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World Cup excitement wasn’t the only thing buzzing in Atlanta this week.
The race for governor between Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson is heating up as the candidates turn their attention to coalition building with partisan primary elections now in their rear view mirror.
On Monday, I examined both campaigns’ approaches to appealing to independents and swing voters. For Jackson, that includes swaying more Black Georgians. He needs to regain the fading momentum President Donald Trump had with Black voters in 2024.
Jackson supporters who attended his recent campaign stop at a Black barbershop in College Park shared details on the dialogue they had with the billionaire business leader.
Leaders on his campaign team discussed their Black engagement strategy with me, as I examined the appeal Jackson has to Black Republicans with a somewhat divided Georgia GOP. State party leaders are still figuring out how to win midterm races with an unpopular president and war-stealing headlines.
Trump’s cuts to SNAP benefits have fueled a rise in food insecurity across metro Atlanta that has disproportionately impacted Black households. Enterprise reporter Alyssa Johnson discussed the problem with leaders from the Atlanta Community Food Bank, who say they’re now serving 80% more people than they were four years ago.
Elected leaders reacting to the FBI’s intensifying investigation into Trump’s baseless 2020 election fraud claims shared their thoughts with criminal justice reporter Madeline Thigpen. Their comments came days after Trump’s FBI Director Kash Patel reassigned 260 intelligence analysts to help the agency with its ongoing probe.
We’re keeping an eye on all the latest developments as the midterm election cycle heats up. Follow us on Instagram to keep your finger on the pulse of what’s happening in the Black Mecca. |
