SOS Raffensperger: Elections Running Smoothly

From the office of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger: The Senate runoff election in Georgia is running smoothly throughout the state with no reports of long lines. Wait times average just 1 minute at polling locations throughout the Peach State. “After wait times averaging just 2 minutes on November 3rd, Georgia’s election administration is hitting

Morning Reads for Tuesday, January 5

It’s runoff day! Finally! We made it! If you are reading this site and haven’t voted yet, or aren’t sure where to vote, first please leave a note in the comments to let us know how you found this little corner of the #gapol-iverse. Then, get yourself to the My Voter Page so you can

Kudzu Vine 1/3/2021 Review

Each week Kudzu Vine will be providing a review of their radio show. The following is the first installment. On the first Kudzu Vine of the year, our special guest was Chuck Rocha.  Chuck joined us to discuss political messaging to Latino voters, Texas politics, and his thoughts on the Georgia Senate runoffs.  He also previewed

Morning Reads for Friday, January 1, 2021

Welcome to 2021.  Not Two Thousand Won. Make it stop.  More higher-ed mixed messages on sensitive subjects. Make it stop.  Fulton County election machines hacked REALTIME LIVE during the hearing about the hacking. Make it stop. Nothing to see here. No rats to smell. Nope. Not at all. Move along. Make it stop. No good

Last Morning Reads of 2020

I won’t jump the gun and say ‘we made it’ because Lord knows 2020 would pull some 13/01/20 level nonsense, but we’re pretty darn close to closing out a year that’s been pretty awful for just about everyone. In light of that, here’s some terrible news: The Runoff Election Georgia’s Runoff Drama Likely to Drag

2021: The Year Of Moving Forward

This week’s Courier Herald column: The calendar tells us we’re upon a new year.  The routine says we’re still stuck in the present.  It’s up to each of us, individually, to reconcile the two. The Great Time Out started in March with “two weeks to flatten the curve”.  The calendar tells us that two weeks

Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 29

Good morning! We’re in the home stretch. You’re probably about out of leftovers, so you may want to run to the store. I know you’re not planning a big party, RIGHT? Details on the formal ethics charges that the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission filed against former House Majority Whip and current Court of Appeals Judge