The Georgia Hour, episode 29: Georgia GOP Power Plays and Tort Reform Tangles
Voice of Rural America by BKP Politics
Episode notes
Georgia’s Republican Party dynamics and legislative battles. Josh McKoon, current GA GOP chair, faces a challenge from 2nd Vice Chair David Cross, who’s campaigning openly for the top spot. Meanwhile, State Senator Steve Gooch’s “America First” license plate bill, which failed last year, is back on the table. Speculation swirls around Governor Brian Kemp’s potential Senate run against Ossoff, though he’s delaying any announcement until after the legislative session, seen as the linchpin holding Georgia’s GOP together. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper emerges as a Senate contender, bolstered by his Trump loyalty and a strategic NRSC visit in D.C., unlike another unnamed Georgian whose recent NRSC trip flopped.
The spotlight then shifts to Kemp’s tort reform bill, a career-defining push mired in controversy. Described as corrupt and lobb ...