Attorney General Chris Carr’s office says there was no attempt from the DPG to hack election information during the 2018 election. Two days before the election in a totally-not-politically-motivated case based off totally-not-specious claims that Democrats had committed “possible cyber crimes” with online election databases. The AG’s memo about the state’s investigation said in short:
Newly-elected U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-GA) has admitted in writing to a constituent that she doesn't know what she's doing. A constituent named "Michael" (no relation) apparently wrote a letter to the congresswoman. On January 23, Rep. McBath sent a response saying, in part, "We thank for your patience as we develop our mail system
One court challenge, one new election and one recount aren’t enough for Rep. Dan Gasaway to admit defeat. The Republican from Homer alleges 17 illegal votes that were cast for his opponent may have cost him the two-vote election. And he wants a court to settle this–again. “We are just focused on the fact that
Tribalism is killing us. We, as voters, are constantly told two very different narratives: 1) that the political divide in the two-party system is at an all-time high and there’s no going back, and 2) the people who don’t subscribe to the two-party system and fall “in the middle” is ever growing. Reasonable people can
I’m an Augustan by birth, and no matter where in the state, country, or world I may live, Augusta politics has always held a special place in my heart. That’s saying something, because at times, Augusta politicians can be horribly frustrating and demoralizing. We’re responsible for both Linda Schrenko and Charles Walker, for example. We’ll
Yesterday, the Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting hosted a debate between the candidates in the runoff for Secretary of State. Only John Barrow, the Democrat in the race, participated. Barrow wasted no time to take advantage of his opponent’s absence. “The last time we had this debate I think I beat my opponent up
A group formed by former Democratic candidate for Governor Stacey Abrams is set to hold a press conference Tuesday to discuss the filing a federal lawsuit. Fair Fight, according to a press release, is “an operation that will pursue accountability in Georgia’s elections and integrity in the process of maintaining our voting rolls.” The CEO
The Georgia Republican Party has filed an ethics complaint against the Stacey Abrams for Governor campaign alleging unlawful spending. The 21-page complaint filed Wednesday, the Georgia GOP claims “the campaign broke campaign finance laws by approving a $250,000 TV advertisement for an imaginary gubernatorial run-off. Stacey Abrams’ campaign is also illegally using funds to digitally
Congratulations to Representative-elect Lucy McBath of Georgia’s 6th District. The 6th District garnered national attention during the special election between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff. The hotly contested battle was one of the first “test” to the Trump election. Millions of dollars poured into the district as the massive campaign began. Democrats around the Nation
Today legislators return to the Gold Dome to make decisions in a rare special legislative session. I have reason to be concerned that the pre-announced special session was a strategic Republican back up plan in case Stacey Abrams won the election last Tuesday. Here is why… In 2016, North Carolina Republicans used the same strategy after
