From The American Prospect: Meanwhile, the Loeffler family farm continues to operate, and several of Loeffler’s family members continue to pull in significant sums of money from government agriculture subsidies. Despite allies of Loeffler slamming her conservative opponent Collins for supporting the farm bill that provides such subsidies to farmers, five of her family members have received…
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GA-Sen B: Raphael Warnock's (D) Internal Poll Shows Him & Loeffler (R) Advancing To The Runoff
Some big news today out Georgia: A few weeks ago, the Rev. Raphael Warnock was struggling to separate himself from other Democrats in the crowded race to challenge U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler. With the help of a multi-million dollar ad campaign, several recent polls now show the pastor’s standing on the rise. Warnock’s campaign tried to reinforce that…
GA-Sen B: “Pro-Life” Doug Collins (R) Takes To Twitter To Celebrate Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death
That is some disgustingly shameless pandering: x RIP to the more than 30 million innocent babies that have been murdered during the decades that Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended pro-abortion laws. With @realDonaldTrump nominating a replacement that values human life, generations of unborn children have a chance to live.— Doug Collins (@CollinsforGA) September 19, 2020 A…
GA-Sen B: Raphael Warnock (D) Hits Back Against Racist Hackers Who Hijacked Virtual Meeting
This is infuriating: After a Hall County Democratic Party virtual meeting was interrupted by hackers targeting a U.S. Senate candidate, Georgia Democrats are criticizing the hackers’ racist messages and calling for unity. The local Democrats hosted a Zoom meeting the evening of Monday, Aug. 24, with U.S. Senate candidate the Rev. Raphael Warnock. However, the…
GA-Sen B: The Atlantic, “Can the Religious Left Flip the Bible Belt?”
Emma Green at The Atlantic has a great piece out profiling U.S. Senate candidate, Reverend Raphael Warnock (D. GA) and how Warnock being a major voice of the Religious Left can flip this Senate seat and win the Democrats a Senate Majority: Warnock wants to help Democrats remake the country. The pastor is hoping his…
GA-Sen B: “After GA GOP House Speaker asks for help, Kelly Loeffler condemns ‘blue state bailouts’”
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (R. GA) reached out to both U.S. Senators David Perdue (R. GA) & Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) last week about Congress approving a $500 billion relief package to help states stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic. Ralston emphasized helping the thousands federal employees furloughed…
GA-Sen B: WaPo Highlights All The Events Giving Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) The Path To Senate Victory
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…
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…