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

[Politician]

Wasn't Sarah Riggs Amico supposed to jump in weeks if not months ago?

UGHHH, anyone but her.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Wasn't Sarah Riggs Amico supposed to jump in weeks if not months ago?

She was "exploring" a bid.  I guess she hasn't found it yet.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Tomlinson has my vote secured.

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

[Pericles]

Tomlinson has my vote secured.

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

Terry isn't actively bad it seems, though it's a bit worrying how he uses the 'have a conversation' vague answer, but good on Tomlinson for her position here-she is absolutely right.

[Heebie Jeebie]

Tomlinson has my vote secured.

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

If I still lived in Georgia, I'd say the same.  Many in my extended family will vote for her, though.

[QAnonKelly]

I was always leaning Tomlinson but this secures it for me

[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.

[UncleSam]

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.

[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

[Politician]

Amico in.

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

Horrible candidate. If she wins the nomination, this race is Likely R.

[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/stphnfwlr/status/1166406660430159877

[Pandaguineapig]

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

[Calthrina950]

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

He's discounting also the fact that none of the Democratic candidates running thus far seem to be particularly impressive, and that 2020 will not be as strongly a Democratic-leaning year as 2018 was. Georgia is indeed continuing to trend Democratic, but it will take a few more election cycles for these trends to reach full fruition.

[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.

[Frenchrepublican]

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

Be careful, for some D posters on this forum contesting the fact that Stacey Abrams is the rightful governor of GA makes you a white supremacist

[DrScholl]

I don't recall anyone on this board posting that anyone was a white supremacist for not saying that Stacey Abrams is the Governor of Georgia. I don't recall anyone on this board actually saying that she is the Governor, only that she could have been Governor if not for voter purges.

[Calthrina950]

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

Be careful, for some D posters on this forum contesting the fact that Stacey Abrams is the rightful governor of GA makes you a white supremacist

Now, I would admit that Abrams probably would be the best Democratic candidate for this seat, as she would energize minority turnout, like she did in 2018, and run a vigorous campaign. However, she couldn't seal the deal in the Democratic-friendly year of 2018, and in 2020, Republican turnout will be higher, as Trump will be on the ballot. The Atlanta area does not yet possess the margins or the votes to cancel out the edge Republicans derive from the state's small towns and rural areas. That might be different by 2022 or 2024, but 2020 is too soon.

[QAnonKelly]

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

Be careful, for some D posters on this forum contesting the fact that Stacey Abrams is the rightful governor of GA makes you a white supremacist

Put up or shut up my man

[QAnonKelly]

Isakson’s retiring at Christmas break. Means we’ll have two elections next year

[Young Conservative]

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).

[Pollster]

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.

[TrendsareUsuallyReal]

If the bottom falls out for Republicans next year, 2 seats in Georgia, and flipping AZ and CO would do it. But if we’re gaining Ga, we’re probably also gaining NC and ME as well

[Gracile]

The Senate special election now makes it even more crucial for Democrats to target Georgia, as the fate of the Senate would depend heavily on these seats.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Yes, AZ, CO and GA are the seats that will flip the Senate