Georgia's Very Own Megathread!

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

I do wonder if the Governors race in 2022 will be Lean D.

Kemp will win reelection very handily by double digits.

have you seen his recent #s

By 2022: people will forget about his poor handling of this crisis.

Even if that is true, there's nothing that guarantees something like a very unpopular budget or something couldn't drag his popularity down big time.

Speaking of which, Brian Kemp warns of "Brutal" Budget Cuts

He’s been itching to cut the budget since he got in. Georgia’s economy has been booming as much as anyone’s, but he was determined to come in and cut taxes and cut spending. My department at UGA was ordered to cut 6% from out budget and he ordered a “hiring freeze that we can’t call a hiring freeze” for the entire University System. This was all back in January.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

   

BREAKING NEWS: HOUSTON COUNTY HAS FLIPPED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY

VOTE TYPE	DEM	GOP
PPP-ONLY	2410	1153
PPP/SEN	13088	14177
TOTAL	15498	15330
PCT	50.27%	49.73%

This is astounding. Houston County (my home county and ground zero for the Purdue’s) is usually a 58-60% Republican county. Not even Abrams was able to crack it against Kemp.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Man these Trump margins in suburban Atlanta are going to be devastating. I'm interested in seeing how he underperforms in college educated suburban/exurban counties outside of ATL like Columbia, Oconee, Houston as well.

I’m actually from Houston County so I’m interested to see if Democrats can cut down on GOP margins there this year (partially for my own future political aims)

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) issued a statement praising the Senate's passage of SB 40, 67, 184, and 188, citing the "bipartisan" nature of the bills passed.

- SB 40, introduced by Sen. Jen Jordan (D,) would have counties start processing absentee ballots a week before Election Day rather than after the polls close. Passed 53-0.

- SB 67, introduced by Sen. Larry Walker (R,) would eliminate signature verification for paper absentee ballot applications and require the applicant to provide either an ID number (driver's license or state ID) or a photocopy of the ID. This is how the online absentee ballot portal from 2020 worked. SB 67 would also authorize, under state law, the Secretary of State to maintain the online request portal; the portal was initially set up under emergency COVID-related rules, so this would codify the SoS's ability to set such a portal up (or keep the existing one in operation). Passed 35-18; only Michael Rhett joined Republicans to vote in favor of the bill.

- SB 184, introduced by Sen. Bill Cowsert (R,) would impose a 30-day limit (down from 60 days) on county election boards to enter voter data for each primary or general election, fining them $100 for each day they take after that. Passed 37-15; three Democrats joined Republicans to vote in favor of the bill.

- SB 188, introduced by Sen. Bill Cowsert (R,) would prevent counties from uploading election results until the total number of votes cast (i.e. early, absentee, and election day) is known. Passed 34-18; with Jen Jordan joining all voting Republicans to pass the bill.

None of these seem too bad, but why was the last one necessary at all? What problem are they trying to fix with that bill?

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

https://wgxa.tv/news/local/warner-robins-citizens-head-to-the-polls-to-cast-vote-for-mayoral-run-off-election

 LaRhonda Patrick elected first woman and first black mayor of Warner Robins ousting the incumbent.

Toms is supremely disliked here so I’m not surprised, especially with Houston County trending Dem the last 2 cycles. But I ammm kinda disappointed because I wanted to be the first. I actually considered running this year but decided it was too soon and too much work as a first-year teacher.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

https://twitter.com/reverendwarnock/status/1534523709301608448?s=21&t=qb1xl1...

I’ve gotta say, Warnock’s team makes some of the best campaign ads I’ve ever seen.