Where’s Walker? Hint: Still Not Campaigning in Georgia
Herschel Walker has been in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race for 45 days, and he still isn’t talking to voters, holding public events, or speaking on the issues that matter most to Georgians. Walker’s strategy to “stay out of sight and severely limit his exposure to voters and the media” and “pattern of staying mum on […]
Democratic Party of Georgia Statement on Butch Miller’s “Assimilation” Comments
State Senator Butch Miller, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, is coming under fire for comments he made on conservative radio yesterday suggesting some Georgians “don’t think like us” and “need to assimilate.” On the radio show, Miller said: “We have attracted many people to the state of Georgia that don’t think like us. We need to make sure we […]
Democratic Party of Georgia Statement on Brian Kemp’s Political Stunts
Today, as Brian Kemp makes another trip to the Texas border, 1,200 miles away from the Peach State, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia released the following statement: “Brian Kemp’s trip to the border is nothing more than a desperate political stunt. Instead of showing an ounce of leadership on the […]
Brian Kemp Losing Support Among Georgia GOP
Last week marked another rough patch for Brian Kemp, who continues to lose support among the Georgia GOP base as Republican infighting intensifies. Here’s the latest on Kemp’s re-election woes: Kemp was censured by the Cobb County GOP. Cobb County’s Republican committee recently voted to censure Brian Kemp, with a GOP activist who helped write the censure […]
ICYMI: Army Veteran Blasts Republicans Over Debt Ceiling Political Games in Letter to the Editor
‘As debate continues in Congress, we must remember that Republicans are the ones who are dangling the American people off a cliff to try and score political points, and we must hold them accountable.’ Yesterday, retired Army Colonel Floyd Griffin penned a letter to the editor in The Union Recorder lambasting Senate Republicans for putting […]
Four Things We Learned From Walker Last Week
It’s been 42 days since Herschel Walker entered the race for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, but since he hasn’t held public events (excluding a Trump-organized rally) or talked to Georgians (excluding high-dollar donors), we’re forced to piece together what he thinks from interviews he’s done — almost exclusively with national, right-wing media outlets and conservative […]
Today is Last Day to Register to Vote in Georgia Before November Municipal Elections
Today, Monday, October 4, is the last day for Georgians to register to vote or update their voter registration before November’s municipal elections across the state. Georgia Democrats urge all Georgians to visit My Voter Page at mvp.sos.ga.gov to register to vote, or to update their voter registration information if they have changed their address or legal […]
ICYMI: Georgia Republicans Unanimously Vote For Government Shutdown
“All eight Georgia Republicans of our GOP House delegation members were a ‘no’ on the funding extension.” Yesterday, every single Georgia congressional Republican put millions of Georgia livelihoods at risk by voting against keeping America’s government operating — displaying Republicans’ dangerous partisan gamesmanship once again. While GOP Reps. Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson, Austin Scott, Andrew […]
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 […]