Former state senator and U.S. Attorney Ed Tarver is running for Senate. We wrote that he was prepping his bid against Kelly Loeffler even as Democratic kingmakers were clearing the deck for Raphael Warnock. Tarver said he in Georgia Senate Race Boogaloo Seat 1: “to restore decency to Washington, bring real leadership, and fight for
Vice President Joe Biden is poised to comfortably win the Georgia POTUS Primary. The latest poll from Landmark Communications/WSB has Biden with more than twice the amount of his two closest rivals, Senator Bernie Sanders and former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The triumvirate have 32.1%, 14.2% and 14% respectively. However, the most dangerous foe is
The NAACP announced this year’s Chairman Award will go to Congressman John Lewis. Congressman Lewis will receive the honor during the February 22 NAACP Image Awards. NAACP Chairman Leon Russell hailed Lewis as a “modern hero in American history” who has “dedicated his life to protecting our constitutional rights, fighting injustice and speaking truth to
11Alive’s investigative news show “The Reveal” ran a story that, if true, is incredibly disturbing for Rep. Trey Kelley and Cedartown Police Chief Jamie Newsome. The condensed story: a reported friend of Rep. Kelley, Ralph “Ryan” Dover, hit a bicyclist in Cedartown who eventually died. Rather than call 911, Dover called Kelley. He too failed
Democrats seemed poised to be to rally behind Raphael Warnock for Senate on Thursday. Buried in Politico’s reporting on Warnock’s announcement is news that Ed Tarver is finalizing his campaign for the same Senate seat. Warnock picked up the endorsement of Stacey Abrams right after announcing his candidacy to fulfill the term of Johnny Isakson.
The Ted Terry for Senate campaign is dead! Long live the Ted Terry for Dekalb Commissioner campaign! Terry, the mayor of Clarkston made it official early this morning that he is ending his challenge of Senator Perdue. The reason: The old saying that it takes coal to run a train, but it takes gold to
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will campaign for Joe Biden on Friday. The AJC is reporting Bottoms will be in the scenic cities of Fort Dodge, Algona and this blogger’s favorite, Mason City. Mayor Bottoms has previously campaigned for Biden in Texas and South Carolina.
Hey guys–remember party switching? It’s back! In Republican-to-Democrat form! Former Snellville City Councilman Roger Marmol told The Gwinnett Daily Post he was becoming a Democrat partly because of President Trump and how Republicans have treated minorities. In a statement to the GDP he said: “Most have embraced an agenda and policies that are more about
The Census Bureau released it’s predictions for the 2020 census on Monday and even with Georgia’s population growth, we will not gain a congressional district. In total, seven states will gain seats and 10 are predicted to lose a congressional district. Georgia is predicted to remain the eighth-most populous state in the nation with 10,617,423
Plains could become even more of a shrine to the Greatest President of All Time: Jimmy Carter. Congressman Sanford Bishop and every other Georgian in congress sponsored a resolution to rename the Carter National Historic Site to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. A statement from Bishop, who represents Plains, said the park would consist
