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We Need To Talk
2020 candidates are beginning to wander Georgia in search of coins, volunteers and votes. Some are absolutely not worth your time, talent or treasure. Let’s talk about one possible US Senate contender. In 2012 she had just a 29% chance of voting for the incumbent President, Barack Obama, which isn’t surprising since she donated a total of […]
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Abortion is a Trans Right
Fetal Heartbeats & Gender Stereotypes: How Georgia’s Abortion Bill Harms Transgender People- Guest Post by Harris R. Mason Esq. Mr. Mason is currently the Superior Court Clerk for the Alapaha Judicial Circuit and a Board Member of the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia “Women are to be good wives and mothers.” This is one of […]
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Meet all the Democratic candidates in the crowded 2020 race
Here is a look at who is officially running—in the order they entered the race—followed by those who have formed committees, and those seen as likely to run. Full story from Quartz.
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We’re still fighting for this
The fight in Georgia over Medicaid expansion (SB106) is a reminder that health care issues dominated the 2018 midterms and powered the massive blue wave that gave Democrats 40 seats in the House of Representatives – 17 more than was needed for a majority. As the Georgia Senate gets ready to consider Governor Kemp’s “Patients […]
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Hard No
Hang on; let me see if I have this right- a person who lost the DPG Vice Chair race in 2007, the chair race in 2013, a State Senate seat in 2012, and barely won a 2015 Smyrna City Council seat by 14 votes, and has served a little over 2 years is now running […]
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Oh Dear, Oh Very Dear
Dear candidates, would be candidates, elected officials and campaign staff, I love you, but some of you have forgotten some very basic social constructs. A couple of you have been spotted engaging in what I’d term less than graceful behavior. Campaign season is now a 12 month a year spectator sport, referees are self appointed, […]
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