Georgia's Very Own Megathread!

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David Shahfer elected Georgia GOP Chair.

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Who is thinking about running for Lt. Governor in 2022, remember, we need a Democratic Governor if Abrams is VP in 2024.

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Who is running for Lt. Governor in 2022.

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Are there any GOPers who may run for Isakson's seat?

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We can win in 2020. We really have to be vigilant about making sure people know their rights at the polls and that they are at the correct precinct. I know where we are, we are fighting for an extra Saturday, Sunday voting, and extended hours the last week of Early Voting. Turnout is going to be insane.

Personally I think voting should be e-day only.

Why?

To help prevent some of the democratic voter fraud, and to make voting more of a commitment.

So, you support Mandatory Voting?

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A second Georgia state senator has tested positive for the disease caused by coronavirus and several other legislators and staffers said they had symptoms of the illness, days after the state’s entire legislative branch was urged to go into self-quarantine because of possible exposure.

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/more-coronavirus-cases-reported-georgia-senate/IhLqmvw0BRJlCZkpLaJ9XN/

Brandon Beach should be expelled for his negligence.

He's a Republican, so he's safe.

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

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Should Riggs Amico come second in the primary, I guarantee that Tomblinson would endorse her to spite Ossoff.

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Blue Fayette is nice. Now can I have blue Forsyth by the end of the decade?

I saw a thread by BRTD which showed Forsyth county as the worst county in this country a few months ago from 12 years ago. Wow, have things have changed from 2008.

https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=88051.msg1809013#msg1809013

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I doubt that Lieberman would drop out as where could he run for in 2022 if Warrenock wins, as GA Dems has a whole bench of candidates, if he drops of and Warenock loses, maybe he could be the 2022 nominee?

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https://twitter.com/jasonesteves/status/1284619319842938880

All GA posters living in GA-5 should apply.

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I don't know if she will, but if Nikema Williams applies, don't be surprised if she is selected (she almost certainly lives in GA-5?). DPG Chair, State Senator and married to a man who was a congressional aide and deputy campaign manager for Lewis. Given how party selections in general tend to go, she checks all the boxes.

She lives in GA-05 and it’s going to be her. Someone told me they have been on the phones trying to talk folks like Michelle Nunn out of applying.

It’s no coincidence that the obvious heavy hitters like Abrams, Bottoms, and Carter are on the nominating committee to help make the case that Williams is the most logical and qualified applicant.

Nunn is white and a daughter of a Senator, so somebody could run against Nunn by attacking her for being privileged and not representative of the district as the district is around 60% black.

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How did Thurbert Baker win three elections for AG in Georgia in the 2000s and one in 1998?

How would Baker do in the 2022 Georgia AG election if he ran?

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I really hope that Annette Davis Jackson doesn't get the votes of uninformed Georgia voters because she's the first Democrat

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Is there any reason why the votes cast so far are extremely old? Two thirds of the accepted ballots so far are people over the age of 65!

Traditionally, wasn’t the black vote on the day of the election?

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Attorney General:  Lucy McBath

That's a very weird office to have McBath running for.

Don't you think it's better than being a back-bench Representative in the House minority?

She isn't a lawyer.

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I wonder how the election would go in Trumpy areas if Kemp is the GOP nominee.

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Is it possible for Abrams to get 50% outright and avoid a run-off? Or are there some green or minor dem candidates who render such a scenario near Impossible?

The Green Party in Georgia is disaffiliated from the national one and doesn't have ballot access.

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I'd rate the primary as Lean Purude.

He's a much stronger candidate than Vernon Jones, and that's probably all that's needed to defeat Kemp.

As for the General, I think Abrams is in a tossup race against either Purdue or Kemp. Georgia is relatively immune to national trends, and Abrams is a very strong candidate, but a runoff doesn't help her, unlike with Raphael Warnock, where a runoff neither helps nor hurts him (and might even slightly help him, depending on which Republican he faces).

"Purude"

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I wonder what happens to her legacy if she loses. I mean you can't take credit for making a state blue while losing two governor races back to back right?

She didn't flip the state blue. Trump's rhetoric and demographics did. Abrams is a failed gubernatorial candidate who just wants attention.

Branding means everything and even if she loses, she can blame it on the r lean of the year and still be considered the person who flipped Georgia.

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What would a Democrat who supports Raffensperger be like since he is outperforming the rest of the GOP slate?