Are Texas, Georgia and South Carolina Swing States Now?

The Brian Lehrer Show | 2 hours ago

Tia Mitchell, Washington bureau chief for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast, Blaise Gainey, Texas State Capitol reporter for The Texas Newsroom / KUT News and Maayan Schechter, reporter with South Carolina Public Radio and ETV, talk about the election results in Georgia, Texas and South Carolina, including the history made by Keisha Lance Bottoms as Georgia's first Black woman to be governor, Jon Ossoff's resounding re-election, the stunning blue turn for Texas in James Talarico's and Gina Hinojosa's wins and Dr. Annie Andrews's surprise win over Darline Graham.

Photo: Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appears onstage during her election night watch party at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis on November 03, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Paras Griffin via Getty Images)

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