Jason Carter weighs options for statewide office, Georgia Democrats regroup after losses and the debate over education funding

Georgia Democrats are grappling with the future of their party after Donald Trump’s convincing 120,000-vote win in the state this year. On today’s episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Bill Nigut, Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell speak with Jason Carter, the Democratic nominee for governor a decade ago, about how the party can rebuild and whether he sees himself stepping back into the political arena.

The conversation also turns to education policy as Georgia lawmakers prepare for their next session. AJC education reporter Martha Dalton joins us to discuss whether legislators will take on the challenge of revising the state’s 40-year-old funding formula for public schools, addressing long-standing concerns about chronic underfunding.

Links to today’s topics:

Here are some things to know about Jason Carter

A passing of the torch from one Carter to the next at DNC

Speaker Jon Burns wants to ban transgender girls from women's sports

Educators prepare for how school policies could change under Trump

Transgender Georgians brace for new restrictions under President-elect Trump

New audit could reignite debate about Georgia’s school funding formula

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