the panel
According to Gillespie, @AndraGillespieprofessor of political science at Emory University
Alan Abramowitz, @AlanIAbramowitzEmeritus Professor of Political Science, Emory University
Charles Bullock, professor of political science at the University of Georgia
Jim Galloway, @JimJournalistformer political columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
the breakdown
1. The Senate has sent a debt ceiling bill to President Biden’s desk.
Days before the deadline, Congress has passed a debt ceiling bill. It cleared the Senate in a bipartisan vote of 63 to 36. Although more Democrats voted for the bill than Republicans, the final bill had detractors from both parties. Some Democrats thought Biden waived items such as work requirements for aid, and Republicans maintained they would not vote for additional spending. Biden will give an address on the debt ceiling tonight.
2. More Republicans join battle for 2024 presidential primaries.
LISTEN: Chuck Bullock talks widening GOP presidential field.
3. Gov. Brian Kemp will not be at the state GOP convention. Kari Lake will.
Kemp previously announced he would not attend the state Republican convention, which will be dominated by Trump-affiliated Republicans. Trump, Kari Lake and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will attend the conference in Columbus. Lake lost the Arizona gubernatorial election and refused to budge, citing voter fraud. Kandiss Taylor, now chair of the Georgia GOP, will also attend. He recently embraced flat earth theories.
Monday in political rewind: The AJC’s Patricia Murphy joins the show.
