Category: Campaigns+Elections
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Atlanta Stonewall Runoff Endorsements! VOTE TODAY!
Not Done Yet – vote Tuesday, August 21st! Tomorrow, Tuesday August 21st, is the run-off election for many Democratic races around the state. Please go vote for our endorsed candidates if you live in their districts! Candidates include State Senator Gail Davenport (District 44), Diana Eckles for State House District 41, Marvin Arrington for State House District 62, TJ Copeland for State House District 63, Doreen…
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Five Questions with Candidate Lisa Cupid
Lisa Cupid received nearly 40% of the votes in the very crowded field in Cobb Commission District #4 (South Cobb Austell Mableton) she is in a runoff August 21st with Woody Thompson (R turned D, no-show). The MDJ recently did a profile on her here. They also did one on Woody, you can look it up…
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Why Run-Offs Aren’t ALWAYS a Bad Thing
Run-offs… oh, run-offs… how we hate them, right? Every year when run-offs come around in Georgia I hear several people asking why we engage in this 50% + 1 nonsense. Run-off elections have a different voter turn out than primary elections simply because voter turn out is more difficult. On July 31st, the T-SPLOST was…
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Primary Night 2012 Wrapup [Open Thread]
The Good Tyler Harper defeated birther lawyer and former State Representative Mark Hatfield in SD-7. Normally this wouldn’t be in the “good” category, but any time that Hatfield loses, America wins. Senator Johnny Grant (SD-25) fell to challenger Burt Jones. I literally know nothing about this race, but a Republican lost, so I’m happy. Sen.…
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July 2012 Primary Link Dump & Open Thread
My apologies, I’ve been way off the grid. Here are a few things I thought you all might have missed. Enjoy. The Georgia League of Women Voters has a wonderful online tool to help you with your ballot. It’s very comprehensive-spend a few minutes checking it out. I promise you will learn something. Sen. Fort minces few words…