FUCK YEAH!!! x YouTube Video The Democratic Association of Secretaries of State has set its sights on five secretaries of state offices it wants to flip in 2020 in an effort that explicitly cites GOP attacks on voting rights. The organization unveiled the campaign on Thursday with a promotional video. “Republican secretaries of state are helping…
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GA-Sen: David Perdue (R) Is Practically Taunting The Film Industry To Boycott GA Over Abortion Bill
So I am heading to Atlanta next month to visit friends who moved there to work in the film industry. I am worried for them that a potential boycott could slow down their work all thanks to Governor Brian Kemp (R. GA) and the Georgia GOP passing their bull shit abortion ban bill. You’d think…
Alyssa Milano calls for universal sex strike 'until we get bodily autonomy back'
Well, this is good news for men who work in the lotion industry, but that’s about it. Short of a lard embargo, I can’t imagine what would get Donald Trump’s attention faster. x Our reproductive rights are being erased. Until women have legal control over our own bodies we just cannot risk pregnancy. JOIN ME…
Filmmakers and stars are refusing to work in Georgia following state's abortion ban
If you spent as much time at imdb.com looking up old Facts of Life episodes as I do, you might know that Georgia has become a popular location for numerous TV and film productions, thanks to generous tax breaks signed into law more than 10 years ago. In fact, Gov. Brian Kemp (you know, that…
GA-Sen: Tomlinson (D) Hits Perdue (R) For Pushing The Same Kemp-Style Abortion Bans In The Senate
Received this e-mail from former Columbus Mayor, Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Teresa Tomlinson (D. GA) Governor Kemp just enacted HB 481 – a 6-week abortion ban – which makes abortions illegal before most women even know that they are pregnant. It threatens women with life imprisonment and possibly the death penalty if they have an abortion in the…
If conservative Christian theology is really true, abortion is the only moral choice
Those goofy bastards in Georgia have painted themselves into a lot of corners by declaring, through legislative fiat, that a very young fetus is actually a person who’s due all the same rights as any American. Does this mean 6-week-old Georgian fetuses are actually citizens and can’t be deported? Must incarcerated pregnant women be released from…
GA-Sen & SoS: Dumb Ass David Perdue (R) Says Democrats Are Trying To Steal The SoS Election
I can’t wait to go after this asshole in 2020: U.S. Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., sent out his recorded message last night, at 10:30 p.m. or so, on behalf of Brad Raffensperger, the state House member running against former congressman John Barrow, the Democrat, for secretary of state. Said Perdue: “Make no mistake about it….
GA-SoS: Mother Jones, “A Runoff Election Tuesday Could Reverse Brian Kemp’s Voter Suppression in GA”
Tomorrow is a big day in Georiga: After an election marred by voting problems, Georgia voters will decide in Tuesday’s runoff who should fix them. One candidate for Georgia secretary of state wants to tackle voter purges, long lines and voting rights. His opponent prefers leaving most elections management to county officials and improving training. Democrat John…
GA-SoS: Stop Voter Suppression In Georgia, Sign Up To Make Calls To GOTV For John Barrow (D)
Received this e-mail today from the People For The American Way in support of John Barrow’s (D. GA) campaign for Secretary of State: Our virtual phone banking is now open! Call today and/or tomorrow to reach Georgia voters about the importance of turning out to elect Democrat John Barrow this Tuesday. The right to vote…
GA-SoS: Let America Vote Helps John Barrow (D) End Brian Kemp's (R) Voter Suppression Legacy
Received this e-mail today from Let America Vote in support of John Barrow’s (D. GA) Secretary of State campaign: Georgia’s last secretary of state purged the voter rolls, tried to block voter registrations — a majority of which came from Black applicants — and lied about our elections, Samuel. Now we have a chance to…
GA-SoS: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D. HI) Refuses To Let The GOP Steal This Race From John Barrow (D)
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D. HI) in support of John Barrow’s (D. GA) Secretary of State campaign: John Barrow (D. GA) I am angry about this Stacey Abrams had her election stolen from her after facing an unprecedented voter suppression campaign led by her opponent, who was Georgia’s Secretary…
GA-SoS & Public Service Commish: Stacey Abrams (D) Helps Her Fellow GA Dems Win Their Runoffs
Received these e-mails from Stacey Abrams (D. GA) in support of two fellow Georgia Democrats facing runoff elections next month. First, John Barrow (D. GA) for Secretary of State: John Barrow (D. GA) The governor’s race is over, but we still have a chance to make a difference and protect voting rights in Georgia:…
GA-SoS: Libertarian Runner-Up Candidate Endorses John Barrow (D) In The Runoff Election
Here’s some big news out of Georgia today: Democrat John Barrow picked up a surprising endorsement in his Dec. 4 runoff bid for secretary of state: The third-place finisher who forced the race into overtime. Libertarian J. Smythe DuVal on Monday threw his support behind Barrow, a former U.S. House member whom he said was able to…
FL & GA-Gov: Shaun King Refuses To Let GOP Steal Elections From Abrams (D) & Gillum (D)
Received this e-mail today from Shaun King on behalf of Our Revolution in support of Stacey Abrams (D. GA) and Andrew Gillum’s (D. FL) campaigns: Right now votes are still being counted in Florida and Georgia and the vote margins are heading in our favor. Andrew Gillum and Stacey Abrams are committed to fighting to…
GA-Gov: Hillary Clinton, Cory Booker & Sherrod Brown Call Out GOP's Efforts To Steal This Race
The Georgia Governor Race continues to get more mainstream attention and Stacey Abrams (D. GA) fellow Democrats are rightfully calling out the Brian Kemp’s (R. GA) voter suppression tactics. First, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ): New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker said he believes the Georgia gubernatorial election is being “stolen” from Democrat Stacey Abrams….
GA-Gov: VoteVets Refuses To Let Brian Kemp (R) Steal This Election From Stacey Abrams (D)
Received this e-mail today from VoteVets in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: Stacey Abrams (D. GA) Stacey Abrams is racing against a deadline. On Tuesday at 5pm, all counties in Georgia are required to certify their election results. So right now her campaign is racing to find every vote they can while mounting…
FL-Gov, FL-Sen & GA-Gov: Bernie Sanders Helps These Dems Win Their Recounts & Runoffs
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I. VT): Tuesday night was an historic night for progressives across the country, for our political revolution and for the revitalization of American democracy. Nationally, the voter turnout was 50 percent higher than in the last midterm election and, importantly, millions more young people voted. We…
GA-Gov: DFA & Stacey Abrams (D) Keep Up The Fight To Count Every Vote In Georgia
Received this e-mail today from Stacey Abrams (D. GA) on behalf of Democracy for America: When Georgians chose me as their Democratic nominee for governor, I made a vow: In our Georgia, no one will be unseen, unheard, or uninspired. We know fulfilling that vow will take effort. It takes commitment to the whole truth….
Desperate measures: Republicans pull every trick (and every power cord) to suppress black vote
Stacey Abrams shouldn’t just not concede, but her campaign should also sue for election fraud and corruption. Brian Kemp, the man overseeing the elections, who happens to be Abrams’ GOP opponent, has been over the top with his voter suppression tactics. He’s tried everything from blocking tens of thousands of legitimate voter applications to invalidating mail-in ballots. But this is…
Watch Brian Kemp in Georgia try to “pull a Trump.”
Ya know, the funny thing about history is, it kind of takes a while. Like a fine single malt, it has to age properly before it can be fully appreciated. There is no way that two years counts as history, it’s more like “recent memory.” But with cartoon caricatures of human beings like Donald Trump…
Brian Kemp only has one path to victory on Tuesday. Stacey Abrams has two.
Mike Pence is sooooo cute! Did you catch him the other day, down in Georgia, stumping for Brian Kemp? Boy, after 2 ½ years if getting more and more insignificant in Trump’s shadow, he really let his insecurity flag fly high. He told the crowd, “Stacey Abrams has Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey coming to town for her. Well, actually, I’m kind…
GA-Gov: President Obama Coming To Atlanta On Friday To Rile Up The Base For Stacey Abrams (D)
HELL YEAH!!! Former President Barack Obama is heading to Atlanta on Friday to do some stumping for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, the woman who is vying to be the first Black female governor in the United States. Obama’s moves were announced just a day after President Donald Trump announced that he would be going…
GA just 'lost' thousands of black absentee ballots. New laws are needed to punish suppressors
The GOP has, in multiple states, enacted severe penalties for the completely non-existent crime of in-person voting fraud. This is mostly to scare people in lower income areas into thinking that voting could be a crime—and make them think that perhaps it’s best not to risk casting a ballot. The true crime, however, is voter suppression—which the…
GA-Gov: Two New Polls Show A Toss-Up Race Between Stacey Abrams (D) & Brian Kemp (R)
Two new polls confirm we have a real race here in Georgia. First, this one that came out yesterday: With nearly a month until Election Day, a new poll in Georgia shows Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in a neck-and-neck race for Governor. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the poll, conducted by Landmark Communications, showed Kemp leading Abrams 48-46 among…
GA, FL, MD & AZ-Gov: DFA Launches Dial Out The Vote Initiative For These Governor Candidates
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: What do Georgia, Arizona, Florida, and and Maryland have in common? They all have DFA-endorsed progressives running for governor, and they need your help in these last few weeks before Election Day to win! Will you RSVP right now to make calls in support of Andrew Gillum,…
GA-Gov: Kamala Harris (D. CA) Doubles Down To Make Stacey Abrams (D) The First Black Female Governor
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D. CA) in support of Stacey Abrams (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: Team — In just a few moments, I am going to ask you to make a donation to Stacey Abrams’ historic, grassroots campaign. Please give me a quick chance to explain why this request is…
GA-Gov: Stacey Abrams' (D) Internal Poll Gives Here A 6 Point Lead Over Extremist Brian Kemp (R)
Some very encouraging news today out of Georgia: An internal poll released by Democrat Stacey Abrams on Sunday suggests why her campaign is so bullish headed into the final six weeks of the gubernatorial contest. A Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group survey of more than 600 likely Georgia voters shows the race against Republican Brian Kemp is neck-and-neck. The…
GA-Gov: Jimmy Carter Hits The Campaign Trail For Stacey Abrams (D)
Always glad to see him active: Stacey Abrams had one consistent message when she joined former President Jimmy Carter on Tuesday outside a rural health center in his hometown of Plains: Expanding Medicaid in Georgia will be her top priority if elected governor. But her campaign event with Carter sent another signal, too, of the…
GA-Gov: Cecile Richards Goes All In To Help Stacey Abrams (D) Become Governor Of Georgia
Received this e-mail today from former President of Planned Parenthood, Cecile Richards, in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: Stacey Abrams (D. GA) Last May, Stacey Abrams won a decisive victory in her primary election to be Georgia’s next Governor, and she was heading full-speed into the general election. I had just stepped down from…
GA-Gov: Let America Vote Doubles Down To Help Get Out The Vote For Stacey Abrams (D)
Received this e-mail today from Jason Kander’s voting rights PAC, Let America Vote, in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: “Dead even: AJC/Channel 2 poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent.” – AJC.com Dead even. That’s what the polls are saying about the gubernatorial race in Georgia, where voting rights are…
GA-Gov: DFA Keeps Up The Momentum To Help Stacey Abrams (D) Become Governor Of Georgia
Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: This is a game-changer. A brand new poll shows DFA-endorsed democrat Stacey Abrams TIED with her dangerously conservative, Trump-backed opponent in Georgia’s gubernatorial race. It's clear that Stacey has what it takes to win this critical race and…
GA-Gov: New AJC Poll Shows A Tied Race Between Stacey Abrams (D) & Brian Kemp (R)
Some big news today out of Georgia: The race for Georgia governor couldn’t be closer just two months before the election, as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent. The poll of likely November voters showed the two rivals are fighting to win…
GA-Gov: Mayor Bill de Blasio (D. NY) Helps Stacey Abrams (D) Take Down Trump's Fringe Candidate
Received this e-mail today New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D, NY) in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: Sisters and Brothers – In just a moment, I am going to ask you to make a donation to StaceyAbrams' campaign for Governor of Georgia. This is important. Especially today. I hope you'll give…
GA-Gov: Jimmy Carter Helps Stacey Abrams (D) Become The Next Governor Of Georgia
Received this e-mail today from former President and Georgia Governor, Jimmy Carter, in support of Stacey Abrams’ (D. GA) gubernatorial campaign: I know Stacey Abrams. Her heart and commitment to our state shine through her leadership and service. Furthermore, as a former governor of Georgia myself, I know that Stacey has the courage and ability…