for married couples filing jointly based on their 2023 earnings."},{"_id":"2SPQEDUGHJFPDLZM7SUKCU2QYU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732300688213},"type":"text","content":"Elected officials also could spend some of the cash on infrastructure projects, as they <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-signs-georgia-budget-with-capitol-hill-remake-55-billion-in-spending/VHA3BCZUEJB5DPTN2VZ2RNVHNE/\">did last year</a>. In a recent budget request, the Georgia Department of Transportation asked for an extra $100 million for road resurfacing this year and $125 million for construction projects."},{"_id":"YFHCWD2YEZBRLE3THWPBBTBTNI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732300688214},"type":"text","content":"The governor also could propose more tax cuts, pay raises and aid for victims of Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"F5CINZKERNH5JIHG5ONZTTVQ54","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732300688215},"type":"text","content":"Kemp won’t unveil his proposed budget until January, though he could announce some details before then. 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The current director, Avril Haines, was confirmed by the Senate in 2021 following several years in a number of top national security and intelligence positions."},{"_id":"I4MKZV27GBF3HDPGMUQWCTFQ4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731458694239},"type":"text","content":"<b>Pete Hegseth</b>"},{"_id":"BBFT6XLJWBE3PF6YRTCQZJW2XI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795193},"type":"text","content":"<b>Pete Hegseth</b>, 44, was a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends Weekend” and has been a contributor with the network since 2014. He developed a friendship with Trump, who made regular appearances on the show."},{"_id":"IYS37YLIB5FIRPQJ5O4LHILDZQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795194},"type":"text","content":"Hegseth served in the Army National Guard from 2002 to 2021, deploying to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2011. He has two Bronze Stars. However, Hegseth lacks senior military and national security experience. If confirmed by the Senate, he would inherit the top job during a series of global crises — ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies to the push for a cease-fire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and escalating worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea."},{"_id":"TGJOHIW2RVFBDC4HPCPZPULUVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795195},"type":"text","content":"Hegseth is also the author of “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free,” published earlier this year."},{"_id":"LGROBZ2YNRB2PG3TGTDGKRDYD4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731620347801},"type":"text","content":"<b>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</b>"},{"_id":"SRQOVXIXDBGDHLFCEF3DZ6AAFI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731620347802},"type":"text","content":"President-elect Trump says he will nominate anti-vaccine activist <b>Robert F. Kennedy Jr. </b>to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services."},{"_id":"KFJM4XEZBZCT7DXTNS4UPCGS4E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795198},"type":"text","content":"Kennedy ran for president as a Democrat, then as an independent, and then endorsed Trump. He’s the son of Democratic icon Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated during his own presidential campaign."},{"_id":"7M4BIOFOGVEY5PZYDOFZI3U5IM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795199},"type":"text","content":"The nomination alarmed people who are concerned about his record of spreading unfounded fears about vaccines. For example, he has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism."},{"_id":"WLX2FUIXF5FJNJVZ4WRU7ZPMHA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731620347804},"type":"text","content":"HHS is a massive Cabinet agency that oversees everything from drug, vaccine and food safety to medical research and the social safety net programs Medicare and Medicaid."},{"_id":"L6SDANQ5HFF2HEIONKZ3NCCQFI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732050831017},"type":"text","content":"<b>Howard Lutnick</b>"},{"_id":"Y7SYSLGD2RAPBH53P3TZVIZJWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795202},"type":"text","content":"<b>Howard Lutnick</b> heads up the brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and is a cryptocurrency enthusiast. He is co-chair of Trump’s transition operation, charged along with Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive who previously led Trump’s Small Business Administration, with helping the president-elect build a Cabinet for his second administration."},{"_id":"CFLZQVOXLZCLJG6ALRFU4PKY5Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795203},"type":"text","content":"As commerce secretary, Lutnick would play a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. He would oversee a sprawling Cabinet department whose oversight ranges from funding new computer chip factories and imposing trade restrictions to releasing economic data and monitoring the weather."},{"_id":"BNF55VWYRNBY3OJWP4LT773ZCI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732121933017},"type":"text","content":"<b>Linda McMahon</b>"},{"_id":"BNF55VWYRNBY3OJWP4LT773ZCI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732121933018},"type":"text","content":"President-elect Trump is nominating the billionaire professional wrestling mogul <b>Linda McMahon</b> to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump has promised to dismantle."},{"_id":"KUB4R3YUEZHYJGWNAF2EEUOVMQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732121933019},"type":"text","content":"McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s initial term from 2017 to 2019 and twice ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut."},{"_id":"LGJBWSWLFVHDJICM7L2QQV7QZU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732121933020},"type":"text","content":"McMahon served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009 and has spent years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut."},{"_id":"KLLXA3EAGNENVHA2CHILGVUMEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732121933021},"type":"text","content":"She’s seen as a relative unknown in education circles, though she has expressed support for charter schools and school choice."},{"_id":"2XCBTEPF2JCCHAUEV5ETNHSNZ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112845},"type":"text","content":"<b>Kristi Noem</b>"},{"_id":"MC7KADR35NFGZEJ6AEXUD355MY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795210},"type":"text","content":"<b>Kristi Noem</b> is a well-known conservative who used her two terms as South Dakota’s governor to vault to a prominent position in Republican politics."},{"_id":"76OVQVJJDRAJTGBTHYVS5PNLY4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795211},"type":"text","content":"During the COVID-19 pandemic, Noem did not order restrictions that other states had issued and instead declared her state “open for business.” Trump held a fireworks rally at Mount Rushmore in July 2020 in one of the first large gatherings of the pandemic."},{"_id":"KDCSF4LUWZGQ3MUGJDYEYLT6HU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795212},"type":"text","content":"More recently, Noem faced sharp criticism for telling a story in her memoir about shooting and killing her dog."},{"_id":"2KLYG5K3FVF5BPDV6XQVWL67XM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795213},"type":"text","content":"She is set to lead a department crucial to the president-elect’s hardline immigration agenda as well as other missions. Homeland Security oversees natural disaster response, the U.S. Secret Service and Transportation Security Administration agents who work at airports."},{"_id":"2XCBTEPF2JCCHAUEV5ETNHSNZ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112849},"type":"text","content":"<b>John Ratcliffe</b>"},{"_id":"47UEHSJ7IVAWRD5RPOWKXIEHRE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706715},"type":"text","content":"The president-elect picked <b>John Ratcliffe</b>, a former Texas congressman who served as director of national intelligence during his first administration, to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency in his next."},{"_id":"JNK3VQ5NWBE5ZFGHPETVR4TXMQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706716},"type":"text","content":"Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during the final year and a half of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic."},{"_id":"DZRHGXK72RENXK4FPH5ANE2JSM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795217},"type":"text","content":"If confirmed, Ratcliffe will have held the highest intelligence positions in the U.S."},{"_id":"W3NCQNJWAZCDLMUY2H65PG3AXQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795218},"type":"text","content":"<b>Brooke Rollins</b>"},{"_id":"SE5WHQU7IFEFBNZEEECJYQOMUE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795219},"type":"text","content":"Trump said he will nominate former White House aide <b>Brooke Rollins</b> to be agriculture secretary."},{"_id":"YG4OGB5EKFAW3NTPZDLRW37PKE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795220},"type":"text","content":"Rollins, who heads the Trump-allied America First Policy Institute, was the director of his office of American innovation in his first term."},{"_id":"GLQMW2U5Q5BUHJTTM6SO3TFY5E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795221},"type":"text","content":"She would succeed Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden’s agriculture secretary who oversees the sprawling agency that controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition."},{"_id":"B3KVFT35ABDSZER4NXX3YGEH6Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731529361645},"type":"text","content":"<b>Marco Rubio</b>"},{"_id":"XRSZZGDXN5D6XNFQ3UB4RPUSVA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795223},"type":"text","content":"Trump named Florida Sen. <b>Marco Rubio</b> to be secretary of state, making the critic-turned-ally his choice for top diplomat."},{"_id":"NYSZWWO3T5ADFPDH6WJFHBTVPE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795224},"type":"text","content":"Rubio, 53, is a noted hawk on China, Cuba and Iran, and was a finalist to be Trump’s running mate on the Republican ticket last summer. Rubio is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee."},{"_id":"K57TW5RTKZHWFIYAMPSTZDFVCA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795225},"type":"text","content":"The announcement punctuates the hard pivot Rubio has made with Trump, whom the senator once called a “con man” during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination."},{"_id":"U2ZB3JY3NRBF3EO2KLO36ESW5Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732470795226},"type":"text","content":"Their relationship improved dramatically while Trump was in the White House. And as Trump campaigned for the presidency a third time, Rubio cheered his proposals. For instance, Rubio, who more than a decade ago helped craft immigration legislation that included a path to citizenship for people in the U.S. illegally, now supports Trump’s plan to use the U.S. military for mass deportations."},{"_id":"4CZK2HEYTJCZRBZDM6O27WPX4A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732396337568},"type":"text","content":"<b>Russel Vought</b>"},{"_id":"7TZLDNHMUJCQ7MTAZTMQA4VY3U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732396337569},"type":"text","content":"Trump said he would nominate <b>Russel Vought</b>, 48, to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a position he held during Trump’s first term. After Trump’s initial term ended, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a think tank that describes its mission as renewing “a consensus of America as a nation under God.”"},{"_id":"EZYKCEBDLFGSDAX5NL7YT4FSU4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732396337570},"type":"text","content":"Vought’s proposed budget plan would cut spending on food aid through the Agriculture Department. There would be $3.3 trillion in spending reductions in the Health and Human Services Department in large part through how Medicaid and Medicare funds are distributed. It also contains about $642 billion in cuts to Affordable Care Act. The budgets for the Housing and Urban Development and Education departments would also be cut."},{"_id":"EVV7LTX66ZG5BLOM25QKKELGTU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732396337571},"type":"text","content":"Vought’s budget ideas were independent of Trump, who has not entirely spelled out the details of his economic plans, other than to campaign on income tax cuts and tariff hikes."},{"_id":"GCE2KHPAS5BPTMDRQMBWCDGZ4A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731971966082},"type":"text","content":"<b>Chris Wright</b>"},{"_id":"T35FN2HZCNGXLNDDBIWQDDXOEE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731971966083},"type":"text","content":"<b>Chris Wright</b>, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, is the president-elect’s choice to serve as energy secretary."},{"_id":"UPPOJRTBAZAHNH4HKSUI6JRVG4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731971966084},"type":"text","content":"Wright, CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking, a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market."},{"_id":"GPDTWY5KJFEMLMVR7N55VWGGUM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731971966085},"type":"text","content":"He has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change and could give fossil fuels a boost, including quick action to end a year-long pause on natural gas export approvals by the Biden administration."},{"_id":"KM3OLMCTNFFUNHKVPHJYGZHBMI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731971966086},"type":"text","content":"Wright has criticized what he calls a “top-down” approach to climate by liberal and left-wing groups and said the climate movement around the world is “collapsing under its own weight.”"},{"_id":"RYLAZLGYPRF6HPPXODULZ5XV3Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968255},"type":"text","content":"<b>Lee Zeldin</b>"},{"_id":"Z62HDED72JDR3OC6IZWXE5ANC4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968256},"type":"text","content":"Former U.S. Rep. <b>Lee Zeldin</b> was chosen to lead the Environmental Protection Agency."},{"_id":"H3XPEU7KVFFPFFMSY3Z4ZU3JBI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968258},"type":"text","content":"Zeldin left Congress in 2023 and was among the Republicans in Congress who voted against certifying the 2020 election results. He did not serve on committees with oversight of environmental policy."},{"_id":"WM5D2Z6RGNGOHGRNV4WL2EUEI4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968259},"type":"text","content":"In 2016 he pushed to change the designation of about 150 square miles of federal waters in Long Island Sound to state jurisdiction for New York and Rhode Island. He wanted to open the area to striped bass fishing, which is allowed in state waters but banned in the federal area."},{"_id":"XRSZHLU7KJBGLJNGFT43VJSPTU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731628623587},"type":"text","content":"<b>WHITE HOUSE STAFF:</b>"},{"_id":"T5PJWDHGVFANBFWO2DNZWWMFXQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144197},"type":"text","content":"<b>James Blair</b>"},{"_id":"K3B5CZV4ONDOLHPJWYBRLIAEIU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144198},"type":"text","content":"<b>James Blair </b>was political director for Trump’s 2024 campaign and for the Republican National Committee. He will be deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs and assistant to the president."},{"_id":"3LEUKM4UFVB6DOPWLTV7VNF7RU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144199},"type":"text","content":"Blair was key to Trump’s economic messaging during his winning White House comeback campaign this year, a driving force behind the candidate’s “Trump can fix it” slogan and his query to audiences this fall if they were better off than four years ago."},{"_id":"VDQGVF7EFZCTTPBX56RPECKNOE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144200},"type":"text","content":"<b>Taylor Budowich</b>"},{"_id":"WYWL2NT5EFGXPL76KMVAC7AAIQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144201},"type":"text","content":"<b>Taylor Budowich</b> is a veteran Trump campaign aide who launched and directed Make America Great Again, Inc., a super PAC that supported Trump’s 2024 campaign. He will be deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel and assistant to the president."},{"_id":"VGKMMFRRDJED7HM3N5FPVAMSWI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144202},"type":"text","content":"Budowich also had served as a spokesman for Trump after his presidency."},{"_id":"MI6HMJZ6BVBGTLI25AY3X7JFYM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693690},"type":"text","content":"<b>Steven Cheung</b>"},{"_id":"BK45E7PL6ZBKXHWZ5VGWRCFNVM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693691},"type":"text","content":"Trump announced that <b>Steven Cheung</b> will serve as his White House communications director."},{"_id":"4K27YVGGPZDJROK6RKHYXV5IXA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693692},"type":"text","content":"Cheung led communications for Trump’s latest campaign, where he gained a reputation for combative and insulting attacks on the Republican’s opponents."},{"_id":"QLZN4JB46FGSBJYHRSVXOVE7EU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693693},"type":"text","content":"He is native of Sacramento, California, worked in Republican politics and, before joining Trump’s team in 2016, for the Ultimate Fighting Championship."},{"_id":"4ZXKNB477VG4LBKYODL5RESS5M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693694},"type":"text","content":"<b>Sergio Gor</b>"},{"_id":"OVTQTWZUMZFP7MMK6ELLPZ4VOQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693695},"type":"text","content":"<b>Sergio Gor</b> will run the personnel office. He has an been adviser to the president-elect since his 2016 campaign."},{"_id":"KT5AXWPHIZFMPELTTE67DD7YT4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693696},"type":"text","content":"Gor ran Winning Team Publishing, which he started with Donald Trump Jr. The company has published books by Trump and his allies. Gor also led the super PAC Right for America."},{"_id":"UJLA6RM75FDN7HLE7UUP3Y7SKE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731713693697},"type":"text","content":"The Presidential Personnel Office will likely be a focal point of Trump’s efforts to shape his administration’s staff with loyalists."},{"_id":"CNYWCOXPHVBNFNXQANTOUWU5TI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026031},"type":"text","content":"<b>Tom Homan</b>"},{"_id":"RBPXCI3OJJHKTOIF36K7YNT2N4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968238},"type":"text","content":"The former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director will serve as “border czar” in Trump’s incoming administration. The position is likely to play a key role in Trump’s campaign pledges to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and mount a massive deportation operation."},{"_id":"YNSV5YUW6NBWLG3GQ3HFD7O2VA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968239},"type":"text","content":"In addition to overseeing the southern and northern borders and “maritime, and aviation security,” Trump said <b>Tom Homan </b>“will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin,” a central part of his agenda."},{"_id":"OTOR7NSRXJEVXCPUTJ4HAV5UVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968240},"type":"text","content":"Homan is a tough-talking former Border Patrol agent who worked his way up to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2017 and 2018 as the acting director. He was never confirmed by the Senate, and his new role does not require it."},{"_id":"QRYQCHNOIREBXO5Y4KPQO6K6EU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731793965013},"type":"text","content":"<b>Karoline Leavitt</b>"},{"_id":"I4ZWSJQGONG23GE5FSWKOWRCRQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731793965014},"type":"text","content":"<b>Karoline Leavitt</b> will serve as White House press secretary, Trump said."},{"_id":"GSYWYF3ZCVH7ZDYN6JTI75LAIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731793965015},"type":"text","content":"Leavitt was the Trump campaign’s national press secretary and previously served in the Trump White House as assistant press secretary."},{"_id":"GOU3BREGY5CLHKJH5BIDMHK2IM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706717},"type":"text","content":"<b>William McGinley</b>"},{"_id":"O2QPU27VTBFLHDXTV42AGG4ZAA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706718},"type":"text","content":"Trump says <b>William McGinley</b>, a lawyer who has served in Trump’s White House and in a key political role this year, will be his White House counsel."},{"_id":"VRSWUUGMWRBDBLM73JL5OYJZ4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706719},"type":"text","content":"McGinley was White House Cabinet secretary during Trump’s first administration, and was outside legal counsel for the Republican National Committee’s election integrity effort during the 2024 campaign."},{"_id":"4VCGSQEYRJETPKCS4A72H74CZQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026033},"type":"text","content":"<b>Stephen Miller</b>"},{"_id":"NFKTJ27ARFH4VAQVTCKSGRIFWM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026034},"type":"text","content":"The president-elect named longtime adviser <b>Stephen Miller</b>, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration."},{"_id":"ZKTEDZT5VNFOLLQ2B5TPZRFQOY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968243},"type":"text","content":"Miller was a senior adviser in Trump’s first term and has been a central figure in many of the former president’s policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence program in 2018. Miller helped craft many of Trump’s hardline speeches and plans on immigration."},{"_id":"DK7SOPOVCNGAHLBCKHNSM4QSPQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968244},"type":"text","content":"Since Trump left office, Miller has served as the president of America First Legal, an organization of former Trump advisers fashioned as a conservative version of the American Civil Liberties Union, and is expected to take a leading role in Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration and promised the largest deportation operation in U.S. history."},{"_id":"AL34LMTLVFDZBEBGFUMBC464KE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144234},"type":"text","content":"<b>Dan Scavino</b>"},{"_id":"SWGMJG7Y3VC2PAGCDCI55HZ2JU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144235},"type":"text","content":"<b>Dan Scavino</b>, whom Trump’s transition referred to in a statement as one of “Trump’s longest serving and most trusted aides,” was a senior adviser to Trump’s 2024 campaign, as well as his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. He will be deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president."},{"_id":"GGLDQ3345BCGTDQYSZUFQL2CVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731528144236},"type":"text","content":"Scavino had run Trump’s social media profile in the White House during his first administration. He was also held in contempt of Congress in 2022 after a month-long refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol."},{"_id":"MLH6YJ3QBBHTJKG2L6YPHNZJDU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731432494117},"type":"text","content":"<b>Mike Waltz</b>"},{"_id":"2LYAVJ665BFGZMQUBI3W3HLCOU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731432494118},"type":"text","content":"Trump asked <b>Mike Waltz</b>, a retired U.S. Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser."},{"_id":"XGYX7ZODH5GYXNIDS3435MSPH4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731432494120},"type":"text","content":"Waltz is a three-term GOP congressman from east-central Florida. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan and also worked in the Pentagon as a policy adviser when Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates were defense chiefs."},{"_id":"SZIXJ4WPIFH23FLH5NH7QWM7KY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731432494121},"type":"text","content":"He is considered hawkish on China, and called for a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its ongoing mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uighur population."},{"_id":"JJNJZYUVK5AC7GJKAQCI5ABXQU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026035},"type":"text","content":"<b>Susie Wiles</b>"},{"_id":"24S4BZJ5NVFMREAOITLWVU56VQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968251},"type":"text","content":"<b>Susie Wiles</b>, the veteran Florida political strategist, moves from a largely behind-the-scenes role of campaign co-chair to the high-profile position of the president’s closest adviser and counsel."},{"_id":"42NBENUTXRE3JMZVMMDO54OJVU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968252},"type":"text","content":"Wiles has been credited with being a steadfast and quiet power behind Trump’s third White House campaign, running a largely disciplined and ultimately winning operation. She was named his new chief of staff and is the first woman to hold the influential role."},{"_id":"26G3NQW5XJAKZNVOUZRVIII6IY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968253},"type":"text","content":"The longtime Florida-based Republican strategist ran Trump’s campaign in the state in 2016 and 2020. Before that, she ran Rick Scott ‘s 2010 campaign for Florida governor and briefly served as the manager of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman ‘s 2012 presidential campaign."},{"_id":"4OMYOILKAZHBJECUKNRQNYNUCI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968254},"type":"text","content":"Wiles is the daughter of the late NFL player-turned-broadcaster Pat Summerall."},{"_id":"642SRIUECBGQPO6L6LKF6MVXLE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731628623617},"type":"text","content":"<b>AMBASSADORS, ENVOYS AND OTHER KEY ROLES:</b>"},{"_id":"PSUBZ6SUMZDN3DUZUVBIUQ6VRE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732322165918},"type":"text","content":"<b>Pete Hoekstra</b>"},{"_id":"JS3Q4IC3PJAVNBN6X5LPB6GN74","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732322165919},"type":"text","content":"A Republican congressman from Michigan who served from 1993 to 2011, <b>Pete Hoekstra</b> was ambassador to the Netherlands during Trump’s first term."},{"_id":"JUXVWART3RCALM6NZPXFOV4NKQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732322165920},"type":"text","content":"“In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put AMERICA FIRST,” Trump said in a statement announcing his choice. “He did an outstanding job as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands during our first four years, and I am confident that he will continue to represent our Country well in this new role.”"},{"_id":"FVCKIIDK5JFFBOGAPZIFSFIVXA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731454534359},"type":"text","content":"<b>Mike Huckabee</b>"},{"_id":"J4I543FMABBNXL6X3JEOP2CCDY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731454534360},"type":"text","content":"<b>Mike Huckabee</b> served as governor of Arkansas for more than a decade. Trump says he will nominate him as U.S. ambassador to Israel."},{"_id":"4B775C76YJD4NNKXSOVDHTA6VY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731454534361},"type":"text","content":"Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel. His intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel’s interests as it wages wars against the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah."},{"_id":"FNAKU2WSV5ASTADODSQAMZSMW4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731454534362},"type":"text","content":"He has led paid tour group visits to Israel for years, frequently advertising the trips on conservative-leaning news outlets."},{"_id":"2XCBTEPF2JCCHAUEV5ETNHSNZ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112840},"type":"text","content":"<b>Elon Musk</b> and <b>Vivek Ramaswamy</b>"},{"_id":"XIODZ3PN6VDSXGLHJTW4XY7WUY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112841},"type":"text","content":"Trump said that <b>Elon Musk</b> and <b>Vivek Ramaswamy </b>would lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency."},{"_id":"J3QTKGKGSRB6TO2KOEKK7P4E4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112842},"type":"text","content":"In a statement, Trump said Musk and Ramaswamy would help his administration “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures and restructure federal agencies.”"},{"_id":"CLV6XQ3D2VHPTIGDHUTXG75LSY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112843},"type":"text","content":"Musk is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and the owner of the social media platform X. Ramaswamy is biotech entrepreneur and former GOP presidential candidate."},{"_id":"VMBM722MU5AFTHQQ7ZY7NACENE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731460112844},"type":"text","content":"Trump said their work would conclude no later than July 4, 2026."},{"_id":"RQF26KJWJNBUHOHW6B4PEGEEWQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732396337635},"type":"text","content":"<b>Mehmet Oz</b>"},{"_id":"X2OPSJBKNNFZ3GNCTBBI6IE3UY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732068459429},"type":"text","content":"Trump tapped Dr. <b>Mehmet Oz</b>, a former television talk show host and heart surgeon, to head the agency that oversees health insurance programs for millions of older, poor and disabled Americans."},{"_id":"P6DICJWR6RBP3OA5MWXPPOIWF4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732068459430},"type":"text","content":"Oz, who ran a failed 2022 bid to represent Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate, has been an outspoken supporter of Trump and in recent days expressed support for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for the nation’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services."},{"_id":"4535YN7BRZFM7EBA343K5FDLI4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732068459431},"type":"text","content":"As the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Oz would report to Kennedy."},{"_id":"QSCAQ2DJS5B4THOZL3ECT25PRY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732068459432},"type":"text","content":"If confirmed by the Senate, Oz would be responsible for the programs – Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act – that more than half the country relies on for health insurance."},{"_id":"VWRULF2DZBEZFCBDWWQ7MC2YWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026029},"type":"text","content":"<b>Elise Stefanik</b>"},{"_id":"JQXG2UFV7BHSLP6C4WH62BA55Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731359026030},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. <b>Elise Stefanik </b>was chosen to serve as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations."},{"_id":"5APQDKPINFBGHLP5QRSZWOEDPI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968247},"type":"text","content":"Stefanik has long been one of Trump’s most loyal allies in the U.S. House and was among those discussed as a potential vice presidential choice. She will be thrown into the world body’s deep divisions from the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine to reining in nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran."},{"_id":"HOSTRBBSUFCAVLGFAXRPWVH6XY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968248},"type":"text","content":"She will also come face-to-face almost daily in the U.N. Security Council with the ambassadors of Russia and China whose countries are now strongly allied and looking warily at a second Trump presidency – and sometimes with their counterparts from North Korea and Iran."},{"_id":"2XUULWDCJ5H5HFETLGK4HPMF7M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968249},"type":"text","content":"Trump said that Stefanik also will be a member of his Cabinet."},{"_id":"K7MY5RDICREKPOVS2WJNFV5ZQ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732122223324},"type":"text","content":"<b>Matt Whitaker</b>"},{"_id":"ONMWBBRPBRA5RPP3RCUY2BK4DU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732122223325},"type":"text","content":"Trump chose former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO, the bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has expressed skepticism about for years."},{"_id":"N4XES4ALMNBMJDLXS6KF6GRVLI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732122223326},"type":"text","content":"The choice of Whitaker as the nation’s representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is in law enforcement and not in foreign policy. Whitaker had been considered a potential pick for attorney general, a position Trump instead gave to Matt Gaetz."},{"_id":"QRNJXQPDCFHIBOA2VJIULNQZIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732122223328},"type":"text","content":"Whitaker is a former U.S. attorney in Iowa and served as acting attorney general between November 2018 and February 2019, as special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference was drawing to a close."},{"_id":"KGGH43GHHFCT7LYSL3WL26VY2I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732122223329},"type":"text","content":"He has been a relentless critic of the federal criminal cases against Trump, which appear set to evaporate after Trump’s election win. Whitaker has used regular appearances on Fox News to join other Republicans in decrying what they contend is the politicization of the Justice Department over the past four years."},{"_id":"RAJO3EPHF5HILJDHD43OQM5B4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706738},"type":"text","content":"<b>Steven Witkoff</b>"},{"_id":"EB5JR2TCLZAI7J66XLDBVLNKWU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706739},"type":"text","content":"Trump named real estate investor <b>Steven Witkoff</b> to be special envoy to the Middle East."},{"_id":"43RATFDQ2REK7P5AP3V5ESOEQQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706740},"type":"text","content":"The 67-year-old Witkoff is the president-elect’s golf partner and was golfing with him at Trump’s club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, when the former president was the target of a second attempted assassination."},{"_id":"ISSL32GI6NGSNGMS6LGT4UP7T4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731457706741},"type":"text","content":"Trump also named Witkoff co-chair, with former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, of his inaugural committee."},{"_id":"SG7ETPD4XNHRRPQTXGS2W27JEY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731628623631},"type":"text","content":"<b>What about Georgia?</b>"},{"_id":"BIK3UGVJXZGPXHF53L5VFKWYLM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968261},"type":"text","content":"<b>Nick Ayers</b>"},{"_id":"PBG47WPNXZFAPHLMSXSOWGOOWM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968262},"type":"text","content":"A former political wunderkind who is now a middle-aged Republican mover-and-shaker, <b>Nick Ayers</b> could return to Trump’s inner sanctum as a White House adviser or another staff position."},{"_id":"ARQTN54RQ5FHVBF3NAOGHPYN3Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968263},"type":"text","content":"As a college student in the early 2000s, Ayers got swept up into politics and became Republican Sonny Perdue’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-operative-ayers-won-take-trump-top-job/MiWuhnsKlV8eWOL6QYQMiN/\">right-hand man</a> during his run for governor. He served as Perdue’s 2006 campaign manager, then the youngest-ever head of the Republican Governors Association and later as a top aide to Vice President Mike Pence."},{"_id":"IY5D232VFJA4PMOO7SIL3OJ7U4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968264},"type":"text","content":"After <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-operative-ayers-won-take-trump-top-job/MiWuhnsKlV8eWOL6QYQMiN/\">declining to take the job </a>as Trump’s chief of staff in 2018, he returned to Atlanta and co-founded <a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/trump-maga-shopping-site\">Everylife Diapers</a>, a conservative alternative to name-brand diapers."},{"_id":"BQVZYHTB65FOBCDNJ4327KJDBA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968265},"type":"text","content":"<b>Brandon Beach</b>"},{"_id":"ADZ62YF3P5GYVB4ENY5L7ADGLY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968266},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. <b>Brandon Beach</b>, an Alpharetta Republican, was a fixture at just about every major Trump rally in the closing weeks of the race. A longtime economic development official, Beach recently stepped back from the Develop Fulton booster group to focus full time on helping Trump’s presidential bid."},{"_id":"KQORN7FGPRDI7P73JPBO65DXMU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968267},"type":"text","content":"He’s not seen as a pick for the Cabinet or another high-level position, but he is talked about possibly filling a position in the Department of Transportation or another federal agency."},{"_id":"4FITYYJMRRFQ7IGTZE5Y6KWQVY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968268},"type":"text","content":"<b>Marjorie Taylor Greene</b>"},{"_id":"6MU5YXPPTBGWJDRZ5WKCEBKVRQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968269},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. <b>Marjorie Taylor Greene</b>, first elected to Congress in 2020, is one of Trump’s most visible and loyal allies in the U.S. House. That may give the Rome Republican a leg up on an appointment to his Cabinet, although her controversial persona may make it difficult for her to get confirmed in the Senate."},{"_id":"2JGP5646YVFPND4ULZ5U7EYD3Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968270},"type":"text","content":"Greene has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/pg-am-marjorie-taylor-greene-wants-top-homeland-security-job-under-trump/KKQ5TWU7RVEZBDJBBEXOEPOGYA/\">said in the past</a> that she would like to serve as Trump’s secretary of homeland security, which would give her oversight of immigration. However, now that Trump has announced that <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/trump-announces-tom-homan-former-director-of-immigration-enforcement-will-serve-as-border-czar/SBQ5ZEXLQRGYLFMJGXMVPIDTEQ/\">Homan</a> will serve as his “border czar,” it remains to be seen whether Greene is still interested in the secretary role."},{"_id":"WGVPLVB4NRCDZE3CGCDFNJQTKQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968271},"type":"text","content":"More recently, Greene has said only that she wants to help Trump move fast on implementing his agenda, which could mean she best serves the president by remaining in the House, where Republicans are expected to retain a thin majority."},{"_id":"Y6AAPKRBUJARVMSUWE2UB3XLQ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561161},"type":"text","content":"<b>Tyler Harper</b>"},{"_id":"4YCPNZ5A6BARXMWM5YIHIIWISA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561162},"type":"text","content":"Less than two years into his term as Georgia’s agriculture commissioner, <b>Tyler Harper</b> would be a darkhorse candidate for any federal post. Plus, the former state senator has a full plate fighting for disaster relief after Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"KMIBBHBZQJAFVKVTYI44NMPR7U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561163},"type":"text","content":"But Trump allies say Harper has many fans in the president-elect’s inner circle and could be considered for a senior-level Agriculture Department job."},{"_id":"RG3QQCWH4ZA5HHR5UO3KW37SKE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968272},"type":"text","content":"<b>Bruce LeVell</b>"},{"_id":"IGGBLJNSGZE2XOBK3RO6X23S44","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968273},"type":"text","content":"<b>Bruce LeVell</b>, the former Gwinnett County GOP chair, was an early Trump enthusiast during the 2016 campaign who served as the head of the Republican’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/trump-diversity-chief-running-for-georgia-6th-district/S3R30f1Dc0y8KPpr3jyluK/\"> diversity coalition</a>. After a failed run for U.S. House in 2017, LeVell joined the Small Business Administration in 2018 in a regional role."},{"_id":"FCKIQ2WQ6FCQFHWC66BYJXHRPQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968274},"type":"text","content":"He said in an interview that he’s already in talks about joining the administration, but wouldn’t say what role."},{"_id":"QEVQXK6SCJF7XGULZALQ6WIOYY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968275},"type":"text","content":"“It’s going to be very significant. I can’t really say right now, but it’s going to be, it’s going to be very significant.”"},{"_id":"OJBOIOXG5BHGTFAJYJRXI55UNA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968276},"type":"text","content":"<b>Kelly Loeffler</b>"},{"_id":"L3IMS4PO7VHAZMBJ7TAH4R5KNU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968277},"type":"text","content":"Former U.S. Sen. <b>Kelly Loeffler</b>, who is married to billionaire Jeff Sprecher, has lots of money. And they didn’t hesitate to spend it helping get Trump elected."},{"_id":"UNH464667NAJ3NSEZDTFDMMX3E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968278},"type":"text","content":"In addition to donating nearly $5 million to Trump’s campaign and affiliated groups, Loeffler also poured millions into her Greater Georgia organization that worked on turning out voters through targeted advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts. Trump has already announced that Loeffler will serve as one of the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-us-sen-kelly-loeffler-of-georgia-to-co-chair-donald-trumps-inaugural-committee/5HAH3LSVAVCSNFO6HUODCDYCGY/\">co-chairs of his inaugural committee</a>."},{"_id":"VFFLUCPLEBA3TKAZIPL2IDVRDA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968279},"type":"text","content":"She could be a contender for Commerce Secretary or leader of the Small Business Administration. Deep-pocketed donors are also usually among the first in line for coveted ambassadorships. The United Nations ambassadorship appears to be filled already, but the Vatican, anyone?"},{"_id":"PPZSYQXI4JHHNEV2SG53EFBKGQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968280},"type":"text","content":"<b>Josh McKoon</b>"},{"_id":"6FOOMAXRENALXEA4UYHMUGV2S4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968281},"type":"text","content":"A former state senator from Columbus, Georgia Republican Party Chair <b>Josh McKoon</b> built a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/meet-josh-mckoon-the-new-georgia-gop-chair/OHD4U62ITZE3JB367R3HESMRVE/\">reputation</a> at the state Capitol as a proponent of more stringent ethics rules and a champion of contentious “religious liberty” legislation. Unafraid to pick fights within his own party, he finished third in a bruising 2018 primary for secretary of state."},{"_id":"HYVFNHDUPFFJNC6ZF4DV225XXQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968282},"type":"text","content":"He won the Georgia GOP chairmanship in 2023 with a pledge to unite mainstream and hard-line conservatives. He’s credited with shifting Republican strategy <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-deep-red-county-that-shows-how-early-voting-has-transformed-in-georgia/PP3WPLODZJA6XN4TU43CJM7I6Q/\">toward an embrace of early voting</a> and working to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/what-brian-kemps-olive-branch-says-about-donald-trumps-gop/BWV7Y2B5VFHRTGODM7SFEG77U4/\">smooth over strained party ties</a> with Gov. Brian Kemp."},{"_id":"LMLAXKUS2ZDOVNOASP6PI4WYV4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731362968283},"type":"text","content":"With changes expected at the top tier of the Republican National Committee after Trump’s win, McKoon could be in line for a high-level position within the RNC."},{"_id":"GUAKKVCESNDDBDN73N2XGRFRUE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561176},"type":"text","content":"<b>Bill Pulte</b>"},{"_id":"6CS4VLL7BVC4NAKK2UDIIUGVPE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561177},"type":"text","content":"The grandson of the founder of Atlanta-based homebuilder <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/pultegroup-announces-10-jump-in-revenues-earnings-up-32/UTPCQT52SRGSDISTVGAPRMXMTM/\">PulteGroup</a> is rumored to be interested in serving as Housing and Urban Development secretary. <b>Bill Pulte</b> is a venture capitalist and philanthropist who has a <a href=\"https://x.com/pulte\">huge following</a> on the social media site X."},{"_id":"6BUG6LGUKJB6BCF7SX4OSK6PHU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731522561178},"type":"text","content":"“We need to fix the housing crisis,” <a href=\"https://x.com/pulte/status/1856533075355648429\">he wrote</a> on the site. 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I’ve learned more from my losses. And we need a sea change,” said Jen Jordan, the party’s 2022 nominee for attorney general. “We need to be ready. Because there will be a backlash against Donald Trump in 2026.”"},{"_id":"CMDGNEWDZREI7NEPWSJSJWAMWU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":54,"comment":"-"}],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-22T15:02:35.293Z","start":54,"end":55,"text":"postelection per AP style.","user":"Amanda Cortright","email":"Amanda.Cortright@ajc.com"}],"_id":1732190773114},"type":"text","content":"Senior Democrats indeed agree the best cure for a postelection hangover is overreach and excess by their political opponents, from the White House to Gov. Brian Kemp’s office to GOP legislative leaders."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"© 2022 Christina Matacotta","address":{},"auth":{"1":"72c9ba17b77f6f08c9ff46ed24cb428f474f47915fae1cd1aafb8e72b81dbb8d"},"caption":"Former state Sen. 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After all, they say, Harris outdid Joe Biden in Georgia by more than 70,000 votes — more than other battleground states."},{"_id":"EYO2CM3PZFDT5BJYL7Q7GTAOIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732190773118},"type":"text","content":"Baldwin County Democratic Chair Quentin Howell said pledges to preserve abortion rights, improve infrastructure and overhaul the criminal justice system helped propel Joe Biden, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock to statewide victories in the past two election cycles."},{"_id":"6UUJVJWMGZDQLG632HKXLC5QMQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732190773119},"type":"text","content":"“We saved the country in 2020 with our victories, and we did it again in 2021 and 2022,” Howell said. “We were on a roll with the same policies. 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Vice President Kamala Harris achieved similar gains in Democratic counties, but she did so in fewer counties and at a lower rate."},{"_id":"LQM373Y75ZHUPIRWZMXGSNAYDQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732201682289},"type":"text","content":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution did a deep dive into <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/how-georgia-counties-voted-for-president-in-2024-compared-to-previous-elections/YE7YKDKXGZAKLPEKMQKVJOWKL4/\" target=\"_blank\">county-level results</a> going back through the past five presidential elections to track how we got here. 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In this most recent election, the county voted for Trump with 82% of the vote, giving it<b> </b>the largest Republican increase over the 16-year time period in the state."},{"_id":"K54UHHC6EJBABCL5TT7DS5YTIM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732229959621},"type":"text","content":"In eight counties, Trump gained between 12 to 15 percentage points over McCain’s performance. What do those counties have in common? Each one increased its white voter population, and all but one saw its Black voter population decline."},{"_id":"TI66E62F4FAT7NLVD2IVSVMV2A","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"EVU44GT6GBBDBB6G7AQUBQIULA"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Certified: Georgia election chief and governor finalize Trump’s win and statewide results","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-2024-win-in-georgia-certified-by-secretary-of-state-brad-raffensperger/Q2DURKBX2FHKFGI3QUE34KVG5Y/"},{"_id":"OBTAQL7JTFGOPNHDBFB2Y6L5DE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732229959622},"type":"text","content":"The growth of the Republican vote in rural Georgia is most often seen alongside a decrease in minority voting strength, and not just in counties that went to Trump. For example, even though Hancock County voted for Harris by almost 68%, that’s down from 2008 when the county supported Obama by about 81%. Over that same period, the Black population has dropped by 20% and the white population has grown by 53%."},{"_id":"TRPGKVYPJVASDKPUDJ6AZOOXCY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-22T22:34:44.117Z","start":353,"end":355,"text":"added comma here","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}],"_id":1732252427874},"type":"text","content":"While these counties have shifted their Republican voting share the most since 2008, more populous counties are responsible for the largest increases in the raw number of Republican votes. The state’s big, urban counties typically support Democratic candidates, but because of their size and population growth, they account for a lot of Republican voters, too."},{"_id":"3FO4PO3LFJHFPO3ZZBNMOT2Z3Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732311296974},"type":"text","content":"The county which has had the greatest increase in Republican voters since 2008 is Cherokee County with almost 42,000 more voters. While Cherokee continues to be a Republican county, its share of Democratic votes has grown from 24% in 2008 to 30% in 2024."},{"_id":"GSGKXEOOJJDCBGRLEVL7GRJDY4","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"EVXNI337GNEPTP2XIEG5473SBY"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe title=\"The eight counties that had the greatest increases in Republican vote share since 2008\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-MoR0f\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/MoR0f/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"845\" data-external=\"1\"></iframe><script type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();"},{"_id":"SUVD4CMYDVHUVIDMQOPAJU4UTE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527282},"type":"text","content":"<b>Counties that flipped</b>"},{"_id":"Q75KDWO4BVF2LHSBNEUBU7TZ4I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527283},"type":"text","content":"This year, three counties — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/gop-flip-of-baldwin-county-shows-how-trump-election-strategy-in-georgia-paid-off/6FXZBV73WBAJLOUP6TVBJQRC7I/\" target=\"_blank\">Baldwin</a>, Washington and Jefferson — flipped<b> </b>from voting for President Joe Biden in 2020 to narrow Trump wins. The Republican candidate gained between 1 and 4 percentage points from the last presidential election to cross the 50% threshold."},{"_id":"DW2GPSLMD5D67OBWA64WULOQ7Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527284},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/this-georgia-pastor-is-a-reagan-republican-in-a-place-where-voters-are-evenly-split/OYBP26BKPZG4VNDRI5W34KR2Y4/\" target=\"_blank\">Brant Kennedy, a Republican who lives in Washington County</a>, said the local GOP worked hard to get to this point."},{"_id":"PGMXACIKHVEJJEJFKB4BXJ4GOQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527285},"type":"text","content":"“We called people. We had phone lists. I’m a pastor, so I had people at church think of 10 people and talk to them about early voting. 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While Black voters typically support Democrats, white voters in rural areas tend to support Republicans."},{"_id":"TAAXKVD2UZBPDP237Z6TCX6KFA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527287},"type":"text","content":"Kennedy, the local GOP’s vice chair, said the voters themselves are changing."},{"_id":"BY4PBT627FAV7IGOCQGRZ5VKMI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527288},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"“There are Black people here who are seeing that the Democrats are not really the party that’s going to help them, and that the policies that Republicans have proposed are the ones that are really going to help them financially,” he said."},{"_id":"7EF7LWBJ5JEHHLSRBQPGMLSPEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732203734128},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Data found that in Washington County, Black voters showed up at the same rate this year as in 2020, about 44%. White voters also turned out at their same rate, making up about 51% of voters."},{"_id":"2UUIQ5SQGBDVVJ3FG7EOO22QOE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732229959632},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Eddie Miller, who is Black and lives in Washington County, said he voted for Trump in this year’s election."},{"_id":"J47J3GCHEJE7ZHDYHPJQEFVM7U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732229959633},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"“It’s time we look at politics from a different angle,” he said. “When you’re Black, you get criticized for voting the opposite way. I’ve always been different. 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We’re talking about rural counties across the state,” he said. “That’s probably where, on the margins, the next election will be decided.”"},{"_id":"77Q6KONGM5CDFJ73EQKCFVE5FQ","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"2IXS4FC5JNAKFGWU7TSZZK2S4U"},"alignment":"left","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe title=\"From 2020 to 2024 these three counties flipped from Democrat to Republican\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-e2SIK\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/e2SIK/4/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"888\" data-external=\"1\"></iframe><script type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();<\/script>"},{"_id":"S4N63YAQPNCDLERPRUC3KREKWI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732306887930},"type":"text","content":"<b>Counties that got bluer</b>"},{"_id":"CEH25ACYWJHA3FELPKRUKPDR4E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527292},"type":"text","content":"In the 2016 election, longtime Republican strongholds Cobb and Gwinnett counties flipped for Democrats, joining deep blue<b> </b>DeKalb and Clayton counties. But a few counties south of Atlanta have also seen significant shifts to the left."},{"_id":"4ZZUD32H7NBV7DYIQIJJ4KEYCM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527293},"type":"text","content":"Rockdale, Henry and Douglas counties have seen the largest movements toward Democrats since 2008, with a 15 to 19 percentage point increase in vote share for Kamala Harris compared to Barack Obama."},{"_id":"WSYBKTQRHJHEFHCVVNH52EGQIY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527294},"type":"text","content":"Joyce Broadwater, a real estate agent who lived in Rockdale County for many years and has been involved in Democratic politics, said the racial composition of the county has made it more Democratic."},{"_id":"OT36DIE25ZCENBKF3M6GC4GZDA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527295},"type":"text","content":"“If you look at the demographics, there’s more Black people in Rockdale than there used to be,” she said."},{"_id":"M5LHPA4HNNEQBDZBMHW4EEXEHY","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"QKQ3TIZBVJFLDFVDQE3676GO6I"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Georgia avoided a wave of lawsuits after Election Day","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-fewer-postelection-disputes-than-2020-despite-early-legal-blitz/5B36AXTCUBA6JAMVANEH2X552Q/"},{"_id":"6BXERQ7YWJEJ3LO5JOKPRK3B3I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732229959641},"type":"text","content":"The number of Black voters in Rockdale and Douglas counties grew between 76% and 78% from 2008 to<b> </b>2024. 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White vote share dropped by 24 percentage points in Rockdale and 20 percentage points in Douglas over the same period."},{"_id":"V74QLCG5O5DWNASS2EJX5HRVKU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":16,"comment":"high quality "}],"comments":[],"_id":1732207561654},"type":"text","content":"Broadwater said high-quality subdivisions offering more land for lower<b> </b>prices have attracted many Black families to the county."},{"_id":"QRYWH3WU25FCZFMNIR5VFFZHRQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527296},"type":"text","content":"“You move outside Atlanta, you get a little bit more for your money,” she said."},{"_id":"75UJZDCQLFCHDEKOTBETERTU7Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527297},"type":"text","content":"Rochelle Howard, a Democrat in Douglas County, said in addition to more Black families moving into the county, she’s also seen more white families leave."},{"_id":"G6CS2VTNAFBWDLQFURMLR3TSWU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732138527299},"type":"text","content":"“When we had the Fourth of July parade in Douglasville years ago, you had Blacks on the railroad track right there on that side and we had whites across the street. Now, when you go up there to the parade, it’s all mingled and twisted in and it’s no ‘this side’ and ‘that side’ anymore,” she said."},{"_id":"QK2YI2V6PZDGHDAPXM7WBHLYE4","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"Z67HL63QRNGWDPT3POUXWQ4REA"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe title=\"The seven counties that had the greatest increases in Democratic vote share since 2008\" aria-label=\"Map\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-OmQhk\" src=\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/OmQhk/1/\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" height=\"845\" data-external=\"1\"></iframe><script type=\"text/javascript\">!function(){\"use strict\";window.addEventListener(\"message\",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(\"iframe\");for(var t in a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data[\"datawrapper-height\"][t]+\"px\";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}();"},{"_id":"FKIOGW7AYBC4ZNLT4POASXD6CU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732292786527},"type":"text","content":"<br/>"}],"display_date":"2024-11-23T11:00:00Z","credits":{"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/a291455f-0bf0-4848-b96f-3f7c8e9c29b4.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"michelle.baruchman@ajc.com"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"michelle.baruchman@ajc.com"}],"name":"Michelle Baruchman","description":"Michelle Baruchman is politics news and enterprise reporter covering statewide political stories. 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The invitations to events all but vanished."},{"_id":"VPEBW6OVD5FIXINTDJ4BNZ5CH4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732292845389},"type":"text","content":"But my horse friends, who were both Democrats and Republicans, didn’t care which powerful politician I did or didn’t work for — and neither did the horses."},{"_id":"OHM2A2ZNZBCXNAKC7WWSG2N6EQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732288829960},"type":"text","content":"Happily, the horses also didn’t care who controlled Congress. Or who was in the White House. 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Maxwell’s lawyers asked for probation only, citing his clean criminal record before his arrest and his standing in the community as a “truthful, peaceful and law-abiding citizen.”"},{"_id":"IS25ASBFH5CEHBBGXTISVFSJEA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478977},"type":"text","content":"Maxwell has never conceded that he is guilty of the charges brought against him. However, according to a defense memo, Maxwell accepted that he was responsible for being at the Capitol and “should have known his presence … was improper.”"},{"_id":"QXJJWSDOE5BBRNYSERR4J6KA4A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478978},"type":"text","content":"Along with civil disorder, investigators <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/athens-man-arrested-for-assaulting-police-in-jan-6-riot/B65BOJQI6ZCJLMS76PLS4W4N24/\" target=\"_blank\">charged </a>Maxwell with two counts of assaulting police during a massive melee between rioters and police officers on the Lower West Terrace outside the Capitol."},{"_id":"BUO2UPJJZRFPXNWAKJ574R6OWI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":381,"comment":"that "}],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478979},"type":"text","content":"FBI investigators said footage from police-worn body cameras showed Maxwell pushing against the riot shield of a Capitol Police officer. The charging documents claim Maxwell “got into a physical struggle” with a Metro D.C. Police officer and attempted to take away his baton. However, Maxwell’s attorneys said their client was pushed by rioters around him into the police line and his contact with police was against his will."},{"_id":"H4TYAPW7FNHBRBQEUNPJMILTZQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478980},"type":"text","content":"“He wasn’t assaulting anybody, any police officers,” defense attorney Michael van der Veen <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/athens-man-get-split-felony-verdict-in-jan-6-trial/WPPVJJYCDZBHVLMGT656LJB3RU/\" target=\"_blank\">told </a>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution following Maxwell’s trial. “The crowd was getting out of control.”"},{"_id":"SX6CEYJUJZFFDPS2STFI5AQTXU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":99,"comment":"that "}],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478981},"type":"text","content":"Leon found Maxwell <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/athens-man-get-split-felony-verdict-in-jan-6-trial/WPPVJJYCDZBHVLMGT656LJB3RU/\" target=\"_blank\">not guilty</a> of the assault charges and two of the misdemeanors after determining it was possible that he was pushed by other rioters rather than launching himself at the police."},{"_id":"AYR3BEWNDBD3ZBADTRUDLUPT3A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478982},"type":"text","content":"In a brief filed with the court, Maxwell’s lawyers argued that his conduct on Jan. 6 was “most analogous to the crime of trespass” and that he should be sentenced along those lines. The attorneys accused prosecutors of “attempting to back door” a harsher sentence more appropriate for the assault charges."},{"_id":"PVDIDWM6FRHMZDE4R374KVCR2Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732228478983},"type":"text","content":"Along with van der Veen, Maxwell’s defense team included attorney William J. Brennan. Both lawyers were part of Donald Trump’s legal representation during his second Senate impeachment trial in which Trump was charged with inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection. Trump was <a href=\"https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-donald-trump-acquitted/story?id=75853994\">acquitted </a>in that Senate trial after a majority of senators found him guilty of inciting the riot, but not the two-thirds majority needed to convict him."}],"display_date":"2024-11-21T23:49:30.13Z","credits":{"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/9dd65889-9124-4e9b-9b9a-d2274caed03b.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"chris.joyner@ajc.com"},{"site":"facebook","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://www.facebook.com/AJCChrisJoyner/"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://twitter.com/cjoyner"},{"site":"linkedin","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-joyner-3912859/"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"chris.joyner@ajc.com"},{"site":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/AJCChrisJoyner/"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/cjoyner"},{"site":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-joyner-3912859/"}],"name":"Chris Joyner","description":"Joyner has been with the AJC since 2010 as a member of the investigations and politics team.","_id":"chris-joyner","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Joyner","role":"Deputy politics editor","education":[{"name":"University of West Georgia, 1992, BA in History"},{"name":"University of Southern Mississippi, 1994, MA in History"}],"affiliations":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","bio":"Joyner has been with the AJC since 2010 as a member of the investigations and politics team.","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-joyner-3912859/","expertise":"7, 9, 10, 11","twitter":"https://twitter.com/cjoyner","beat":"Politics","custom_ajc_website":"ajc","last_updated_date":"2024-11-01T20:01:59.719Z","byline":"Chris Joyner","email":"chris.joyner@ajc.com","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/9dd65889-9124-4e9b-9b9a-d2274caed03b.png","longBio":"Chris Joyner is the deputy politics editor and an Atlanta native. 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Lawmakers and advocates said they are unaware of any transgender athletes playing in public high schools before or after the rule took effect, but state lawmakers often push through legislation on the possibility something “could” happen."},{"_id":"AXWTWYZ4DRB45CZSH2WLLSHNSI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938697},"type":"text","content":"Thursday was the third of what is expected to be four legislative hearings on the topic that, until this week, had almost exclusively featured testimony from conservative groups and surrogates for Republican President-elect Donald Trump. Chairman Greg Dolezal, a Republican from Cumming, said he expects the committee to meet again in the coming weeks to put forth recommended legislation for next year."},{"_id":"KGNRWO4PFNBDZM6OIPRZLZHN5Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938698},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. 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The swimmers told senators they still suffer emotional damage because they had to “compete against a man” and because Thomas exposed “full male genitalia,” in the locker room. 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According to a <a href=\"https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-adults-united-states/\">2022 study</a> by the law school at the University of California, Los Angeles, about 1.2% of Georgians between the ages of 13 and 17 identify as transgender, or about 8,500 minors."},{"_id":"MSKVDNVHPNCAPAGCODPMDCVUBQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938703},"type":"text","content":"Studies have found that <a href=\"https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0886260520915554\">transgender</a> people consider suicide at a rate exponentially higher than those who are <a href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/disparities-in-suicide.html#age\">not transgender</a>."},{"_id":"BBY27MKPK5GEBFAXFLHOW7SJJU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938704},"type":"text","content":"Siders said while she tries to keep the discussion from her daughter, two years ago her daughter learned from her friends that the state was planning to limit certain treatments to transgender minors."},{"_id":"PHYK7PTOZJCPVAZJHRC3X7OXWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938705},"type":"text","content":"“This sent her spiraling into anxiety and depression,” she said. “I won’t sugarcoat it. 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And when we asked her why, she’s like, ‘The laws.’ She’s like, ‘I know that there are people out there’ — and by out there, which means in here — ‘that would be happier if I didn’t exist.’ So bringing these (college swimmers) up, making it a platform, making it the topic of conversation in the public sphere, hurts these kids, whether these bills pass or not.”"},{"_id":"AFFESFCQHVHVNOOHRKDBIRJP4Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938706},"type":"text","content":"<br/>"},{"_id":"LOZEJ4RHHBF3RIANTU2RL7NSRM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732215938707},"type":"text","content":"<br/>"}],"display_date":"2024-11-21T21:05:36.104Z","credits":{"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/dd4ce7a7-fbf2-4f45-8fb2-296165ee1f32.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"maya.prabhu@ajc.com"},{"site":"facebook","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://www.facebook.com/MayaTPrabhu/"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://twitter.com/MayaTPrabhu"},{"site":"instagram","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://www.instagram.com/mayatprabhu/"},{"site":"linkedin","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayatprabhu/"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"maya.prabhu@ajc.com"},{"site":"facebook","url":"https://www.facebook.com/MayaTPrabhu/"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/MayaTPrabhu"},{"site":"instagram","url":"https://www.instagram.com/mayatprabhu/"},{"site":"linkedin","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayatprabhu/"}],"name":"Maya Prabhu","description":"Maya T. 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Carr will now try to revive the same coalition in 2026 as a resurgent Trump readies to return to the White House."},{"_id":"IOW2DBA445BHFFZTZL3XD4DK2M","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"NENZSHL3JZEIXM2XU6AOTMLCZU"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Trump's victory sets stage for unpredictable 2026 election in Georgia","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/donald-trumps-victory-in-georgia-sets-the-stage-for-an-unpredictable-election-in-2026/7MCY3TPNP5AOFKT5NP2WACSYWA/"},{"_id":"AJZ7EZ4EMRFDFK3K2LV3JL3CKM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":184,"comment":"that "}],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282711},"type":"text","content":"“When you have an open seat and a state as big as Georgia, you need to organize and capitalize as soon as possible,” Carr told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in an interview, adding he plans to put in the “hard work” to build up his base of support."},{"_id":"USMTV3WNGNAFJDKZ3V2ZDPDIYQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282712},"type":"text","content":"“I’m the proven conservative. I don’t have to talk theoretically about what I might do or what I could do,” he said. “I can talk about what I’ve already done.”"},{"_id":"6PFRT5SFGFGV7B4QVX6ZX5U5NU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282713},"type":"text","content":"But his swift announcement, hardly two weeks after the 2024 election, also underscores another challenge. Unlike several potential opponents, Carr can’t self-finance his campaign. Entering the race now means he can start raising cash for his bid."},{"_id":"A3HNY4K7OZGZ7PM6ZGKRDGTT3Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282714},"type":"text","content":"Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a favorite of Trump’s MAGA movement, began <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/burt-jones-says-he-might-run-for-georgia-governor-in-2026/W3TWHTIUIZEHPI7XHHOZXRI7EE/\">laying the groundwork</a> for a run years ago. But he’s not likely to announce until next year, in part because he can tap his family’s considerable wealth to kick-start his campaign."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"5e3440c39a043b3e8581e5d1fd30c892d3484fa8e30fc7499276290484c69a10"},"caption":"Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (left) and former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler are both potential candidates for governor in 2026 and have close ties to President-elect Donald Trump. 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Kelly Loeffler and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — two other wealthy Republicans — could join the fray, particularly <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-jockeying-underway-for-georgias-2026-us-senate-battle/6SPKRG5CHRB7LMZSSAWF6KG43Q/\">if Kemp challenges Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff</a>. The race could also attract well-funded outsiders."},{"_id":"JFDW7TEW6NFSPCJ76NQD4P3IWQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282716},"type":"text","content":"Democrats have their own <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/donald-trumps-victory-in-georgia-sets-the-stage-for-an-unpredictable-election-in-2026/7MCY3TPNP5AOFKT5NP2WACSYWA/\">up-in-the-air competition</a> brewing. U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath and DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael Thurmond seem likely to run. And Stacey Abrams, who lost back-to-back races to Kemp, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/abrams-says-she-will-likely-run-again-that-doesnt-excite-some-democrats/23WS3YRCB5E5FEVI5DPK6PU6LA/\">hasn’t ruled out a third bid</a>."},{"level":1,"_id":"QPDS2MKPJZE5PPRZAQOSLXGM4M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282717},"type":"header","content":"<b>‘An 18-month fight’</b>"},{"_id":"VAF4USNCTNCVRDJBY3QHCH6OCI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282718},"type":"text","content":"Carr’s bid for governor was an open secret. He began telling <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/chris-carr-tells-republicans-he-plans-to-run-for-georgia-governor-in-2026/JUZVXJBULZCGBN2HIX6MMKNTXE/\">donors in 2023</a> that he would run for Georgia’s top job, and he <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/georgia-2022-ag-chris-carr-will-run-for-re-election-not-us-senate/TM2WQKAPN5GZ3NWNTKGGEE36P4/\">bypassed a campaign for the U.S. Senate</a> a year earlier partly to build a foundation to compete in the 2026 race."},{"_id":"QO5C4KI6JRHZNOFJYX6GXBIHY4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282719},"type":"text","content":"He’s betting that he can follow the playbook used by Kemp, a close political ally, by uniting Trump loyalists, traditional Republicans and independents. While Kemp <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/kemp-races-for-georgia-governor-with-trump-ian-talk/fQY8BLnprQw6QaiuvK02TN/\" target=\"_blank\">mostly focused on the GOP’s conservative base in 2018</a>, the governor had to broaden his coalition in 2022 after Trump turned on him."},{"_id":"P7L65SFQUFGRHF2OUK36N5PUUM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282720},"type":"text","content":"Like Kemp, Carr was among the Republicans that Trump accused of disloyalty and tried to oust from office after Biden’s narrow 2020 victory. Like Kemp, Carr easily defeated a Trump-backed rival in the 2022 primary."},{"_id":"LGV5ZAVLFRAWJNB76AV5WIPPOQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282721},"type":"text","content":"And like Kemp, he reached a tenuous peace with Trump during the 2024 campaign. Carr endorsed the GOP nominee earlier this year and dug into his campaign funds to promote the former president’s comeback bid."},{"_id":"6YO46LY5F5HUFJUNH6DIOCK4M4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282722},"type":"text","content":"As he prepares for the 2026 race, Carr’s strategists mapped out a campaign that revolves not around Trump but around the economic and public safety issues that they wager will remain top priorities in two years."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"auth":{"1":"362f86deec0d3eafd6f03dd796fad69db5b04c7494866974c4c4d581e6322bda"},"caption":"As part of his campaign for governor in 2026, Attorney General Chris Carr (left) will rely on his experience as Georgia's commissioner for economic development under then-Gov. Nathan Deal. 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Nathan Deal’s top business recruiter. For the latter, Carr cites tough crackdowns on gangs, sex trafficking and other violent crimes he initiated as attorney general."},{"_id":"XWL7Z3V7SRAD3ALYCJFUAQDEWE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282724},"type":"text","content":"Carr, a graduate of the Marist School and the University of Georgia who lives in Dunwoody, also advocates a consensus-building approach that seems incongruous with the no-holds-barred MAGA mantra."},{"_id":"GXX2XB2VTNHPZNTBOR4IMWKYBQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732153407363},"type":"text","content":"At an Athens event this week honoring the bipartisan legacy of Isakson, Carr invoked his mentor’s belief that politicians “<a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1858582741651988778\">have to find common ground</a>.”"},{"_id":"R4CLYZDBJZERNB27MYUYOPAETU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":158,"comment":"that "}],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282725},"type":"text","content":"“Elections are a game of addition. You’ve got to figure out a way to bring together issues and groups and coalitions,” Carr said during the interview, adding he has a “proven record” in previous elections of forging those alliances."},{"_id":"V5EQVYXZ3RDNLHTFHU5FWNSQ5A","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282726},"type":"text","content":"Carr’s early entrance tests the patience of a Georgia electorate still recovering from a grueling White House campaign that ended with Trump’s dominant victory. Jones’ camp said voters are ready for results, not another campaign."},{"_id":"O5PIMD7IL5GUHIB4EE3GSPGB5A","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"BP4UEJPIURAD7GGMU5IBLZABFE"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Trump's high-stakes strategy in Georgia worked. Flipping this county is proof.","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/gop-flip-of-baldwin-county-shows-how-trump-election-strategy-in-georgia-paid-off/6FXZBV73WBAJLOUP6TVBJQRC7I/"},{"_id":"DYDU64CCRZHVPEOSJCXSYKMPKU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282727},"type":"text","content":"“Georgians just endured a long election where the lieutenant governor was proud to fight alongside President Trump — now it’s time to get to work,” said Loree Anne Paradise, Jones’ top aide. “Burt is focused on delivering conservative solutions to the issues the General Assembly will tackle during the upcoming legislative session.”"},{"_id":"S46EZZDH3BGCVBHA2J2WDFJDH4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732220192823},"type":"text","content":"Kemp advisers also sent a signal after Carr’s announcement that it was too soon for candidates to start the 2026 cycle. Kemp <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-elected-to-lead-influential-republican-governors-group/ONLEMXEUGJENZJBVZUA4FLW6I4/\" target=\"_blank\">was just elected to lead the Republican Governors Association</a> on Wednesday, and GOP leaders are still regrouping after the election."},{"_id":"W32CDGGSVNHWLCKRJ7ASR22KWM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732220192824},"type":"text","content":"”The voters of our state and nation gave Republicans a mandate to govern just two weeks ago,” Kemp adviser Cody Hall said."},{"_id":"NTWJNOP57NDRHNW3GBTKW7F734","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732220192825},"type":"text","content":"Others, however, say Carr was wise to jump in the race early to begin presenting his vision to Georgians. Jay Morgan, a well-connected lobbyist who once helmed the Georgia GOP, said Carr “definitely has a lane” as he predicted a long, bitter campaign."},{"_id":"K6XXXVUKGZALDBEOLJGI4BY3AU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282729},"type":"text","content":"“Everyone knows Burt and Chris could go to a runoff,” Morgan said. “So here we are, an 18-month fight to the finish.”"},{"level":1,"_id":"45YEV5GNOFER3BCBJMANW6F3SQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282730},"type":"header","content":"<b>‘Hard work’</b>"},{"_id":"KPY4B4ZFYRC6BIO5LI5B3HGBCE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282731},"type":"text","content":"Carr has a long track record in Georgia politics. He was a top aide to Isakson before Deal selected him as the state’s economic development commissioner in 2013. (His wife, Joan Kirchner Carr, also later served as Isakson’s chief of staff.)"},{"_id":"HYENVW45JFFPJIWZI7J6TUFVPE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282732},"type":"text","content":"That job required him to forge ties with bipartisan leaders and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/corporate-powers-line-behind-georgia-new-attorney-general/i1GyRWffVc7dwFa0LzH1XK/\" target=\"_blank\">corporate chieftains </a>to cement deals. It also forced him to take political stands. During his stint, he backed Deal’s 2016 veto of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/breaking-nathan-deal-vetoes-georgia-religious-liberty-bill/yVAFf868i7ilsrwT9zpH3L/\">“religious liberty” legislation</a> amid threats of business boycotts."},{"_id":"CMCTM7EQRJGCHHT3NDKCCDHEHE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282733},"type":"text","content":"When then-Attorney General Sam Olens resigned to become Kennesaw State University’s president in 2016, Deal <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/deal-appoints-loyalist-georgia-attorney-general/SYIayYIPxR0CNEYWAK9FlO/\">picked Carr to fill the vacancy</a>, one of the most significant appointments of his two terms in office."},{"_id":"HEMYUA56BFGNBMK2M4BDJRLQXA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282734},"type":"text","content":"Though Carr had served as a key strategist for Isakson, his 2018 campaign for a full term was his first taste of electoral politics as a candidate. He quickly scared off potential Republican challengers and won a close victory over Democrat Charlie Bailey."},{"_id":"EDWBZ2YX3RHU5MBZQLSZFL7AWA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282735},"type":"text","content":"He faced some of his biggest tests after the November 2020 election. He fended off a barrage of pro-Trump lawsuits seeking to overturn the outcome. He <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/texas-sues-georgia-to-try-to-overturn-election-results/EVEDMTX2J5E2DJ3O6FOGMDS7PM/\">rebuffed</a> Trump’s pressure to back a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-warns-georgia-ag-not-to-rally-other-republicans-against-texas-lawsuit/37ASZD4PJNENHOLVIXZHRXCIJI/\">doomed lawsuit</a> by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to toss out Georgia’s election results. And he stepped down from a national GOP group <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/carr-steps-down-from-republican-ags-group-under-fire-for-robocall/OIZLANHRWFDUDLK7AYOGZHCSH4/\">after its policy arm urged supporters</a> to march on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021."},{"_id":"K4UEDDYJONDL5DM6GIKTBE537E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732151282736},"type":"text","content":"Those stances helped earn him Trump’s wrath. In 2022, Carr quashed a Trump-endorsed GOP challenge from <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-attorney-general-race-features-incumbent-vs-trump-hopeful-in-gop-fight/Q4IDNQFEHBBYDPG73OPX2IG4RI/\">attorney John Gordon</a>, whose campaign <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/as-trump-prepares-for-georgia-rally-some-question-value-of-his-endorsement/HEYLJPNUWJGTJOH3MGDAYCQQZU/\">centered on lies</a> that Trump captured Georgia. Carr then defeated Democrat Jen Jordan in November by a 5-point margin."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"6eb5e7e70d281aa11e5fc46d87c3491b7951f09ded8022ef5852337ace5d035a"},"caption":"In the 2022 general election, Republican Chris Carr (left) beat Democrat Jen Jordan to win another term as attorney general. 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And whatever the holiday, to have a prayer at the beginning. To be thankful for family and for close friends, if they’re there. And regardless of their different opinions, we all share most of the same values at (our) core. We’re thankful for that."},{"_id":"M62F7BKN6FAJRC7UNKCFXCGZRM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255006},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: What if the conversation gets heated, how can we de-escalate?</b>"},{"_id":"XB3I7VFMHVD27PCETWBQWWV3RM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255007},"type":"text","content":"<b>A: </b>Have a safe word. You could do this at the beginning of dinner. 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The first thing … is to do everything possible for the adults not to get heated so that the kids can see that you might have different points of view on things, but you’re not making personal attacks on a family member."},{"_id":"HUZJLQDDJFGXBJFYQWJHK5RPLI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732135496289},"type":"text","content":"A second thing is something you mentioned, which is kids know a lot about what we feel, but also about what they feel. And it obviously depends on their age. You’re not going to talk to your 3-year-old extensively about whether we’re going to have a democracy when they grow up. Probably not a good idea, but you might talk to your 10-year-old or 12-year-old about that."},{"_id":"RRM37DVNLVCPBNIUZLSLT2YK6I","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732135496290},"type":"text","content":"If I could add one thing, when you’re speaking privately with your kids, it’s good to take your cues from what they know and what they say. And if they’re capable of having a fairly adult conversation or almost adult conversation about a candidate, I think you should feel free to talk openly with your kids about what your fears are, what your hopes are, what their fears and hopes are, and have nothing between you on that so that you don’t create walls within your own nuclear family."},{"_id":"XPPSRPNQSNHNXOGQXTNBNTHPBM","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"7QAVSH4GJNGEJMRZA7KN7UWU4A"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"An Election Day so tense that parents are asking, ‘How are the kids?’","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/an-election-day-so-tense-that-parents-are-asking-how-are-the-kids/UDW7UEAG2JGWTAPKC25SDRCTPY/"},{"_id":"HJDP7SSBXNHALNTGBFQQXMCXEY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255013},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: If you just can’t agree to disagree, when do you know it’s time to cut off certain family members?</b>"},{"_id":"RUOY7XMZHNAP5I47SPUHM4IYWU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255014},"type":"text","content":"<b>A: </b>You have to follow your gut on what you’re comfortable with. I do think a lot of people have lost respect for family members because of decisions they’ve made. It’s useful to remember at those moments that blood is thicker than water and that you were born with a family and you should be happy for it."},{"_id":"BAYHVFJKAZGITJVQEZMKJQOKIA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-21T13:14:48.010Z","start":51,"end":53,"text":"offset with quotes","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}],"_id":1732049255015},"type":"text","content":"But I’d be open with the other person and just say, “don’t think we have enough of a meeting of the minds on that for the moment.” And so make a (break) temporary. … Hopefully we can get back on better terms later."},{"_id":"EJTZ5B46XRGR5PF3LG7PQPKLLQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255016},"type":"text","content":"<b>Q: What if you’re the one that ended up making politics personal, how do you apologize?</b>"},{"_id":"THSHYLZL2FFZPOGOXCURTKAQX4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049255017},"type":"text","content":"<b>A: </b>Your point about apologizing is actually really important. 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The audit included about 14% of all ballots cast."},{"_id":"KLSUFT7JORHVFPF7DBM57IUIKM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636411},"type":"text","content":"In all, Trump <a href=\"https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgia/elections/2024NovGen\" target=\"_blank\">defeated Harris</a> by 115,000 votes out of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-voters-set-a-new-turnout-record-at-almost-53-million-in-2024-election/ZRE5Y6ZLBNCUBL54MZOMWGDIF4/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 5.25 million ballots cast</a> in the presidential election — a 2.2 percentage point margin of victory."},{"_id":"6SVABQRIPNBM7FKX2IDUTA3ANY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636412},"type":"text","content":"The manual review of a sample of ballots compared the results with the machine count to verify the outcome was correct with at least a 95% statistical confidence level."},{"_id":"N4GS7K4TEZGRJMPPKFABOK4RVQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636413},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s voting system relies on optical scanning machines to count votes from QR codes printed on ballots. The printed ballots also include readable text of each voter’s choices. Election workers counted the printed text to confirm the results matched the computer-generated results."},{"_id":"E3VPJBN345HT5CUVFAS3XG63ME","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636414},"type":"text","content":"Georgia is <a href=\"https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/risk-limiting-audits\">one of five states</a> that conduct this type of audit, called a risk-limiting audit, after each election. 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That number was then fed into a computer to pick which ballots needed to be reviewed in each of Georgia’s 159 counties."},{"_id":"3JMCBPQ3PVCLPDJKM7H7ZSJDAU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636417},"type":"text","content":"County election officials audited 442 batches of ballots, including ballots printed by machines for in-person voters and filled out by hand by absentee voters. Over 86% of the batches had no deviation from the machine-counted totals."},{"_id":"7XC5QHMUBBBB5DBRAI5MMTOXFA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636418},"type":"text","content":"Election officials also conducted a hand-count audit of the 2020 race, but that review covered <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/recount-teams-assemble-for-manual-review-of-georgia-election-results/V22J6ZW66VESNHW77WJ2ZZ35WY/\" target=\"_blank\">all 5 million ballots cast</a> because the margin was so close between Trump and Joe Biden. After <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/breaking-georgia-manual-recount-confirms-biden-victory/B7LNNHYZOVGKZBUVAT7NZT3VZE/\" target=\"_blank\">the audit </a>and a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-recount-confirms-biden-win-again-but-trump-still-battling/OZGAOQCMKVFG7G43L5PSF3BNHM/\" target=\"_blank\">machine recount</a>, Biden won by 11,779 votes."},{"_id":"N5H5IOHHRBH2LFRSSIHAIJIJM4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636419},"type":"text","content":"A second election audit is being completed this week to ensure that the results are correct before Raffensperger certifies the results Friday."},{"_id":"4IWMJOWD7JCNLC4SNEW5YQDGXI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732140636420},"type":"text","content":"This new audit — a computerized double-check added to state law this year — uses <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-to-use-text-recognition-software-to-double-check-2024-ballots/RBU5T4SOCBEBLGXLYBPFSCXBTA/\">text-recognition technology</a> to read candidate names printed on every ballot cast in Georgia, then counts the totals. 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Kemp and legislative leaders recently directed <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-to-provide-100-million-in-disaster-relief-for-farmers-foresters/TZWKOOKUMZB3RBOBD2KQ6RCNAE/\">$100 million in state funding</a> to provide immediate relief for farmers and timber producers. 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Those changes and several others were<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-supreme-court-rejects-republican-effort-to-restore-last-minute-election-rules/XXAPHD43KJDAVO4HCWBUMSV4ZU/\"> tossed out</a> by Fulton Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox. Jr. for this year’s election after Eternal Vigilance Action, a conservative nonprofit led by former Republican state Rep. 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Activists in a similar<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/activists-withdraw-lawsuit-accusing-fulton-county-of-failing-to-clean-up-voting-rolls/NIP5PVSR3JD7HMDOW2KIMU7W2Q/\"> Fulton</a> case withdrew their lawsuit after a judge said the county was following state law."},{"_id":"3OATKFATWRBMFFUELB6XOI3QRY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049357790},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/civil-rights-groups-go-to-court-to-oppose-georgia-voter-challenges-law/PTA3ROQI4FG7RATA46RVZ5U42M/\">Civil rights</a> organizations<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/federal-lawsuit-takes-aim-at-georgia-voter-challenge-law/HNYMZ6HHAJH5TML6EQNF4VIYPI/\"> filed lawsuits</a> challenging new state laws that give activists greater opportunity to challenge<b> </b>potentially legitimate voters from rolls."},{"_id":"MMSGUAOLYZGILFR7GXHWPE44VY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049357791},"type":"text","content":"Last week, election boards in counties with Republican members who have previously refused to certify election results unanimously certified this year’s results."},{"_id":"XHXFYFCBB5DJDAZU4F5WD364XM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049357792},"type":"text","content":"Some board members pointed to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/judge-rejects-fulton-election-board-members-demand-for-more-documents/HAYZ4NWGLJA33EYA4YN6FUWIIA/\">Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney’s ruling last month that certification is a mandatory step</a>. In his ruling, McBurney rejected claims from Fulton County election board member Julie Adams, who refused to certify May’s primary election. He said concerns over election fraud or abuse should be handled through formal election challenges in court."},{"_id":"VVW65HMBI5B3HOHAWU7PKXWTKA","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"_id":"N5JYQEUIHRF67IBYOBYGSDOGC4"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Georgia election boards certified Trump’s win. Some Republicans objected to the law.","url":"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-boards-certify-trumps-win-as-republicans-object-to-law/JWW6B7LTWNG4THDRDUAQ73UW4Y/"},{"_id":"ALARVWAXWRHNBLSUFWV6FIWQIY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732051804485},"type":"text","content":"Adams appealed that ruling and filed an additional lawsuit seeking access to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/judge-rejects-fulton-election-board-members-demand-for-more-documents/HAYZ4NWGLJA33EYA4YN6FUWIIA/\"> more election documents</a> than the Fulton election board agreed to."},{"_id":"OZCXM7GATZGDDGUXCZAKS6ZPQU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1732049357793},"type":"text","content":"She is not the lone skeptic.<b> </b>At least 19 election officials have voted not to certify results in recent years, according to an<a 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Nikema Williams is setting the stage to step down as chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia amid growing pressure from prominent donors, activists and officials who demanded she relinquish the role ahead of tough 2026 midterm elections."},{"_id":"ZO6NSEM4DFH2RL7FMD6IKYIGMA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731524136690},"type":"text","content":"Williams, first elected to the volunteer role in 2019, said Friday that she endorsed a new policy that makes the party chair a paid full-time job. If those changes are adopted by party activists, as expected, it would likely mean Williams would bow out as chair early next year rather than heed the more immediate requests to quit."},{"_id":"6TU5EFVBARACTBLKFRKMOXEWME","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731724494075},"type":"text","content":"She called for an executive committee meeting on Nov. 23 and a full state committee meeting on Dec. 14 to hash out a proposal to make the job a paid, full-time position to ensure that “independently wealthy folks” aren’t the only ones who can fill the role."},{"_id":"7DKB5FQ65BG2LIVJXRBPQI4VQY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731727428259},"type":"text","content":"“We are the party of working families,” Williams said in an email to Democratic activists, “and I know that we agree that leading our party should be open to all.”"},{"_id":"3QNSUZIVSFELPCVKY2YER25CRI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731524136691},"type":"text","content":"The criticism of Williams’ tenure escalated after former President Donald Trump recaptured Georgia in November, part of a sweep of battleground states that left Democrats demoralized and party leaders struggling for an explanation."},{"_id":"6TJB52OWL5EY3D3ACDKWMYJABY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755774},"type":"text","content":"The typically internal fight over the party’s direction became a painfully public battle as prominent officials traded open letters vouching for Williams, the party’s first Black woman elected to the post, or urging that she step down <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-democrats-reelect-nikema-williams-as-chair-regroup-for-next-election/XGHFBPHKEVE4FDW5ZYE4V4JG6E/\" target=\"_blank\">long before her second four-year term</a> ends in 2027."},{"_id":"D4QZ4XWIKFHPXBF3KIFPN6JTHQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755775},"type":"text","content":"It grew in the hours after the election, when a dozen or so Democratic leaders told<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/as-georgia-democrats-struggle-with-trumps-comeback-some-point-fingers-inward/F3TC3YE3FZDKVI5CYNDRJXR2RQ/\" target=\"_blank\"> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution </a>that Williams should step aside. Some panned the party’s strategy or accused Williams of wasting resources."},{"_id":"OAU3H57O4JAATI4DSCO3IUWGRI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755776},"type":"text","content":"Others praised her long record in the volunteer position but said the job demands a full-time staffer who wasn’t limited from raising federal funds for the party, as Williams is because she serves in the U.S. House."},{"_id":"QFNVPKZFBJADRGQ6VP5ZURPWIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755777},"type":"text","content":"Williams initially dismissed the calls, pointing to the party’s statewide wins in 2020, 2021 and 2022 even as she acknowledged Democrats needed a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/politically-georgia-democrats-regroup/XPJOHOJMHZCHLA6JNEWGWJ5IWM/\" target=\"_blank\">“course correction”</a> after Trump improved his level of support in more than 130 of Georgia’s 159 counties."},{"_id":"WIZPS3LLCRDXFIHIZQXBDROLYM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755778},"type":"text","content":"But the pushback grew as word trickled out that U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who’s up for reelection in 2026, called Williams and pressed her to stand down. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\">Williams relayed to friends</a> that Ossoff told her he lacked confidence in her leadership."},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"XWCGLZCVWDPFUXPWQVIJYQGWVE","type":"image"},"_id":"XWCGLZCVWDPFUXPWQVIJYQGWVE","type":"reference"},{"_id":"EBD23ITZKBCFJHPK6YPLCRPI6Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755779},"type":"text","content":"“I hope this doesn’t have to become public, but this is something I’m absolutely planning to pursue,” Williams claimed Ossoff told her in a phone conversation, according to a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\">text message she sent to her supporters that was obtained by the AJC.</a> Ossoff has declined comment about their exchange, but his allies didn’t dispute her broader characterization of the conversation."},{"_id":"SS3SLELZLBH6DBTXTRPVKSLDPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731692091983},"type":"text","content":"At an event Friday in Gwinnett County, Ossoff told reporters there were “ongoing conversations” about party leadership, but he wouldn’t say whether he asked Williams to step down."},{"_id":"DOF6WWWUAFHSTDT4QFR6RQ7O6Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731692091984},"type":"text","content":"“After any election it’s always appropriate to regroup, assess the outcome, make sure that we’re reconnecting with our constituents and in the strongest position possible to move forward,” he said. “I’m confident that we are doing that.”"},{"_id":"C5SJRO4U4FCYZACOWE4I3V4WJ4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755780},"type":"text","content":"Compounding Williams’ challenges, several leading Democrats declined to publicly defend her. U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock told the AJC he wanted to “get beyond the current distraction and focus on the work.”"},{"_id":"VYIDYS5OQZBNNMFEYIKL76DBSA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755781},"type":"text","content":"And U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, a close Ossoff friend, said there was a “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\">groundswell of support</a>” behind calls for Williams to quit but said the decision was ultimately hers to make."},{"_id":"J2WIYJWJ3RCEHM4OH7AMCSZXOM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731509428875},"type":"text","content":"In another sign of Williams’ eroding support, state Rep. Billy Mitchell of Stone Mountain <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1856677115896222161\" target=\"_blank\">demanded his name be removed</a> from a letter vouching for Williams’ leadership."},{"_id":"HZYQIUCO6FH3HM6HBYBDR3DR3Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731509428876},"type":"text","content":"“I have nothing against Nikema. I wish this debate, this debacle, could have been done in private,” he said. “But I’m not getting involved in this fight.”"},{"level":1,"_id":"KCR6SWG2CREQ7KXW67BD2Y2AXY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731509428877},"type":"header","content":"<b>A tough fight ahead</b>"},{"_id":"V4PMQ4OBHVB7ZBDNTILPVKWGKE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755782},"type":"text","content":"Meanwhile, Williams’ supporters worked to find space for her to step down on her own terms."},{"_id":"TS2RKCGFS5HTBFFADJA5EFKXS4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731692091991},"type":"text","content":"Several sent statements praising her “steady leadership” of the state party, including Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and former Cobb County Democratic Chair Erick Allen."},{"_id":"6KSUEYFHHRBXJJ4GCJ5JHE7AFM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731692091992},"type":"text","content":"And Williams sent messages to friends saying she supported structural changes to the party that include a full-time, paid party chair. But she added that Democrats shouldn’t be “naive to think that my being in Congress” led to Harris’ loss in Georgia, a theme she echoed in her Friday email to supporters."},{"_id":"VK4DUGR4PBG2LPNQDC4ZM4MSRY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731727428278},"type":"text","content":"“I will proudly declare that I rebuilt the Democratic Party of Georgia to be considered a national battleground state when most folks walked away,” she wrote, “with more Democratic gains than any other chair before me trying to rebuild our Party.”"},{"_id":"JJC6URPZYVDDHAWBVYOX6KLFPU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731690764073},"type":"text","content":"Further complicating the delicate situation is that Williams, 46, will remain a leading party figure regardless of how long she remains party chair."},{"_id":"7OXYBF76SZBK7OWTZEFV4PVW5E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731727428280},"type":"text","content":"She holds one of the safest Democratic seats in the U.S. House, an Atlanta-based district that she won last week with 87% of the vote. 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Along with Ossoff’s seat, the 2026 ballot will feature an open governor’s race and contests for every other constitutional statewide office."},{"_id":"M7U3W6VJHREP3IZXZLVAJ64TCQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731727428283},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff is preparing for a tough reelection battle, when Republicans will likely make him one of their top targets for a pickup. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp\">Gov. </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp\">Brian Kemp</a>, who cannot seek a third term in Georgia’s top job, is among the prominent Republicans who could challenge the Democrat."},{"level":1,"_id":"5E637HRFGBC4LDD722FANQW7GI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731727428284},"type":"header","content":"A fast rise"},{"_id":"W5DN4PDA6FBFZAOCPILL2U2ENM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755785},"type":"text","content":"Even Williams’ fiercest critics don’t question her commitment to Democratic politics and record in the party’s grassroots trenches. Nor do they see this as her political obituary, since Williams could serve in public office for many years to come."},{"_id":"VRL42AZS6ZD6RHZD4WRFRI6A5E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731690764078},"type":"text","content":"She was elected a party vice-chair in 2011 and became acting chair in 2013 after Mike Berlon was forced to resign <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/mounting-legal-woes-spurred-democratic-leader-resignation/AD9GuFvMb9ylBhbzVyAS5O/\">amid mounting legal problems</a> that led <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/former-georgia-democrat-party-chairman-sentenced-years-prison/4QwOlSlbIekgjBuRNkIHqN/\">to a federal prison sentence</a>."},{"_id":"ICMWPLQXGBHSZDOV24K4XUPUDU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755786},"type":"text","content":"Williams won a deep-blue Atlanta-based state Senate district <a href=\"https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiwtafgyfjeAhWOv1MKHatdDi8QFjABegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpolitics.myajc.com%2Fblog%2Fpolitics%2Ftop-georgia-democratic-official-aims-for-state-senate-seat%2FSViKhzQexwD4GEWEOfBOcM%2F&usg=AOvVaw3cOCL7fcR7f6MAntyWN4Gr\">in a 2017 special election after Vincent Fort</a> resigned to run for mayor, and she drew <a href=\"https://www.herald.co.zw/us-lawmaker-arrested-amid-vote-recounting-protest/\" target=\"_blank\">international headlines</a> after she was arrested in 2018 during a “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/rising-democratic-star-eyes-bid-for-state-party-leader/wI8rWxlvwVAsQ0J7bk6VwN/\">count every vote</a>” protest under the Gold Dome."},{"_id":"LLI2MGK6AFANLCKVG7JKDZREQI","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755787},"type":"text","content":"Though the criminal charges were later <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/cases-dismissed-against-senator-protesters-arrested-capitol/kKVszJZiLc9R3jlMNbXC4L/\">dismissed</a>, Williams spent hours in a local jail and later said officers threatened to conduct a strip search. She told supporters the indignity of her arrest fueled her desire for a greater role in the party, calling it an affront to First Amendment rights and a reminder of the dangers of unfettered police authority."},{"_id":"JLBEDZ26EJBMBGH7USG4CA54JA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755788},"type":"text","content":"In January 2019, she was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/meet-nikema-williams-the-newly-elected-leader-georgia-democrats/aO7iTKsTyelrt9jrNRJ7qK/\">elected the first Black woman</a> to lead the state party after pledging to target voters often ignored by politicians, keep up an embrace of liberal policies and continue deploying sharp-edged tactics to battle the GOP."},{"_id":"3XP5T5BXPNEQDGYEPXHKABJC6E","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731468755789},"type":"text","content":"After U.S. Rep. 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Others said Williams can’t devote the energy needed to run the state party while also representing an Atlanta-based district in the U.S. House."},{"_id":"IYEVOSSVRBFEPFHRS2B4BBTPVE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731704794355},"type":"text","content":"Officials say one of the critics is U.S. Sen. 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Trump flipped Georgia back into the GOP column, and Republicans limited Democratic gains in swing suburban legislative districts where the party aimed to make inroads."},{"_id":"LQZOWDGGCNDI3NDWZISSGPKJRM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731704794358},"type":"text","content":"Some prominent Democrats, including Savannah Mayor Van Johnson and party Vice Chair Matthew Wilson, have vouched for Williams. Others have notably withheld their public support."},{"_id":"F6TBMYSHVFHR7O7PHTCAWMVBBE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731704794359},"type":"text","content":"The four other Democrats from Georgia’s U.S. House delegation have not said publicly whether Williams should remain chair of the state party. And Warnock has also sidestepped debate over her leadership, saying only that the issue is a “distraction.”"},{"_id":"WPPJGM3Z7ZFYLAX236YMN5AO64","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731704794360},"type":"text","content":"“Our focus at this point has to be on winning in 2026, and I’m singularly focused on that,” he said Thursday. “I have every confidence that the leaders of our party will get this resolved.”"},{"_id":"GJOHIALIPRH77NB2TVBZF7UB4Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731704794361},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff, for his part, hasn’t confirmed publicly whether he called for Williams to step down. 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An entrepreneur from Florida told me his businesses flourished under the first Trump administration, but not under Biden, so he voted early for Trump."},{"_id":"S2KAGKHSGBGYVBVYNWGC2B3P5Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But even with all of that voter anxiety, the first cabinet picks Trump has put forward have had nothing to do with the economy."},{"_id":"JCVCN5KVDZCEJNKYQGTOREH5MQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":67,"comment":"Secretary of State ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":154,"comment":"Attorney General ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":496,"comment":" Attorneys ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":559,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Along with a well received nomination of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state, on Wednesday Trump picked former Congressman Matt Gaetz to be U.S. attorney general. Gaetz’s main experience with the Department of Justice to this point has been a now-dismissed DOJ investigation into accusations that he participated in the sex trafficking of a minor. If confirmed, he would soon oversee the same FBI and DOJ that investigated not just him, but Trump as well. He would also oversee all U.S. attorneys around the country, domestic counterterrorism efforts and the office of Violence Against Women."},{"_id":"D7DWZRBYL5GGDF4KIXEZP5TKIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Gaetz is not only broadly disliked by his GOP House colleagues for leading a botched challenge to former Speaker Kevin McCarthy, he has also been under a House Ethics Committee investigation for sex trafficking, illegal drug use and other serious misconduct. By resigning from the House immediately, as he did Wednesday night, he ended the investigation against him. Gaetz has denied the allegations against him, but the controversy only underscores the absurdity of his nomination."},{"_id":"PKYLGAJ4I5AONP7VTYIEQGLI4M","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":51,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":78,"comment":"Secretary ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-15T15:01:26.843Z","replies":[],"start":52,"end":54,"text":"do not precede junior with comma, per AP","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}]},"type":"text","content":"After picking Gaetz, Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be his nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services. Along with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/highbrow_nobrow/status/1802050961218683373\">recently saying</a> no vaccines are safe and effective, Kennedy also proclaimed <a href=\"https://x.com/RobertKennedyJr/status/1852812012478398923\">on social media</a> that, “On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water.” Um, what?"},{"_id":"P42PYMJX2JDJZKKID6YW4DBLZA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"RFK is such an off-the-wall pick that the New York Post editorial board, hardly a liberal crew, said that after spending time with him last year, they came away impressed by his <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2023/05/21/joe-bidens-a-fool-to-ignore-the-robert-f-kennedy-jr-challenge/\">charisma</a>, but deeply concerned by his views on public health, which they called “a head-scratching spaghetti of … warped conspiracy theories, and not just on vaccines.”"},{"_id":"I555PNBSZREYTHPGUYQGPK7F5Q","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":23,"comment":"that ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":116,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":320,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":370,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Kennedy also told them “neocons” are responsible for a host of America’s policy ills and that pesticides, cellphones and ultrasound technology could be driving an upswing in Tourette syndrome and peanut allergies. Now, with Trump’s support, he’ll have the power to decide not just American policy on pesticides, vaccines and fluoride, but also oversee Medicare, Medicaid and women’s health."},{"_id":"4HCTVAGJ25BMZHKGINL65HAIKM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":94,"comment":"as Secretary of Defense ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-15T15:10:01.448Z","replies":[],"start":51,"end":53,"text":"placed name of show in quotation marks","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}]},"type":"text","content":"Moving down the list, the president-elect nominated “Fox & Friends Weekend” host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense. Hegseth has a blue-chip education from Princeton and Harvard, along with significant military experience as a former major in the Minnesota National Guard."},{"_id":"2UNWQDD75BAUDIT52BNQIXLDIE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":159,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""},{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":218,"comment":"General ","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"But he also said recently that women should not be in combat, where they have served for years, that “lots of people need to be fired” from Pentagon leadership and that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, may only have gotten the role because he is Black."},{"_id":"YAEQD2HBYBFERMENRHN3GXR2AQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[{"date":"2024-11-15T15:12:19.774Z","replies":[],"start":153,"end":155,"text":"placed title of book in quotation marks","user":"Amanda DeArmon","email":"Amanda.DeArmon@ajc.com"}]},"type":"text","content":"“Was it because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt, which on its face seems unfair to CQ,” Hegseth wrote in his new book “The War on Warriors.” “But since he has made the race card one of his biggest calling cards, it doesn’t really much matter.”"},{"_id":"4SC7JYF2UJAMRCP6MRXKBLH4RU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"Is all of this what 76 million Americans just voted for?"},{"_id":"2G7RUNZTHNCUJAECEAGSKKQ4BM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":166,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"I can tell you after covering the election for the last year that not one person told me they were voting for Trump to keep women out of combat, fluoride out of water or Matt Gaetz out of jail. Most just want to keep more money in their pockets and be able to afford the lives they’re working toward."},{"_id":"6VO2B2KXURB6NEFNC7PKA7GCAU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"date":"","replies":[],"pos":33,"comment":",","type":"insert","user":"","email":""}],"comments":[]},"type":"text","content":"With control of the House, Senate and White House, Republicans are perfectly positioned to deliver that for Americans. 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Republicans have capitalized on an electorate that still leans to the right, meaning they can win state elections by <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/gop-flip-of-baldwin-county-shows-how-trump-election-strategy-in-georgia-paid-off/6FXZBV73WBAJLOUP6TVBJQRC7I/\">focusing on turning out their conservative base</a>."},{"_id":"RSVXFQEFONEW5MKKWI535XCB6U","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731612199190},"type":"text","content":"Democrats must follow a broader strategy of energizing liberal voters while also appealing to independents and Republicans. That coalition propelled Biden, Ossoff and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to victories the past two election cycles. But it fell apart in 2024."},{"_id":"GBW7QTXMN5BVZOXS5FEIT36YGY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731612199191},"type":"text","content":"“The Democratic challenges will exist until Jesus returns because we try to message to everyone. 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But she may face fierce competition if she does, as prominent Democrats including outgoing DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael Thurmond and U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-november-vote-will-set-stage-for-wild-2026-election/47L2EL34N5HXRHIZLSNYS7R4MY/\">openly contemplate a run</a>."},{"_id":"E6LUD24KANBTJEVZJUJJDSJEOA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731612199201},"type":"text","content":"“If the data shows Stacey should run, then great. But if our data shows we need to rethink the process, we need to be direct about that. We all have to look at the mirror and do some soul searching,” said Daniel Blackman, a former statewide Democratic candidate for the Public Service Commission who was a Biden appointee to a federal environmental post."},{"_id":"ONQW6WXITJAZBCFM6YF2HBU43Y","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1731612199202},"type":"text","content":"State Rep. 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It simply said the arguments were canceled “until further order of this court.”","type":"text"},{"_id":"YNLHIHLEXVEWLIH3P5QS52T54I","additional_properties":{"_id":1731969606397,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"“It’s not something you normally see,” said Marietta attorney Ashleigh Merchant, who brought the initial motion to recuse Willis because of her romantic relationship with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade.","type":"text"},{"_id":"5VKLMKNGSVDK7MT6XSOEQ3XKAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1731969606398,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"“They could reschedule it,” she said. “It could mean they don’t need to hear oral arguments and can decide it on the merits.”","type":"text"},{"_id":"PZD2NIQHVRD6LLCOGV47EKEL4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1731969606399,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"The court also could have made its decision because Trump was recently elected to be the 47th president of the U.S. and is to take the oath of office on Jan. 20. It was recently disclosed that Trump’s lead Atlanta attorney, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgia-election-interference-case-trump-lawyers-will-try-to-get-criminal-charges-tossed-out/7OB6UCWH2JDLLF7FFK5QTXCJAE/\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Sadow, was preparing to ask the appeals court to dismiss the case</a> outright because Trump is about to return to the White House.","type":"text"},{"_id":"TYYUER5XNFDBJNQH7I2JNVLWDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1731969606400,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Trump is one of nine defendants appealing <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/nathan-wade-resigns-allowing-fulton-da-fani-willis-to-move-ahead-with-georgia-trump-case/3BDOOBKOEBHJBM3X2UOU7QKMXY/\" target=\"_blank\">Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s decision</a> in which he said Willis could only continue prosecuting the case if Wade was no longer a member of the team. 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