GA Dems Leader Right to See Golden Opportunity
Getting lost as Republicans begin their coronation process is there may be little, if any, advantage to being a Republican in Georgia next year.
With Trump, that’s going to be bad news. The President lost 16 points from his favorability to a whopping +2 in Georgia. Or using a more traditional analysis is: he’s at 49% approve to 48% disapprove. Those are some pretty stiff headwinds and, let’s be honest, does anyone genuinely expect President Trump to temper any of his poor qualities? In other words: do you really see anything that will cause his stock to rise?
There’s going to be absolute chaos with the electoral process and a presidential albatross so two of three for Democrats is entirely realistic. A clean sweep? Senator Perdue isn’t cracking 50% approval and if there’s any daylight between him and President Trump you’d be hard pressed to find it.
Perhaps the most compelling question out of all this is: if Democrats can’t get either Georgia to turn blue or pick up a Senate seat next year….when’s it gonna be?
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Does anyone else get angry when they see the name Nikema Williams? Having her as State Party chair may prove to be a mistake.
“Does anyone else get angry when they see the name Nikema Williams.”
No but do go on.
Rep. Williams was arrested during an illegal demonstration inside the state capitol.
Rep. Williams is poison. The less I hear from her the better.
I’ve not formed an opinion of her. I anticipate it will be mixed when I do.
But if being arrested at an “illegal demonstration” by Black Lives Matter to pressure state officials to ensure all absentee and provisional ballots are tallied in an election where there was an 90,000 vote undercount heading your list what I would call poison.
https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-state-senator-protesters-detailed-capitol-while-demanding-that-every-vote-count/rxoAl55NdV3l4ECYstFQ3J/
“State law prohibits: Parading, demonstrating, or picketing within the state capitol building or any building housing committee offices, committee rooms, or offices of members, officials, or employees of the General Assembly or either house thereof with intent to disrupt the orderly conduct of official business or to utter loud, threatening or abusive language or engage in any disorderly or disruptive conduct in such buildings or areas. See O.C.G.A. 16-11-34.1 (g).”
I should not have placed quotation marks around illegal demonstration. It wasn’t my intent to dispute there was no basis in law for the arrest (or conviction if it comes to that), but rather the circumstance is wasn’t what I’d call poison.
Too “uppity” for ya, I guess?
I guess we should just assume that law, politics, and embedded power hierarchies will all just change altruistically on their own without any pushing of the envelopes.
If she bothers you, cover your ears.
Or close your eyes and pretend the world works as you fantasize.
I’m just not very optimistic Ed. The numbers just aren’t there when 95% of Republicans in a 55% Republican state either embrace or accept a criminal that is effectively a traitor. I don’t see Kemp appointing a Roy Moore, though a weakening economy could cause some people to stay at home.
The scary thing is the claim the election was rigged if Trump loses—-count on it since that claim has been and is being made when he won—and what some Trump supporters will in response.