AJC: Patricia Murphy - Political columnist (original) (raw)

A woman votes at a grocery store on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Placeholder ImageCredit: AP

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: It’s still the economy, stupid

Why did Trump win? It's still the economy, stupid.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger declared Tuesday a successful Election Day, with record turnout and short lines despite Russian-based hoaxes threatening to bomb polling sites.Placeholder ImageCredit: Ryon Horne

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: Raffensperger oversees Trump’s Georgia victory: ‘Just doing my job’

After four years of feuding with Donald Trump, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger oversees his Georgia victory. "I'm just doing my job."

Nicole Adrienne, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student, waiting for Vice President Kamala Harris to speak in Atlanta on Nov. 2, 2024.Placeholder ImageCredit: Patricia Murphy

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: ‘Women’s rights’ top issue for these Harris voters in Georgia

The 2024 election will be the first presidential contest since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and erased the national abortion rights it established.

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he and his team are ready if Georgia's election is contested again as it was in 2020. (Dustin Chambers/The New York Times)Placeholder ImageCredit: NYT

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: Brad Raffensperger will be the man in the middle on Election Day, again

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he's ready if there's a repeat of 2020's contentious election aftermath during this year's presidential election.

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they storm the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 6, 2021. Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)Placeholder ImageCredit: TNS

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: The unfinished business of Jan. 6

Jan. 6 is the unfinished business of the 2020 election-- a referendum on the man who watched, and did not stop, the assault on democracy that he set in motion.

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (center) hugs Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump (left) as Tucker Carlson smiles during a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Duluth, Ga. (Alex Brandon/AP)Placeholder ImageCredit: AP

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: OK, America, who’s your daddy?

Two images of the future of America — of a strong man coming home to take charge or a young woman making her own decision — are driving a giant gender gap in the election.

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OPINION

Patricia Murphy: How the gender gap became the battle of the sexes in 2024

A traditional split between men and women in elections has exploded in 2024, as issues like abortion move to the forefront and Kamala Harris runs to be first woman president.

Paulding County Election Director Deidre Holden does not expect a repeat of the tumult that followed the 2020 election to happen again this year, although she is predicting a close election and the expected recounts. “We’re stronger because of 2020," she said. "We’re prepared.” (Patricia Murphy/AJC)Placeholder ImageCredit: Patricia Murphy, AJC

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: A day in the often difficult life of a Georgia election director

Deidre Holden, Paulding County's election director, has had to work through bomb threats, accusations and last-minute rule changes. But she's not giving up on democracy.

Arjenis Aten and his wife, Aliyah, attend the Donald Trump campaign rally at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 15 - the first day of early voting. (Patricia Murphy/AJC)Placeholder ImageCredit: Patricia Murphy, AJC

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: Meet the Black men in Georgia voting for Trump

Vice Kamala Harris is making a last-minute push for Black men. For these Trump voters, it’s too late.

State Election Board Members (from left) Mike Coan (Executive Director), Janelle King and Janice Johnston chat before the State Election Board’s final scheduled meeting of 2024 at Georgia Capitol, Tuesday, October 8, 2024, in Atlanta. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)Placeholder ImageCredit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

OPINION

Patricia Murphy: Where’s the ‘election integrity’ on the State Election Board?

The State Election Board was supposed to improve election integrity. They’re doing the opposite.