President Joe Biden drops out of the race, clearing the way for Vice President Kamala Harris to take the nomination

The podcast looks at the aftermath of the stunning turn of events Sunday when President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris emerged as the Democrats' likely new presidential candidate. The hosts talk with Van Johnson, mayor of Savannah and a member of the Democratic National Committee. The mayor said he supports Harris for the Democratic nomination. 

 

Then, Democratic state Rep. Shelly Hutchinson, who will be a delegate to the party's convention next month, tells the podcast she understands that as a Black and South Asian woman, Harris will face challenges winning the support of voters who may be unwilling to cast their ballots for a female or a minority candidate. 

 

Plus, Atlanta Journal-Constitution elections reporter Mark Niesse explains how a different Democratic presidential candidate can be placed on the Georgia ballot. 

 

 

Links 

Georgia Democratic leaders quickly line up behind Kamala Harris 

Patricia Murphy: Biden does right thing and leave stage 

Georgia Republicans say "good riddance" to Biden 

 

Have a question or comment for the show? Call the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at 770-810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it during the listener mailbag segment on next Friday's episode. 

  

Listen and subscribe to our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”     

  

Credits  

Executive Producer- Shane Backler  

Producer- Natalie Mendenhall  

Engineer- Shane Backler 

Editor- Matt Owen 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices