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Hard Truths: Abrams' roadmap
A lot of the credit for the Democratic party's electoral wins in Georgia has gone to Stacey Abrams and the groundwork her nonpartisan group, the New Georgia Project, laid in the state.
- Their strategy was to focus on voter registration and education. And Abrams' success made others look at how they could engage more voters in purple states like Pennsylvania and North Carolina.
Guests: Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, executive director of the New North Carolina Project Aimy Steele, and executive director of the New Pennsylvania Project Kadida Kenner.
Credits: "Axios Today" is brought to you by Axios and Pushkin Industries. This episode was produced by Nuria Marquez Martinez and edited by Alexandra Botti. Ben O'Brien is our sound engineer. Julia Redpath is our executive producer. Special thanks to editor-in-chief Sara Kehaulani Goo.
Putin's Invasion Part II: The Consequences
In part two of How it Happened: Putin's Invasion, Axios' Dave Lawler explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to invade Ukraine catalyzed a chain of events that are reshaping our world.
Democrats’ plan B for election reform
Earlier this year, Senate Democrats failed to pass a federal voting rights bill – a huge blow to progressive election reform efforts. Now, the party is turning to plan B: and some of its high-dollar donors are working to put new initiatives in place ahead of the November midterms.
- Plus, long covid patients struggle for financial help.
- And, an update on two big bills – one state, and one federal.
Guests: Axios' Lachlan Markey, and NBC News reporter Kit Ramgopal.
Credits: Axios Today is produced in partnership with Pushkin Industries. The team includes Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Julia Redpath, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Sabeena Singhani, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at [email protected]. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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