GA-SEN 2020 Class II Megathread (Perdue inc.)

[Rookie Yinzer]

I wish Abrams would reconsider. Kansas is only winnable if Kobach is the nominee.

We need Abrams for GA-Gov if we have a Dem president. No one else will rev up our voters to kick Kemp out.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Tomlinson raises $520k, $330k COH

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/tomlinson-raises-500k-first-senate-fundraising-test/P17IOpugcIUmVhH7pa0TON/

I presume numbers like this aren't going to scare off other people from jumping in. I hear Sarah Riggs Amico is looking for a finance director as we speak.

[Rookie Yinzer]

What’s annoying is that Jaime Harrison raised $1.5 million in South Carolina and he will not win. “Woke” liberals in DC, NYC, and California need to stop donating off of emotion (hating Lindsey Graham because he is a high profile Trump sycophant) and be strategic.

[Rookie Yinzer]

The streets are saying that Ted Terry, the mayor of Clarkston is jumping in.

[Rookie Yinzer]

The streets are saying that Ted Terry, the mayor of Clarkston is jumping in.

Is he formidable candidate or will Teresa Thomlinson maintain her status as Democratic frontrunner? I think she's a very good candidate.

Not worried about him. But he is on the Executive Committee for our state's Democratic Party so he isn't a nobody in Dem circles.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Ted Terry is in!

Website is live: https://tedforgeorgia.com/

[Rookie Yinzer]

I can see this, but didn't happen at launch..... He may have a real moment though at some point.

He will have to create a moment. The media and Dem activists would rather we spend time focusing on Solid R SC & KY bc of who the incumbents are. I can definitely see him having a Beto type run but IDK... I'm still going w/ Tomlinson at this point. He hasn't convinced me to vote against her.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Teresa Tomlinson's rural constituency director sent this stupid ass tweet. #TeamAbrams swooped in to correct the record.



Uh... all Dems going forward better realize Abrams has set the standard for the next generation. You can't run on "not ignoring communities Democrats have abandoned" when Abrams did it all and then some! In my opinion, rural South GA took precedence over Metro Atlanta in her campaign and that's not a criticism. That's how passionate she was about engaging those voters.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Tomlinson has my vote secured.

https://twitter.com/kjhayes17/status/1158346383763660803

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/BenjaminAmis/status/1160972594813816833

“Ga iS lIkeLy R!”

“AbRaMs cOuLdNt wIn iN a D+9 yEaR!”

GA GOP is also launching a voter registration effort for 2020. They have NEVER attempted to expand the electorate. Just rile up high propensity Dixiecrats in rural GA. They are running out of voters to entice with racist dogwhistles.

[Rookie Yinzer]

So just to be clear when Dems launch voter registration drives they are ‘gearing up’ or ‘running a smart campaign’ but when Rs do it they are in disarray and running scared?

In the state of Georgia, yes.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Amico in.

https://twitter.com/SarahRiggsAmico/status/1166320550987337731

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/BenjaminAmis/status/1160972594813816833

“Ga iS lIkeLy R!”

“AbRaMs cOuLdNt wIn iN a D+9 yEaR!”

GA GOP is also launching a voter registration effort for 2020. They have NEVER attempted to expand the electorate. Just rile up high propensity Dixiecrats in rural GA. They are running out of voters to entice with racist dogwhistles.

So just to be clear when Dems launch voter registration drives they are ‘gearing up’ or ‘running a smart campaign’ but when Rs do it they are in disarray and running scared?

Obviously GA is trending D but it is silly to think that the GOP launching a voter registration drive in a Lean R state indicates good news for Democrats. It means the GOP is taking the race seriously, which is a bad thing if you’re a Dem. it is hardly a death knell obviously but the double standard on how political campaigning is conducted and advertised on this forum is kind of silly.

You're talking to a guy who thinks Stace Abrams is the rightful governor of Georgia, he doesn't have a very strong grip on reality

That has never come out of my mouth nor have I ever typed that. You need a grip.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Who will Kemp appoint? All the congressmen are back benchers and he needs to appoint someone from Atlanta, which doesn’t have many GOP congressmen that he could appoint rn anyway with Handel having lost and Woodall retiring. (Perdue is already from South Georgia which is why Atlanta is important).

Smart thing to do would be to appoint a popular figure of the past like Deal who wouldn't run in the special, so that the eventual candidate won't have a "voted with Trump x% of the time" vulnerability.

Not happening. The special election will be a jungle primary on Election Night. Last thing GOP wants is a bunch of people throwing it to the Democrat.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Jason Carter seems to be interested, or at least not ruling it out.

I could see Jason Carter doing it. He was pretty competitive in '14 against Kemp.

Not if he's running the same strategy as he did in 2014.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Jason Carter seems to be interested, or at least not ruling it out.

I could see Jason Carter doing it. He was pretty competitive in '14 against Kemp.

Not if he's running the same strategy as he did in 2014.

The same strategy that brought GA to a poultry R+8 in an R favored midterm(R+6) against a rather well liked incumbent?

Uh... yeah. His performance had more to do with black GA voters not dropping off in midterms as bad as other states. Nothing to do with him. He and Nunn were bland retreads that targeted white Republicans. He did nothing to grow the party infrastructure and bring new voices into the electorate. No thanks.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/JamesArkin/status/1169633896574726144

[Rookie Yinzer]

The state has an embarrassment of riches in the Democratic talent pool but I'm voting for Tomlinson. I like Terry but he's just too young imo, Perdue plays nasty.

Tomlinson has a spine of steel and will dismantle Perdue. Terry has a lot of policy deficits. He was asked several things at a town hall and didn’t have an answer. I’ve never seen Tomlinson so much as flinch. She’s been preparing for this since before Abrams had the performance she had in 2018 unlike Terry and Amico. I trust her.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Still with Tomlinson!

Ossoff is unremarkable.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Ideally McBath runs for the open seat and a POC is the nominee against Perdue then Dems could really juice turnout. I just feel like Dems are gonna give up on beating Perdue and just go for the open seat which is a lot easier.

Huh? Nobody even knows who Perdue is. Voters are going to vote according to their tribe regardless of who the person is in either race. Next.

[Rookie Yinzer]

How I feel....

https://twitter.com/NilesGApol/status/1171265055788273666

[Rookie Yinzer]

Ew at them endorsing someone who has done little to nothing for Georgia citizens for such an important job.

Anyway this article eviscerates Ossoff:

https://twitter.com/lkherman/status/1176099506817048576

[Rookie Yinzer]

Well I’m writing off this seat if we nominate Ossoff

Counting on Tomlinson building a firewall in all of the counties below the fall line and stay very competitive in the non-white parts of metro Atlanta. Ossoff and Terry’s bases seem like they will be very white (Ossoff with older suburban white women/Terry with socialist bros) and Amico is irrelevant.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1179093872233738240

$1.3 million COH.

Still think he is a Fyre Festival candidate. He is not appealing to rural black folks in South Georgia at all.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/POLITICOPro/status/1179476895827673089