Interview with Blake Aued, December 12, 2018

Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project

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Blake Aued is the news editor for Flagpole Magazine in Athens, GA. He writes the weekly 'City Dope' column for Flagpole. He was also a writer at the Athens-Banner Herald, and is a regular contributor to WUGA's Athens News Matters with Alexia Ridley.

Aued talks about the 2018 Athens-Clarke County municipal elections and their potential impact on local politics and policy, including a discussion of the progressive Athens for Everyone organization. Aued analyzes Tabitha Johnson-Green’s victory in the 10th congressional district Democratic primary. He analyzes the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary and runoff between Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Aued looks at Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams’s victory over state Rep. Stacey Evans in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. He assesses other down-ballot, statewide primary elections. The interview turns to the general election, and Aued analyzes the gubernatorial general election between Abrams and Kemp. Aued reflects on state Rep. Deborah Gonzalez and state Rep. Jonathan Wallace’s defeats. He discusses Democrats’ continuing weakness in statewide runoff elections. The interview closes with Aued’s thoughts on Governor Brian Kemp’s administration, the 2019 legislative session, and the upcoming 2020 election.

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2018-12-12

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RBRL425TPGA-068

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Blake Aued and Ashton Ellett, “Interview with Blake Aued, December 12, 2018,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed March 29, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL425TPGA/RBRL425TPGA-068.