Political Rewind: With Upcoming Elections, The Politics Of Baseball, Ballots and Police Budgets
Tuesday on Political Rewind: The first pitch in Major League Baseball\u2019s All-Star Game is set to be thrown in Denver tonight instead of Cobb County as originally planned. Republicans have launched a blistering campaign blaming Democrats for the relocation.\n\nMLB moved the game in response to the state's new election law, which league officials insist discriminates against minority voters. Gov. Brian Kemp is showcasing the move in his kickoff for reelection, calling it a damaging example of \u201ccancel culture.\u201d\n\nMeanwhile, research by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and GPB News suggests that the limited availability of ballot drop boxes written into the new law may have a disproportionate impact on likely Democratic voters. Data reveals that in the 2020 election, far more absentee voters in metro Atlanta used drop boxes than in rural communities across the state.\n\nPanelists:\n\nTamar Hallerman \u2013 Senior Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nStephen Fowler \u2013 Politics Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\nMayor Deana Holiday Ingraham \u2013 Mayor of East Point\n\nLeo Smith \u2013 GOP Strategist and President, Engaged Futures Group