A newly released CBS/YouGov poll shows Joe Biden leading Donald Trump 48% to 44% in North Carolina and by 46% to 45% in Georgia. cbsnews_20200802_GA_1 Further good news is Cal Cunningham is leading Republican incumbent Thom Tillis in the crucial North Carolina Senate race by 48% to 39%. Democrat Jon Ossof is only two points behind…
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GA-Sen A & B: Vanity Fair Highlights Why White Suburban Women Are Abandoning The GOP In Georgia
Vanity Fair has a great piece about the all the political turmoil the good state of Georgia is facing. Governor Brian Kemp (R. GA) has royally fumbled reopening the state during the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) has been tarnished by scandals over her insider trading. There’s also the tragic shooting…
GA-Sen A: Tomlinson (D) Mounts Pressure On Gov. Kemp (R) & Legislature To Pass Hate Crime Bill
Received this e-mail today from Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Teresa Tomlinson (D. GA) Ahmaud Arbery’s murder is part of a system of oppression that extends beyond Georgia. The public outrage it has triggered it is not confined to our state lines. The injustice made known to the public last week has stoked…
Sen. Perdue Tells Republicans Georgia Is “In Play”
Republican Senator David Perdue told a group of Republicans that his state of Georgia is up for grabs in this fall’s election. In 2016, Trump only won Georgia’s electoral votes by 5. 1% and Republican Brian Kemp won the governor’s race in 2018 by only 1.4%. Stacey Abrams, who came up short in the governor’s…
GA-Sen A: Sen. David Perdue (R), “Banks profiting off relief funds is cost of doing business”
Kudos to Josh Israel at The American Prospect for catching this: Sen. David Perdue (R-GA) defended a provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that allowed banks to take billions in fees from the fund to save small businesses and protect their employee’s jobs. Asked about the $10 billion in bank fees…
Trump's Mini-Me Is Worried About Georgia's Reopening. Ya Think?
From TPM: Graham Worries Georgia’s Reopening Is ‘Going Too Fast Too Soon’ We respect Georgia's right to determine its own fate, but we are all in this together. What happens in Georgia will impact us in South Carolina. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) April 21, 2020 Think about it. South Carolina, if I recall, is opening…
GA-Sen A: Watch Teresa Tomlinson (D) Destroy Gov. Kemp's (R) Cowardly Response To COVID-19 Pandemic
Received this e-mail Teresa Tomlinson’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: We have reached a time when a rigid adherence to ideology may well cost us lives. For 40 years, a dangerous anti-government streak has crept into the Republican Party, and our own Georgia Governor Kemp demonstrated it in the face of the coronavirus. He chose…
GA-Sen B: Sean Hannity Now Jumping In To Screw Up The GOP's Chances Of Holding Onto This Seat
Earlier this week, I highlighted how one of Trump’s favorite loyalists was jumping in to screw up the GOP’s chances of holding onto retiring U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson’s (R. GA) seat in next year’s special election: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) warned Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Friday that he could face a primary challenger when running…
GA-Sen B: Trump's Favorite Florida Man To Help Screw Up The GOP's Chances Of Holding This Seat
In case you forgot, there’s a special election next year to hold the seat of retiring U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R. GA), who is leaving due to having Parkinson’s Disease. It looks like Governor Brian Kemp (R. GA) has made his decision on who to appoint to the seat: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) is…
GA-Sen: Jon Ossoff (D) Hits Back Against Gov. Kemp's (R) Plan To Purge Voters From The Voter Rolls
Received this e-mail from Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Republican officials are purging Georgians from the voter rolls AGAIN. This is a direct attack on our Democracy. They’ll strip voting rights away from thousands of Georgians right before our eyes unless we fight back. We set a goal to collect 1O,OOO signatures from…
Georgia May Register 750,000 New Voters by Next Presidential Election, 47% Are Racial Minorities
http://www.11alive.com/… The state of Georgia has registered 310,000 additional voters in 2019 through its new law allowing people who receive drivers licenses to be automatically registered to vote if they qualify and don’t opt out. If the trend continues, there could be three-quarters of a million new voters in Georgia for next year’s presidential election –…
Democrats Are Going All In To Protect Your Right To Vote By Winning More Secretary Of States Races
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…
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…
