Georgia's Very Own Megathread! (v2)

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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.

You can always find some shady person to pay off and support Republicans. Like Pastor Darrell Scott  who went to the White House kissing Trump's butt. Scott said he spoke to some of the "Top Gang Thugs" in Chicago and that they said they respect Trump and were gonna work with him to "lower that body count". Only to admit it was a total lie and he didn't talk to anybody.

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Yea pretty much. People like Kemp who abuse their power to launch dubious criminal investigations for partisan gain are the kind of people worth Lock Them Up chants. It would be my hope that Abrams would launch an investigation of his office if she won, but somehow I doubt that would happen.

 The Supreme Court made all this election mucking much easier when they overturned key provisions in the Voting Rights Act. Remember in the eternal wisdom of John Roberts the best way to get over race is to like to get over race, duh.

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Yea pretty much. People like Kemp who abuse their power to launch dubious criminal investigations for partisan gain are the kind of people worth Lock Them Up chants. It would be my hope that Abrams would launch an investigation of his office if she won, but somehow I doubt that would happen.

 The Supreme Court made all this election mucking much easier when they overturned key provisions in the Voting Rights Act. Remember in the eternal wisdom of John Roberts the best way to get over race is to like to get over race, duh.

As far as I am concerned, Shelby was just Roberts finding a reason to justify something he believed for a long time, like literally going back to his role in the Reagan administration, if not earlier. He was as vehemently against the VRA in the 80s as he was in 2013. I guess racism must have been dead in the 80s too?  

For as 'concerned' as Roberts acts regarding the USSC's legitimacy, he can't seem to stop himself from ruling on cases that give more and more unfair advantages to the wealthy and more importantly, the Republican Party. And yet he has the gall to sit on his perch and try to tell us that the Intelligent Man™ on the street simply won't understand that courts striking down brazen political corruption in the form of rigged district maps is just the court system holding corrupt politicians to account. Awfully convenient for the GOP

 If you look at it objectively over the last decade The Supreme Court has been the worst branch of government. I don't think most Americans believe this, polling doesn't express this but it's true. That's saying a lot with Congress basically becoming a dysfunctional partisan mess that gets nothing done. The Supreme Court however has got a lot done, mostly the detriment of regular people and to the benefit of corporations and those already in power. Sadly, it will only continue.

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 Abrams did a great job. With a few exceptions you don't turn things around in a single election, you have to build towards the goals you want. Like Beto in Texas she built a great ground game that if sustained bodes well for the future.

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 It's sad that in 2018 Black Voters are still dealing with voter suppression tactics. This country is spineless and soulless when it comes to race. Abrams did everything she was supposed to do in fighting and calling out this nonsense. Her defeat is on those who engage in unfair elections and others who stand silent and allow it to happen.