Georgia's Very Own Megathread! (v2)

[libertpaulian]

Yes, I know most AAs vote as a bloc, but not all black Americans are monolithic.

Kemp however has been hostile to black votes, but the black pastors could still be swayed.

Black pastors are going to be swayed to vote for the guy that wants to silence their votes versus the daughter of two Christian pastors?!

[libertpaulian]

Apparently, there are technical issues at key Gwinnett County precincts:

https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/machines-down-hundreds-wait-one-gwinnett-voting-precinct/nNdh2wuAvjinnomVB5Oq9M/

[libertpaulian]

You guys take a feminist liberal woman from Wisconsin, stick her in Georgia running around with Oprah and you get all confused why you lost the Governorship of Georgia?

Ever been in a situation where someone says, "Who was the moron who came up with that idea?" Well, the same applies here.

It would be like Republicans recruiting Haley Barbour to run for Governor of New York.

She was raised in Mississippi.  She's just as Southern-fried as Brian Kemp.

[libertpaulian]

https://twitter.com/DawgsOnTop44/status/1060649816466841605

>Democrats invest millions in a blue wave year with massive ground game
> still lose every statewide office (probably)
omg swing state probably lean D tbh omg

Republicans got clobbered in the US Senate race in Michigan in 2014 yet went on to win the state on the presidential level in 2016.

[libertpaulian]

I’m just glad the love fest around here can finally end.

Why does people liking a candidate bother you?

It’s not liking them that bothers me. It’s the obsession that many people seemed to have. The earlier pages of this thread are much worse.

I think it's the historic nature of her candidacy.  Plus, she had a very likable charm.  The fact that she was scandal-free, unlike the man running for governor directly to her south, was also a positive for her.

[libertpaulian]

This race rubs me the wrong way because the Republicans engaged in voter suppression.

That being said, Abrams seems like an entitled person. When she first announced, a bunch of national orgs came in and endorsed her right away, and when her primary opponent tried to speak at DKos they were shouted down with racial appeals. Then she got a ton of media hype, including a TIME cover. Now that she has lost (and that was clear on election night), she has dragged it out and is refusing to really concede, basically acting like the sorest loser ever.

Compare that to someone like Lucy McBath, who actually has a heartwrenching personal story and took a brave stance, and redeemed a Democratic humiliation from 2017, all with far less hype. I'd much rather see McBath run for Governor in 2022 than Abrams.

It seems like this election cycle, all the "right" Democrats, such as Abrams, Cordray, Gillum, and O'Rourke lost, while some of the more "meh" Democrats, like Evers, Kelly, and Mills, won.

[libertpaulian]

All of this handwringing about Abrams' post-election actions will mean nothing in a few weeks.  The fact of the matter is the Democratic Party is truly ascendant in Georgia.   Need to keep the focus on getting a runoff win for John Barrow and work on 2020 at all levels.

At least you guys have somewhere to rise up.  Here in Indiana, our Democrats are basically wiped off the map and have to start clean.

[libertpaulian]

All of this handwringing about Abrams' post-election actions will mean nothing in a few weeks.  The fact of the matter is the Democratic Party is truly ascendant in Georgia.   Need to keep the focus on getting a runoff win for John Barrow and work on 2020 at all levels.

At least you guys have somewhere to rise up.  Here in Indiana, our Democrats are basically wiped off the map and have to start clean.

We need to take out some of the excess vote out of California and New York and systematically move them to red states like Indiana (and definitely places like Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Alaska). That's 10 (!) Senate seats there.

Well, there are plenty of Chicagoans that are moving into Indiana, which helps.

The loss of Joe Donnelly is disheartening.  Makes me wonder if we're going to be a one-party state forever.

[libertpaulian]

It's going to fail because of old people who not only will be dead by the time it is completed but never would have needed to use it anyway. I'm so over it. This should have been on the ballot in November in the first place.

This needs to be on the ballot in 2020.