Election outcome forces quick GOP strategy rebuild

Georgia is preparing for a major political transition as Democrats take control of top state offices led by a victory in the governor's race. Political strategists are breaking down the message voters sent and what comes next as a new administration prepares to lead the state. Fox 5's Deidre Dukes joins us from the state capitol with more. Political strategists are weighing in on the message voters sent on election day and what's next for state leadership. A major political transition in Georgia as Democrats take the governor's mansion and win key executive offices across the state. Looking ahead to a new era in state government, strategists say the party's success sets up a new dynamic in state leadership. From Keisha Lance Bottoms to Tonya Miller to Judge Penny Brown Reynolds to Lieutenant Governor-elect Josh McLaurin, working together as a true team to build a base and to reach all different corners. As the incoming administration outlined their vision, Democratic strategist Andre Washington says economic pressures like inflation and the cost of everyday goods will be top of the agenda. This election was about affordability. It was about, you know, The cost of goods, gas, and groceries, and also one incompetent leadership and adults in the room who are not beholden to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, state Republicans are pivoting to what's next as the political balance shifts in Georgia. They have to acknowledge to the voters that they hear them. And that they are now going to have to rebuild and look forward to how they can solve the challenges that Republican voters, Democrat voters, independent voters in this cycle express. Looking ahead, GOP strategist Loretta Lepore says both parties must now focus on core quality of life issues to move legislative priorities forward in the upcoming session. We know that on both sides of the aisle, there was consistency in the issues that matter to them at the federal and state level. That's cost of living. That's immigration. That's corruption. And that's the threat to democracy. The political landscape has shifted, but the next test comes when lawmakers return to the Capitol in January for the next legislative session. At the state Capitol, Deidre Dukes, Fox 5 News.