Yesterday the state of Georgia defined election integrity as—black people not voting. Republicans love to throw around the image of liberal politicians in hemp-filled rooms manipulating the lives of “real Americans.” Well last night, in a guarded room, Georgia governor Brian Kemp, flanked by a clique of hoodless, conveniently masked...
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This is what you call bad optics. Like really, really bad. Oedipus seeing Jocasta bad. (Yeah, my references are really old, but I couldn’t find a way to plausibly work Match Game into this one.) So you know that awful, awful Jim Crow-style voter suppression bill Georgia just passed? Well, the way...
Received this e-mail today from Attorney General candidate, Charlie Bailey’s (D. GA) campaign: Hi folks — Here’s what the Georgia GOP themselves have had to say about their new voter suppression laws — they’re not even trying to hide the obvious anymore: Gwinnett Elections Board Chairwoman Alice O’Lenick: “I'm like a...
Yep, he’s running scared: Republican strategists aligned with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Monday launched an outside group aimed at hitting Democrat Stacey Abrams over her possible 2022 gubernatorial run. The independent group, dubbed “Stop Stacey,” says it will work to uncover what it called the former gubernatorial candidate's “shady voter groups that...
Politico says Trump has told his political aides to monitor statements by Republicans that oppose his efforts to hold onto the Presidency with an eye toward supporting primary challengers in 2022 and maybe beyond. High on the list would likely be the governors and other Republican state office holders in Georgia...
This morning on Fox News, Donald Trump’s fourth and final Mouth of Sauron, Kayleigh McEnany, appeared to acknowledge the inconvenient (for all those in the non-sane community) reality that Joe Biden is president-elect. Dead-ender Kayleigh McEnany yells at GA Gov. Kemp on Fox News: "You have the power to call in...
Some good news today out of Georgia courtesy of PPP’s latest poll: PPP’s newest Georgia poll continues to find a toss up for President in the state. Joe Biden leads Donald Trump 47-46, thanks to a 26 point advantage with independents at 56-30. The numbers exemplify the generational change occurring...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...