Episode notes
This podcast episode from "The Georgia Hour" on Voice of Rural America, hosted by BKP, delivers a passionate, highly critical rant against the Georgia Republican Party (GOP) leadership as the state heads into the 2026 elections. The host expresses deep frustration with what he describes as a dysfunctional, excuse-making party under Chairman Josh McKoon, stemming from a controversial 2025 state GOP convention that grassroots conservatives labeled "rigged" to favor establishment figures and suppress challengers like David Cross.
BKP highlights recent Republican losses in special elections, including a Democrat flipping a strongly Republican-leaning state House seat in the Athens/Oconee County area (HD 121) in a jungle primary format, which he blames on the party's failure to close primaries, eliminate runoffs, or reform elect ...