In this riv­et­ing BKP Pol­i­tics episode on Voice of Rur­al Amer­i­ca, BKP dives deep into Geor­gia’s explo­sive 2026 races – from the cut­throat Sec­re­tary of State show­down pit­ting Gabriel Ster­ling, Tim Flem­ing, and Kelvin King against elec­tion integri­ty chaos, to Brad Raf­fensperg­er’s defi­ant gov­er­nor bid brush­ing off Trump-era bag­gage. Unpacks State Elec­tion Board dys­func­tion with Janelle King’s insid­er jabs, Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene’s omi­nous “I’m not sui­ci­dal” Epstein files rant fuel­ing MAGA splits, and a tri­umphant Warn­er Robins Repub­li­can Fish Fry draw­ing 415 uni­fied patri­ots for hand­shakes with Sen­ate hope­fuls like Jonathan McCol­umn. Plus, PSC race warn­ings, Dem gov­er­nor con­tenders, and nos­tal­gic church bells – essen­tial for Geor­gia MAGA war­riors, elec­tion skep­tics, rur­al con­ser­v­a­tives, and any­one crav­ing GOP uni­ty to crush Ossoff and secure the man­sion in 2026.

  • Church Bells Nos­tal­gia and View­er Shoutouts: Kicks off with heart­felt recaps of child­hood church bells sig­nal­ing sup­per­time or five min­utes pre-Mass (uni­ver­sal across Catholic, Pres­by­ter­ian, Luther­an, Bap­tist), tying into a Geor­gia view­er’s text; BKP jokes about “put your cig­a­rette out – it’s time for church,” cred­it­ing research whiz Diane while pon­der­ing who spots sto­ries first.
  • Democ­rats’ Gov­er­nor Race Over­haul Tease: Spots emerg­ing Dem con­tenders like pro­gres­sive state Rep. Rhon­da “Roman” (name gar­bled) carv­ing a left-lane amid crowd­ed field, plus ex-Repub­li­can Jeff Dun­can flip­ping sides; mocks their “DEI hires” bal­anc­ing act (Black woman, Black man, two white guys like George Hamil­ton tan-type), pre­dict­ing full tick­et soon – vows deep­er Warn­er Robins fish fry can­di­date high­lights.
  • State Elec­tion Board Dra­ma: Pow­er Plays and Sub­poe­nas: Slams AJC’s Mark Niesee’s exposé on board­’s “pow­er strug­gles and polit­i­cal agen­das,” detail­ing Supreme Court curb on new rules, infight­ing among Trump-praised GOP major­i­ty vs. chair (backed by lone Dem), and push­es for 2020 Ful­ton bal­lot sub­poe­nas, no-excuse absen­tee end, touch­screen bans; prais­es Dr. Jan­ice John­ston’s courage but decries “dys­func­tion­al” the­ater dis­tract­ing from back­log fraud hear­ings.
  • Sec­re­tary of State Race Break­down: Ster­ling, Flem­ing, King Under Fire: Dis­sects GOP con­tenders – Gabriel Ster­ling (sub­con­trac­tor pos­ing as SOS offi­cial in 2020, cam­paigns on “clean” Domin­ion sys­tem for sub­ur­ban votes); Tim Flem­ing (Kemp ally, Burns/Coach Vic­tor Ander­son-endorsed, touts statewide lis­ten­ing tours on paper bal­lots but Kemp bag­gage rais­es trust flags); Kelvin King (nice guy with wife Janelle on elec­tion board, stumps on machine con­tract expi­ra­tions but leaves gray areas – BKP demands Day 1 Domin­ion decer­ti­fi­ca­tion oath from any win­ner).
  • King Fam­i­ly Con­flicts and Media Optics: Ques­tions Janelle King’s (appoint­ed by Burns) board role crit­i­ciz­ing offi­cials for “doing noth­ing” on vot­ing fix­es – does it boost or taint Calv­in’s bid? Notes her stump­ing every­where with him, Raf­fensperg­er’s ex-cam­paign team now on Kings, and ethics red flags if she won’t resign; stress­es need for full-throat­ed MAGA-Trump loy­al­ty over Kemp whis­pers, no Dem slips like high-pro­file SOS foe.
  • MTG’s Epstein “Not Sui­ci­dal” Rant and MAGA Rift: Spot­lights Greene’s viral X post aver­ring she’s “not sui­ci­dal” and “one of the hap­pi­est health­i­est peo­ple,” urg­ing probes into for­eign pow­ers silenc­ing her Epstein/Mossad truths if harmed, amid White House threats over files bill; reveals her NYT inter­view blast­ing Trump aides (“You did­n’t elect me – FU!”), dis­il­lu­sion with par­ty, de-MAGA-fying Geor­gia efforts (e.g., back­ing Josh McCown over David Cross in 14th), fury at no Senate/governor nod despite reelect­ing McCown.
  • Raf­fensperg­er’s Bold Gov­er­nor Leap: Con­ser­v­a­tive Cred or 2020 Bag­gage?: Con­firms two-term SOS Brad Raf­fensperg­er’s Sep­tem­ber 17 launch for gov­er­nor, defy­ing Trump 2020 “find votes” pres­sure and state par­ty block res­o­lu­tion, lean­ing on 2022 Jody Hice win, “born con­ser­v­a­tive” record, kitchen-table econ, border/fentanyl focus (per­son­al son loss), anti-Med­ic­aid expan­sion; con­fi­dent in MAGA pri­ma­ry vot­ers crav­ing “hon­est integri­ty” truth-tellers – BKP calls it hard pill but inevitable sans runoff.
  • Warn­er Robins Fish Fry Tri­umph: 415 Patri­ots Unite for 2026 Momen­tum: Recaps Sep­tem­ber 27 Cen­tral Geor­gia Repub­li­can Fish Fry revival led by Hous­ton Coun­ty GOP’s Angela (post-2023 “dis­as­ter” boy­cott), draw­ing 415 from six+ coun­ties for seam­less uni­ty – no cross words, open mics for all candidates/vendors/speakers; BKP’s live pod­cast humbly MC’d, ensur­ing inclu­siv­i­ty amid past rifts (e.g., Vot­er GA bans).
  • Fish Fry MVPs and Can­di­date Line­up Shoutouts: Hails unsung heroes like Angela (stress-bust­ing lead), Sharon (non-stop setup/front-table whiz), David (tech life­saver for camera/audio/Internet), James (calm coor­di­na­tor, Steak ‘n Shake boss), Robert & wife (end­less vol­un­teers); star atten­dees includ­ed Sen­ate can­di­dates John Kennedy (Lt. Gov. run), Blake Tillery, Steve Gooch, Mike Collins, Bud­dy Carter, Rea­gan Box, Jonathan McCol­umn (home­town announce­ment); Kelvin King (solo SOS), state school supes Robert Woods/Dr. Ran­dall Tram­mell, plus mayors/councils, Young Repub­li­cans, Turn­ing Point – pure hand­shakes, no dis­crim­i­na­tion.
  • GOP Lead­er­ship Snub Fuels Uni­ty Plea: Blasts state chair Josh McK­oon’s 9:50 AM “ill­ness” no-show (proxy call, no RNC/party reps like Jason Thompson/Amy Kremer/Sally Grubbs), despite spon­sor­ing coun­ties – missed uni­fy­ing speech chance; BKP envi­sions statewide repli­ca­tion to oust Ossoff, hold mansion/majorities, crush PSC race – “noth­ing could stop us” if we clean house.
  • Make Elec­tions Great Again Gear and Steak ‘n Shake Rave: Flaunts Vot­er GA’s “Make Elec­tions Great Again” hat/shirt (Trump EO 14248), tying to 2020 truth; gush­es Warn­er Robins Steak ‘n Shake spot­less ser­vice, RFK Jr.-inspired 100% grass-fed beef tal­low fries/jar gift (supe­ri­or taste), dou­ble steakburger/Oreo shake, cream­si­cle spe­cial – own­er James (fish fry hero) gets eter­nal props for con­ser­v­a­tive sup­port.
  • Mama’s Cater­ing Nod and Rum­ble App Plug: Thanks Mama’s Catering/Renee’s for flaw­less fish fry spread (like-mind­ed pros amid event hur­dles); clos­es with emo­tion­al call for Geor­gia-wide uni­ty – down­load free Rum­ble app, fol­low chan­nel for live alerts on TVs/phones, back tomor­row at 8 AM.

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