Daniel Malloy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Your guide to today’s Indiana primary
The challengers are sure to fight on, and no one will mathematically clinch today, but we could look back on Indiana as the final nail in the coffin for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders. → Read More
Your guide to Elimination Tuesday in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri
Welcome to Elimination Tuesday, in which the candidacies of John Kasich and Marco Rubio are on the line in their home states of Ohio and Florida. But that’s a mere fraction of today’s hugely consequential votes. → Read More
Your viewing guide for tonight’s returns across the South
This was prepared by our former AJC colleague Daniel Malloy, who can't escape the primary even in Laos: Each state’s delegate allocations are slightly different, but they are all proportional. → Read More
Hillary Clinton captures Virginia
7:06 p.m. The Associated Press immediately called Virginia for Hillary Clinton as the polls closed, while her rival for the Democratic nomination, Bernie Sanders, took his home state of Vermont as expected. Virginia's 95 delegates are distributed proportionally by statewide vote. An immediate... → Read More
SEC primary update: The Donald Trump/Jeff Sessions connection
Days until SEC Primary: 1 Here’s what we know about the closing schedules for the top contenders: Donald Trump: Today – Radford, Va.; Valdosta, Ga.; Tuesday – Columbus, Ohio, Louisville, Ky. Ted Cruz: Today – Dallas, San Antonio, Houston; Tuesday – Stafford, Texas. → Read More
SEC primary update: Polls show Donald Trump cruising across the South
Days until South Carolina Democratic primary: 1 Days until SEC Primary: 4 Here’s what we know about the closing schedules for the top contenders: Donald Trump: Today – Fort Worth, Texas; Oklahoma City. Saturday – Bentonville, Ark.; Millington, Tenn. Sunday – Huntsville, Ala. → Read More
Rethinking alcohol sales in Georgia: ‘It may be appropriate,’ says David Ralston
We’ve already heard House Speaker David Ralston say that he wants the state Department of Revenue to back off regulations it slapped on craft beer brewers in September, which essentially negated legislation passed last year to loosen ties on on-site sales of alcohol. → Read More
Cobb County judges deny Gov. Nathan Deal four bench appointments
We told you earlier this morning that Allison Barnes Salter, daughter of former Gov. Roy Barnes and a managing partner in the Barnes Law Group, will run for an open seat on the Cobb County State Court bench. But that is only part of the story. → Read More
Barack Obama fires the first shot of 2016 on gun control
President Barack Obama is seizing the microphone at the start of his final full year in office with a series of gun control executive actions he will begin rolling out at an afternoon meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch. → Read More
Here are 9 burning Georgia political questions for 2016
It's been a wild year, but 2016 promises to be one to remember. Here are nine questions in Georgia politics that your Insiders will be watching in the coming months. 1. → Read More
The 5 most-read Political Insider stories of the year
Here at the Insider, we pay attention to what our dear readers click on, and we try to provide what you want without resorting to "10 cats that look like Kardashians. → Read More
The 5 least-read Political Insider stories of the year
We had a record-smashing traffic year on the Insider, so a hearty thanks to the loyal readers who kept coming back for the latest on Georgia and national politics. But there were some stories you didn't like. The headline was not worth a click. It was posted during a low-traffic time. → Read More
A Christmas gift from Congress for Iran hostages
WASHINGTON -- Overlooked in the headline fights over the $1.1 trillion spending bill that cleared Congress last week was a payout 35 years in the making. The federal government will finally direct up to $4.4 million to families of each of the 53 hostages held in Iran for 444 days. → Read More
David Ralston and a Georgia lobbyist make a Washington ‘naughty’ list
Anti-tax guru Grover Norquist and his Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform on Wednesday got into the Christmas spirit by releasing a naughty-and-nice list. → Read More
How Fox News intends to shave the GOP debate field to five. Or six.
After five main-stage debates of 10 and even 11 candidates, we finally have an effort to cull the Republican presidential field. Here's how Fox Business Channel says it's going to winnow its main stage for the Jan. 14 debate in North Charleston, S.C. → Read More
Herschel Walker has Trump’s back: ‘I don’t think Donald is against Muslims’
The New York Times today looks at how some black celebrities who once were pals with Donald Trump now are keeping their distance. A taste: Mr. Trump’s rise in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination — which has also prompted accusations that he is using racially... → Read More
Barack Obama on Donald Trump: He’s ‘exploiting’ blue-collar angst
In a radio interview aired this morning, President Barack Obama said GOP frontrunner Donald Trump is “exploiting” blue-collar frustration, particularly among men. → Read More
Parsing Hillary Clinton’s ‘we now finally are where we need to be’ comment on ISIS
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- In the age of Twitter, the spin room happens during the debate, and a Hillary Clinton line Saturday night about the Islamic State picked up immediate attention. https://twitter. → Read More
At debate, Bernie Sanders digs at Hillary Clinton on an old wound — Iraq
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- With terrorism fears rising and the U.S. getting deeper into yet another conflict in Iraq, Bernie Sanders picked at an old political wound for Hillary Clinton in a Democratic presidential debate Saturday night. → Read More
Richard Shelby’s next water wars move for Alabama: pressure the prosecutor
WASHINGTON -- Alabama Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby came out on the losing end this week in a water wars battle with the Georgia delegation, which banded together to successfully block Shelby's attempts to tip the scales in an omnibus spending bill. → Read More