Political Rewind: What you need to know about Abrams run; Supreme Court discusses abortion access

Published: Dec. 2, 2021, 3:33 p.m.

Georgia Democrats are expressing excitement and relief now that Stacey Abrams has declared she is running for governor next year. Some Republicans welcomed the news, too. They claim Abrams will energize their base to turn out and vote against her. Longtime observers of the Supreme Court say the right to an abortion may be in jeopardy after they heard the justices' comments and questions in yesterday's Mississippi court hearing. And it's now clear that local runoff elections around the state this week favored many challengers over incumbents \u2014 in some races, voters were looking for fresh, younger leaders.\n\nPanelists:\nAmy Steigerwalt \u2014 professor of political science, Georgia State University\nFred Smith \u2014 professor of constitutional law, Emory University\nTammy Greer \u2014 political science professor, Clark Atlanta University\nKevin Riley \u2014 editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution