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Why Georgia's primary elections carry national significance

Georgia's elections Tuesday include competitive GOP primaries for U.S. Senate and for governor. Meanwhile, Democrats hope an enthusiastic turnout helps them flip two state supreme court seats.

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Stephen Fowler
Stephen Fowler is a political reporter with NPR's Washington Desk, where he currently reports on the restructuring of federal government and the future of the Democratic and Republican parties after Donald Trump's return to office.
Ayesha Rascoe
Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the weekend host of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine show, she interviews newsmakers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.

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