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

[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.

[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.

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.

What about Loudermilk? He's young and from the north - represents a good chunk of Cobb.

[😥]

Can Kemp appoint Woodal?

[libertpaulian]

Can Kemp appoint Woodal?

I wouldn't be surprised.  It'd give him a cushier job, and if he wins, he gets 2 more years in DC.

[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/1166815405001691136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

[Gass3268]

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/1166815405001691136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

Guess who’s back, back again? Ossoff’s back, tell a friend.

[Horus]

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/1166815405001691136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

Guess who’s back, back again? Ossoff’s back, tell a friend.

Called it!

[Brittain33]

Please vote in a forum poll on whether Georgia should have 1 or 2 megathreads. https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=332294.0

[I Will Not Be Wrong]

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

[😥]

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedBen/status/1166815405001691136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7...

Bad candidate

[S019]

John Ossoff would probably lose, he had a much easier shot at the 6th District than McBath, who was basically written off, for much of the campaign, did

Ossoff losing, might tell us that McBath was strong, and she was no doubt, but it also tells us that Ossoff was a weak candidate and would probably lose this seat

[Mr. Smith]

John Ossoff would probably lose, he had a much easier shot at the 6th District than McBath, who was basically written off, for much of the campaign, did

Ossoff losing, might tell us that McBath was strong, and she was no doubt, but it also tells us that Ossoff was a weak candidate and would probably lose this seat

2017 was a special election year without dat wave energy and the GOP regrouped to stop low turnout doing them in at the runoff, which was gonna happen anyway.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

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.

Yea the Democrats would be foolish to not go all out for GA now, President on down the ticket.

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

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.Deal.

[Calthrina950]

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.

You mean Deal?

[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.

[Zaybay]

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?

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

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.

You mean Deal?

Yes, my mistake.

[TrendsareUsuallyReal]

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.

Yea the Democrats would be foolish to not go all out for GA now, President on down the ticket.

My only concern is that the runoff is after the Presidential election. So if Trump loses, I'm concerned Democrats will get complacent even if the Senate is still up in the air.

[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.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Andrew Young endorses Tomlinson.

[Rookie Yinzer]

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

[Comrade Funk]

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

The real HR king

[QAnonKelly]

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.

[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.