![]() The same goes for Ellabell in Bryan County, where Hyundai has announced its plans for a $4.3 billion manufacturing “meta-plant” outside of Savannah. By the names of those little towns alone, you know the plant will bring the kind of explosive growth the communities east of Atlanta have never contemplated. In December of 2021, Kemp and Rivian announced that the electric truck maker will build a $5 billion factory between Social Circle and Rutledge. Marjorie Taylor Greene became a household name all across the country, for better or worse.īeyond the political headlines, other announcements came out of the governor’s office that could change some parts of rural Georgia forever. Republicans also expanded their numbers in Congress from eight to nine after Republican-led redistricting. In a year that Democrats like Stacey Abrams had hoped to make historic gains, Republicans swept every other statewide office in Georgia in 2022. Raphael Warnock both won reelection, as did Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. So much has happened since my last trip in 2021. Who are the leaders to watch? Which issues are changing or intensifying? Where is Georgia headed politically? ![]() I’ll also look to see what else we in Atlanta don’t know about our neighbors around the state. ![]() I’ll again be talking to voters and leaders and activists and personalities - all the people who make politics in Georgia come alive. And now I’m heading back out on the road again. I spent the summer of 2022 covering the traditional nuts and bolts of politics, the rallies and polls and campaign ads of the midterm elections. ![]() How are they all doing? I’ve wondered since then. ![]()
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