Is Political Power Shifting to the South?

Political and economic power is moving South, and Georgia could be one of the biggest beneficiaries. Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy speak with strategist Howard Franklin about population growth, corporate investment and a new generation of Southern governors who could reshape national politics.

On this episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Politically Georgia podcast, Franklin explains why Georgia and its neighbors are gaining influence in Washington and the Electoral College. The conversation also examines the South’s growing data center industry, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ second-term priorities and whether Keisha Lance Bottoms could win the governor’s race while facing a Republican-controlled legislature.

Topics covered include:
• Why population and corporate growth are shifting political power South
• How Georgia is approaching the data center boom differently from Virginia
• What Andre Dickens must accomplish during his second term
• Why Democrats are waiting for Bottoms to build a campaign independent of Jon Ossoff