Georgia Media Spotlights Kemp and Republicans’ Flip-Flopping on American Rescue Plan Funding
Greg Bluestein: “The irony of all this is that a lot [money]… is from the federal stimulus package that passed without any Republican votes and that Governor Kemp opposed.” Yesterday, on “Survey Says” on WABE, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Reporter Greg Bluestein highlighted the “irony” of Brian Kemp’s announcement that funding from President Biden and Democrats’ American […]
ICYMI: Perry Resident Condemns Trump Rally
Following Donald Trump’s far-right rally in Perry last Saturday, local community members are pushing back against the former president and his slate of endorsed candidates. Perry resident Dan Arledge penned a letter in the Houston Home Journal denouncing Trump and Republicans’ pro-COVID policies and dangerous rhetoric and highlighting the results Democrats are delivering for Middle Georgia. “The […]
While Georgians’ Livelihoods Hang in the Balance, Republicans Block Economic Progress at Every Turn
Today, Republican lawmakers in Washington are continuing to put their hypocrisy on full display and playing politics with America’s future by refusing to raise the debt ceiling. Mitch McConnell and the Senate GOP are gambling with the well-being of millions of Georgians in order to bolster their own partisan agenda once again this year, disregarding […]
“No Comment” Walker Refuses to Tell Georgians Where he Stands
Since announcing his candidacy for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat 36 days ago, Herschel Walker has dodged questions about his positions and run a “largely behind closed doors” campaign that is causing Georgians to ask where he stands on the issues facing Georgia. Here are just a few of the questions Walker has dodged: Is he […]
What’s Walker Doing? Hint: Not Much At All
After more than a month in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race, Herschel Walker’s campaign has been met with a resounding question from Georgia Republicans: Where is Walker? Over the past 35 days, Walker’s campaign has been in hiding — with his first and only event for several weeks being a private fundraiser with high-dollar conservative donors […]
Democratic Party of Georgia Statement on National Voter Registration Day
Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Georgia Democrats remain committed to ensuring that every Georgia voter is able to participate in our democracy, especially amid discriminatory voter suppression laws that make it harder for Georgians to access the ballot box. Georgians can go to IWillVote.com to register to vote or update their voter registration, or call the […]
ICYMI: HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge Visits Atlanta to Rally Behind the Build Back Better Agenda
Yesterday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge was joined in Atlanta by Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff as well as Congresswoman Nikema Williams, State Representative Calvin Smyre, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis to tout President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda. The Democratic leaders toured Herndon Square — an […]
Democratic Party of Georgia Statement on Brian Kemp’s Use of American Rescue Plan Funding He Opposed
Today, following Brian Kemp’s announcement that funding from President Biden and Democrats’ American Rescue Plan will be used to provide bonuses for first responders, after previously criticizing the relief package and even urging Georgia’s senators to vote against it, the Democratic Party of Georgia released the following statement: “We’re glad to see Brian Kemp has […]
Trump-Kemp Feud Heightens as Walker Faces Scrutiny for Hiding from Georgians
Over the weekend, the chaos and uncertainty facing Georgia Republicans was on full display as Donald Trump took the stage to lay into Governor Kemp and tout his handpicked Senate candidate Herschel Walker, whose campaign is facing scrutiny for hiding from Georgians and refusing to answer basic questions on voters’ minds. Trump triggers “internal civil […]
ICYMI: Brian Kemp Slammed Over COVID-19 Mismanagement
Over the weekend, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution published two scathing editorials condemning Brian Kemp’s failed COVID-19 leadership and calling on him to ramp up action to boost Georgia’s vaccination rate and curb the spread of the virus. But while Kemp “puts politics before public health,” the Biden-Harris administration and Democrats are taking bold and popular steps to increase vaccination […]