Blog for Democracy

Tag: Georgia

  • Yasmin Update

    I just wanted to drop back to the front page to thank everyone for the support for Yasmin Neal in HD75. Since this was posted yesterday, you have: Raised $875 to help elect Yasmin Friends have contributed staff, in-kind support and more Other Democratic allies have come to the table to help You’re great!! Now,…

  • RED Alert!!

    I don’t know about you, but I’d rather not see Democrats in one of the bluest districts in Georgia, HD75, elect a self-described “pro-life, pro-NRA, constitutionalist” who just eight months ago ran for the same seat as a Republican, who misrepresented his employment on his website (but changed it since he and I chatted on…

  • Who’s Been Painting Our Roses Red? (Updated)

    National proponents of school vouchers are determined to make their mark in Georgia this year. How do I know? They are playing with big dollars, in our primary. Torrey O. Johnson, Graham Balch, Shawn James, Kenneth Samuel, David Wilkerson, Rep. Tom Weldon, Josh Clark and Sen. John Wiles- all are candidates for the Georgia legislature,…

  • What Senate Race?

    I just watched the gubernatorial debates. Not that the two hours were anything other than completely rivioting, but I’m stuck on the responses of the Democrats to the question about which Republican office-holder they most admired, Both Baker and Poythress pick Sen. Johnny Isakson. Maybe they both missed the bulletin that their colleague, Mike Thurmond,…

  • Rogue Keyboards

    Candidate alert!!  If Ken Hodges can be believed, there are a bunch of rogue keyboards out there, typing up lists of nonexistent endorsements. You should check yours now.

  • Ladies Night? Maybe Not.

    All this work to get women elected, and whoosh, in one night, not only have women taken over electoral politics, Republican women have instantly claimed center stage. At least that’s the impression left by the talking heads on cable teevee last night and in the morning headlines. There’s only one problem. It’s not so. The…