A sign of @GovKemp’s solidifying standing with the GOP grassroots: He’s greeted by a rousing standing ovation at the Cobb GOP, after the crowd boos MLB for pulling All-Star game. “If there was ever a time for us to reengage, unite and fight the good fight it is right now.” #gapol
Down the street, Attorney General @ChrisCarr_Ga stands at a local seafood place to say: “Major League Baseball made a major league mistake.”
“What does this false narrative lead to? It leads to real harm.” #gapol
.@GovKemp warns of the “trickle down effect” from MLB’s decision. “I believe we are on the right side of helping the little guy on this — they’ve got hit by COVID-19 and now they’re getting hit by this.” #gapol
“I haven’t called on any boycotts, I’ll let the consumers make the decisions. That’s what’s so sad about this,” says Kemp, who said he was concerned by MLB fallout.”They ought to go to the game and cheer for their team” w/o worrying about making a political statement. #gapol

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Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is unlikely to run for a second term as the state’s No. 2 politician and is instead expected to focus on his “GOP 2.0” initiative to reframe the party in a post-Trump era. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
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Fulton County’s district attorney said she won’t prosecute the Democratic lawmaker who was arrested last month after she knocked on the door of Gov. Brian Kemp’s state office as he was touting a sweeping new elections law. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
Says Cannon attorney @AttorneyGriggs: “Facts and evidence showed to the world that Rep. Cannon committed no crime and should not have ever been arrested. We thank the district attorney for her thorough review of the evidence and are weighing our next legal actions.”
@AttorneyGriggs “While some of Rep. Cannon’s colleagues and the police officers involved may have found her behavior annoying, such sentiment does not justify a presentment to a grand jury of the allegations ...” says @FaniWillisForDA. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
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.@GovKemp’s press conference message on “cancel culture” — “They will stop at nothing to silence all of us.” #gapol
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More: “Fair access to voting continues to have our game’s unwavering support.” #gapol
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The stance could deepen a rift w/ Georgia Republican leaders. Delta in 2018 ended a discount for the NRA, prompting GOP leaders to block a lucrative tax break for the airline. #gapol ajc.com/news/business/…
Some Republicans are already talking about ways to punish Delta, since there are a number of tax measures still pending on the final day of the session. It's akin to "Delta shooting us in the face with a shotgun without telling us it was coming," says a senior GOPer. #gapol
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29 Mar
A state Trooper said memories of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were on his mind when he arrested a Democratic legislator after she knocked repeatedly on the door of Gov. Kemp’s office as he was touting the state's new elections law. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
“The events of January 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol were in the back of my mind,” the officer wrote in a report. “I didn’t want the protestors to attempt to gain entry into a secure part of the Capitol.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
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