Live in Atlanta for Georgia Primary | Balance of Power: Early Edition 5/18/2026

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On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Joe Mathieu discusses Tuesday's primary elections. On today's show, Joe is live from Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He speaks with Georgia Tech President Angel Cabrera, former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Johnson and Grammy Award Winning Rapper Michael "Killer Mike" Render. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Balance of Power: Early Edition 00:03:40 - Balance of Power on the Road for GA Primaries 00:05:14 - GA Voters Head to Polls in High-Stake Primaries 00:06:12 - Impact of AI on Higher Education 00:09:59 - The State of Higher Education 00:13:00 - Impact of the Iran War on Georgia's Economy 00:14:56 - US tells Iran 'Clock is Ticking' 00:21:04 - Key Races to Watch in Georgia's Primaries Tomorrow 00:21:59 - GA Voters Head to Polls in High-Stake Primaries 00:32:20 - Jury Rejects Loses Bid to Force OpenAI Overhaul 00:40:38 - Stocks Fall, Oil Raises on Doubts over US-Iran Deal 00:42:23 - Georgia Heads to the Polls Tues. for Primaries 00:47:51 - Redistricting in Focus Ahead of Midterms -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsur