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Political Rewind: Plans to reintroduce voting rights act; Redistricting could pit Dems against Dems

 

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US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he’ll bring the federal voting rights bill to the floor for a vote Wednesday. Credit: David Goldman, AP

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he will bring the federal voting rights bill to the floor for a vote today.

In other news, the trial of Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryant is undergoing jury selection. The men are charged with murder in the Ahmaud Arbery shooting, and the judge presiding over the trial is worried that jury selection is taking far too long.

Plus, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan takes his book tour to New Hampshire, prompting some to wonder if there’s a presidential race in his future.

Also, Georgia legislators prepare for the upcoming session to draw new political maps. Do they have plans to knock off some incumbent Democrats by creating districts that force them to run against one another?

Panelists:

Greg Bluestein — Political reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Dr. Adrienne Jones — Professor of political science, Morehouse College

Dr. Jennifer McCoy — Professor of political science, Georgia State University

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Bill Nigut has been a program host and producer at Georgia Public Broadcasting since November, 2013. He currently hosts “Two Way Street,” a show that features long-form conversations with authors, artists, chefs, scientists and other creative people who have fascinating stories to tell. He is host and producer of “Political Rewind,” a twice-weekly political roundtable show featuring some of Georgia’s best-informed insiders weighing in on the big state and national political stories.
Sam joined the Political Rewind team in 2019. He graduated American University in 2015 with a degree in journalism and spent time in North Carolina as a reporter at WCHL in Chapel Hill.
Sarah Kallis