The Georgia Hour, episode 155: Georgia Election Shocking Secrets & 2026 Candidates

Dive into the lat­est episode of the Geor­gia Hour with host BKP as he uncov­ers crit­i­cal updates on Georgia’s polit­i­cal land­scape. From the con­tentious Sec­re­tary of State race to Ful­ton County’s elec­tion board dra­ma, this pod­cast expos­es the high-stakes bat­tles shap­ing Georgia’s future. Learn about the can­di­dates, con­tro­ver­sies, and strate­gic moves influ­enc­ing key elec­tions, includ­ing the State Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 race and the Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion. Stay informed on Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene’s sur­pris­ing stance and the ris­ing momen­tum of Derek Dooley’s Sen­ate cam­paign. Tune in for unfil­tered insights into Georgia’s polit­i­cal pulse!

• Ful­ton Coun­ty Elec­tion Board Con­tro­ver­sy:
  • Two major elec­tions in Geor­gia: State Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 (Sep­tem­ber 23) and Pub­lic Ser­vice Com­mis­sion (Novem­ber).
  • Ful­ton Coun­ty Board of Reg­is­tra­tion and Elec­tions faces legal bat­tles over appoint­ing Repub­li­can can­di­dates Jason Fras­er and Julie Adams.
  • Supe­ri­or Court ordered Ful­ton Coun­ty to place Fras­er and Adams on the board, with a $10,000 dai­ly fine for non-com­pli­ance, but a stay was grant­ed, delay­ing enforce­ment.
  • Ful­ton Coun­ty Repub­li­can Party’s emer­gency motion to expe­dite the appeal was denied on Sep­tem­ber 9, leav­ing the board com­po­si­tion unre­solved before upcom­ing elec­tions.
  • Host empha­sizes the impor­tance of Repub­li­can rep­re­sen­ta­tion to pre­vent Demo­c­ra­t­ic gains in key areas like Chero­kee Coun­ty and North Ful­ton.
• State Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 Elec­tion:
  • Can­di­dates: Demo­c­rat Deb­o­rah Stin­g­ley (lead­ing after the jun­gle pri­ma­ry) vs. Repub­li­can Jason Dick­er­son.
  • BKP warns that a Demo­c­ra­t­ic win could attract sig­nif­i­cant out­side fund­ing, poten­tial­ly flip­ping oth­er Repub­li­can strong­holds in Geor­gia.
  • Urges lis­ten­ers to stay focused and avoid emo­tion­al dis­trac­tions in this crit­i­cal race.
• Sec­re­tary of State Race Devel­op­ments:
  • Can­di­dates announced: Tim Flem­ing, Kelvin King, and Gabriel Ster­ling, with rumors of two addi­tion­al con­tenders.
  • Dis­cus­sion of the Blue Rib­bon Pan­el on Elec­tion Pro­ce­dures, co-chaired by Tim Flem­ing, which pro­posed a vol­un­tary test pro­gram for touch­screen vot­ing but was reject­ed by Sec­re­tary of State Brad Raf­fensperg­er.
  • Alle­ga­tions that Raf­fensperg­er is bypass­ing the State Elec­tion Board on dou­ble-vot­ing cas­es, with 315 cas­es inves­ti­gat­ed but not yet pre­sent­ed to the board.
  • Con­cerns raised about efforts to bring the State Elec­tion Board back under the Sec­re­tary of State’s con­trol, under­min­ing its inde­pen­dence.
• Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene’s Polit­i­cal Stance:
  • Greene express­es dis­in­ter­est in GOP can­di­dates for Georgia’s Sen­ate and Gov­er­nor races, refus­ing to endorse Mike Collins, Derek Doo­ley, Burt Jones, Chris Carr, or Brad Raf­fensperg­er.
  • Cites lack of focus on key vot­er issues like crime, edu­ca­tion, and bor­der secu­ri­ty, and crit­i­cizes can­di­dates for exploit­ing Lak­en Riley’s death in cam­paign mes­sag­ing.
  • Warns of Repub­li­can vot­er dis­en­gage­ment, cit­ing Demo­c­rat Deb­o­rah Shigley’s strong per­for­mance in the State Sen­ate Dis­trict 21 pri­ma­ry as evi­dence.
  • BKP crit­i­cizes Greene’s shift to main­stream media like the AJC and her appar­ent frus­tra­tion with Don­ald Trump for not endors­ing her poten­tial Sen­ate or Gov­er­nor bids.
• Derek Dooley’s Sen­ate Cam­paign Momen­tum:
  • Doo­ley, a for­mer foot­ball coach, gains trac­tion with an endorse­ment from Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp’s team and GOP mega-donor John Lee­burn III, who chairs his cam­paign.
  • Leeburn’s sig­nif­i­cant finan­cial con­tri­bu­tions to Trump and GOP caus­es sig­nal strong donor sup­port for Doo­ley, con­trast­ing with Mike Collins’ cool­ing cam­paign.
  • BKP reveals a strate­gic roll­out of Dooley’s cam­paign, includ­ing con­trolled media appear­ances and donor meet­ings, orches­trat­ed by Kemp’s team to build momen­tum.
• Oth­er Notable Men­tions:
  • Mesha Main­or, a for­mer Demo­c­rat, launch­es a GOP bid for State School Super­in­ten­dent against incum­bent Richard Woods.
  • Kan­diss Taylor’s announce­ment to run for Con­gress in the First Dis­trict is mocked, with BKP ques­tion­ing her cred­i­bil­i­ty after claim­ing she won the 2022 governor’s race with min­i­mal votes.
  • Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp’s strate­gic moves, includ­ing send­ing 300 Nation­al Guard troops to Wash­ing­ton, D.C., poten­tial­ly to cur­ry favor with Trump for an endorse­ment.