Blog for Democracy

Category: Campaigns+Elections

  • 2014 Senate Race

    Over the next couple of days, Blog for Democracy will be assembling a group of Democratic political insiders, consultants and activists to analyze and rate any potential Democratic candidates for the newly open Senate seat in 2014 as well as providing pros and cons of these potential candidates. If you want to make sure your…

  • OFA Evolution

    Otherwise known as Obama’s perpetual campaign in three acts. First Act: Obama for America get a Democratic outsider elected President. Check. Second Act: Organizing for America, maintain control of team, momentum, money and get Obama re-elected. Check. Third Act: Organizing for Action, legislative and Presidential legacy building. Thumb nose at DNC, DCCC and DSCC. Buffering Frankly it’s brilliant. For him. Don’t read…

  • What YOU can do to help elect a Democrat!

    As has been covered on this blog previously, on January 8th there are some special elections.  There are actually 4. SD 30 is over in West Georgia.  You’ll see a Republican vs. a Libertarian there.  This one is interesting in that Democrats actually could not qualify for the special election because no Democrat qualified for…

  • Not a slow news day

    Ya know, I am happy for this guy. Sure, some hard feels still linger over 2004, but dude worked his whole career for this gig. Cue clown car for a replacement. I think Gov. Patrick should ask Barney Frank to sit in while the special election is underway. The NRA made no friends yesterday. Sweet…

  • Georgia Democrats Last Hope In State Senate Disappears

    Trying to fight off a Republican supermajority in the State Senate, the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus recruited Lisa Collins to run in Senate District 11 in the Southwestern area’s January 8th Special Election. Today those hopes were dashed as Collins withdrew from the State Senate race ensuring a GOP strangehold on the State Senate for…

  • Georgia Democratic Party Trolling for Candidates

    I remember sitting in the front of my dad’s boat, the hum of the trolling motor in my ears for like the third or fourth hour,  waiting for my lure trailing out of the back of the boat to snag something…anything. Trying to catch candidates to run in an election should not be the same…