Paul Kane at The Washington Post has an op-ed out where he highlights a “confluence of events” that give Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) an edge in taking out vulnerable corrupt U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) in the upcoming special election: Warnock, as senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, oversaw the nationally televised funeral of…
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GA-Sen B: Pete Buttigieg Wants To Replace A Corrupt GOPer With A Leader With Moral Integrity
Received this e-mail today from former presidential candidate, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D. IN), in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, We're at an inflection point in our nation's history – and what we choose to do in this moment will define us. We can let the Republican Party…
GA-Sen A & B: Monmouth Poll Has Biden & Trump Tied In Georgia & Tight Senate Races
Monmouth University released their Georgia poll today. They found that both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are tied 47/47 but I wanted to bring attention to the polling in both the U.S. Senate races in Georgia: In the regularly scheduled U.S. Senate election, Republican incumbent David Perdue holds a 49% to 43% lead over Democratic…
GA-Sen A & B: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY) Sets Her Sights On Flipping Both Senate Seats Blue
Received this e-mail from former presidential candidate, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D. NY), in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) & Jon Ossoff’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Something incredible is happening in Georgia. This year, BOTH of the state’s Republican-held U.S. Senate seats are up for election—and it’s looking like Democrats have a…
SC, MS & GA-Sen B: Former Sen. Barbara Boxer (D. CA) Helps Send More Black Leaders To The Senate
Received this e-mail this from former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA) in support of Jaime Harrison (D. SC), Mike Espy (D. MS) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: x In 1992, I was one of four women elected to the US Senate, tripling the number of women Senators. Now I've launched…
GA-Sen B: Some Major Corporate Donors Are Having Second Thoughts About Supporting Kelly Loeffler (R)
From CNN: x 1. Technically, Senator Kelly Loeffler is running to keep her seat. But she has decided to campaign against Black Lives Matter. Loeffler highlights her opposition to the movement in every campaign stop and TV appearance Who is supporting this campaign?https://t.co/3L1jHcoSWc— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) July 16, 2020 Sony and Target are re-evaluating their…
GA-Sen A: Since Winning His Primary, Jon Ossoff (D) Rakes In Over $2.3 Million In Fundraising
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia: Democratic Senate nominee Jon Ossoff said Wednesday he raised more than $3.45 million between April and June, with much of that sum coming in the three weeks since he won the primary to challenge Republican David Perdue. Ossoff said he’ll report that he's collected at least $2.35 million…
GA-Sen B: PPP Shows A Toss Up Race While Joe Biden Beats Trump 49-45 In Georgia
Here’s the latest news out of Georgia courtesy of PPP: x GEORGIABiden 49% (+4)Trump 45%@ppppolls/@StopBigMoney (D) 6/25-26https://t.co/v9khAcf5Zq— Political Polls (@Politics_Polls) June 29, 2020 A Public Policy Polling poll commissioned by End Citizens United (Jun. 25-26; 734 RVs; +/-3.6%) and shared exclusively with Hotline found Joe Biden ahead of President Trump and a close race among…
MS, SC & GA-Sen B: Sen. Patty Murray (D. WA) Helps More Black Leaders Get Elected To The Senate
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D. WA) in support of Mike Espy (D. MS), Jaime Harrison (D. SC) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: There have only been ten Black Senators in the entire history of the U.S. Senate. Today, there are three — Democrats Cory Booker and…
GA-Sen B: Sen. Sherrod Brown (D. OH) Helps Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Defeat Trump's Corrupt GOPer
Received this e-mail yesterday from U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D. OH) in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) After the complete mishandling of Georgia’s primary election, it’s clearer than ever that we need leaders in our government who will fight to protect the voting rights of…
GA-Sen B: Trump's Advisors Also Worried About Kelly Loeffler (R) Costing Him Georgia
Oh yeah: President Trump’s advisers are increasingly concerned about Senator Kelly Loeffler’s campaign in Georgia, a newly competitive state where the president’s own poll numbers have tightened against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., according to people briefed on the discussions. Ms. Loeffler, a financial services executive with no previous government experience, was appointed…
GA-Sen B: COVID-19 Insider Trading GOPer's NYSE CEO Husband Donates $1M To Trump Campaign
Wow: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) CEO Jeff Sprecher made a $1 million donation to a super PAC supporting Trump’s reelection, just as his wife, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., was facing serious insider trading allegations. Federal Election Commission records reveal that Sprecher gave his largest political contribution ever to America First Action on April 29, just a…
GA-Sen B: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Keeps Up The Pressure On Congress To Save The U.S. Postal Service
Received this e-mail today from Rep. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, The U.S. Postal Service is in serious danger: Postal workers are getting sick, mail volume is dropping – and without emergency funding, this vital institution could be insolvent by September. We can’t let this happen, friend. An insolvent Postal Service would mean 600,000 hardworking people…
GA & MT-Sen: Loeffler (R) & Daines (R) Now On The Top 10 Vulnerable Senators List
From Roll Call: With Election Day six months away, senators facing well-funded challengers from their own parties and the late entry of a game-changing candidate have shaken up CQ Roll Call’s list of the 10 most vulnerable Senate incumbents. Both appointed Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Massachusetts Democrat Edward J. Markey make the list because of challenges…
GA-Sen B: Loeffler to Fox News: Criticizing My Coronavirus Stock Trades Is Just a ‘Socialist Attack’
Kudos to The Daily Beast for calling out this GOPer’s corruption: Embattled Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) waved off the firestorm of controversy over stock trades she made following Senate coronavirus briefings, telling Fox News on Friday that the criticism she’s received is nothing more than a “socialist attack.” Weeks after The Daily Beast reported that the Loeffler…
GA-Sen B: Stacey Abrams Is Determined To Take Away Moscow Mitch's GOP Majority
Received this e-mail today from Stacey Abrams (D. GA) in support of Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: Friend, This is a difficult time in our nation’s history. The threats we’re facing – from foreign election interference to stagnating wages to global health crises – put the future of our democracy at risk….
MT, AZ & GA-Sen B: Sen. Patty Murray (D. WA) Goes All In To Take Away Moscow Mitch's Majority
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D. WA) in support of Gov. Steve Bullock (D. MT), Astronaut Mark Kelly (D. AZ) and Rev. Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaigns: Over the past several weeks, new polls and new Democratic candidates have put us in a better position than ever in our…
GA-Sen B: Tucker Carlson, “Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) Should Resign if She Knew About Stock Trades”
She is the worst: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) benefited from stock trades worth millions of dollars shortly before the general public was alerted to the severity of the Covid-19 crisis, selling off shares in industries that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic and buying shares of companies that have benefited, according to an Atlanta…
GA-Sen B: Sen. Ron Wyden (D. OR) Wants To Replace A Corrupt GOPer With A Reverend For The People
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D. OR) in support of Reverend Raphael Warnock’s (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign: In the weeks leading up to the coronavirus becoming a full-blown pandemic, several United States Senators quietly learned of this looming health crisis. Their response? Many of these Senators sold off millions of…
GA-Sen B: The Daily Beast, “Sen. Kelly Loeffler Dumped Millions in Stock After Coronavirus Briefing”
Here comes another one: The Senate’s newest member sold off seven figures’ worth of stock holdings in the days and weeks after a private, all-senators meeting on the novel coronavirus that subsequently hammered U.S. equities. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) reported the first sale of stock jointly owned by her and her husband on Jan. 24,…
