Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. This year, they're up for grabs
2 years, 2 months ago

Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. This year, they're up for grabs

NPR  

Suburbs delivered recent wins for Georgia Democrats. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sam Gringlas/WABE Sam Gringlas/WABE "Our community is more diverse and open-minded," says Samet, who is most worried about the recent rollback of abortion rights. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sam Gringlas/WABE Sam Gringlas/WABE Even before those recent developments, some Republican voters like Greg Minert were hesitant about Walker. "The way this area has changed, and the way it's changed rapidly, has come under notice after the 2020 election, when Georgia flipped blue, due to turnout in areas like this," Au says. Enlarge this image toggle caption Sam Gringlas/WABE Sam Gringlas/WABE "History shows they get bluer," says Bullock.

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2 Republican incumbents lose in Georgia House, but overall Democratic gains are limited
1 month, 2 weeks ago

2 Republican incumbents lose in Georgia House, but overall Democratic gains are limited

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Democrats toppled two Republican incumbents in the Georgia state House, but won’t narrow the Republican majority as much as they once hoped. GOP incumbents Mesha Mainor and Ken Vance lost to Democratic opponents, but Democratic efforts to unseat three more Republican incumbents in Atlanta’s northern suburbs were falling short. “From historic tax cuts and investments in education to …

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia

NPR  

Trump clinches a key victory in swing state Georgia toggle caption Joe Raedle//Getty Images This story originally appeared as part of NPR's live coverage of the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump has won Georgia and its 16 electoral votes, according to a race call by the Associated Press, striking a blow to Democrats’ chances in the Sun Belt and …

The election in Georgia is tight. Meet 5 groups of voters who will shape the outcome
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The election in Georgia is tight. Meet 5 groups of voters who will shape the outcome

NPR  

The election in Georgia is tight. Meet 5 groups of voters who will shape the outcome toggle caption Matthew Pearson/WABE ATLANTA — Georgia had among the tightest margins of any swing state in 2020. Little Black girls, we didn’t see people in those positions that look like us.” Like other age groups, there is also a gender gap between Harris …

Georgia Saved Democrats 4 Years Ago. Now They Need A Repeat.
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Georgia Saved Democrats 4 Years Ago. Now They Need A Repeat.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RIVERDALE, Ga. — When union canvasser Tracey Thornhill walked up to a one-story home on a bright, cloudless day here in a working-class city of 15,000 people south of Atlanta, he found a receptive ear to his pitch about making sure to vote for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the November election. “Trump made a lot …

Georgia Republican blown away by Kamala Harris rally: 'Felt like a national championship'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia Republican blown away by Kamala Harris rally: 'Felt like a national championship'

Raw Story  

Georgia's Republican former lieutenant governor was blown away by his first Democratic campaign rally after endorsing Kamala Harris. Geoff Duncan, who announced that he was backing the vice president this week despite being a lifelong Republican, told CNN that the energy at Tuesday night's Atlanta rally was electrifying, and he urged his fellow conservatives to help defeat Donald Trump in …

Georgia lawmakers send redrawn congressional map keeping 9-5 Republican edge to judge for approval
1 year ago

Georgia lawmakers send redrawn congressional map keeping 9-5 Republican edge to judge for approval

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — For Georgia Democrats who didn’t get what they want out of a special legislative session to redraw voting districts, their retort Thursday was simple: “We’ll see you in court.” State lawmakers on Thursday completed a special session with the House voting 98-71 to give final passage to a congressional map that preserves a 9-5 edge for Republicans in …

Republicans again target Democrat Lucy McBath in Georgia congressional map that keeps 9-5 GOP edge
1 year ago

Republicans again target Democrat Lucy McBath in Georgia congressional map that keeps 9-5 GOP edge

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia Republicans on Friday proposed to redraw the state’s congressional districts to create a new court-ordered Black majority district, maintaining the current 9-5 Republican congressional majority and again targeting Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath’s district for wholesale transformation. Lawmakers were called into special session after U.S. District Judge Steve Jones ruled in October that Georgia’s congressional, state Senate …

How Georgia, once a Republican stronghold, came to swing
2 years, 1 month ago

How Georgia, once a Republican stronghold, came to swing

The Economist  

The purple peach How Georgia, once a Republican stronghold, came to swing A growing and increasingly diverse population has reshaped the state’s politics Editor’s note: In Georgia’s Senate race on November 8th neither Raphael Warnock, a Democrat and the incumbent, nor Herschel Walker, his Republican opponent, won an outright majority. But Forsyth County’s whites drove more than 1,000 African-Americans out …

Georgia features Deep South’s only competitive US House race
2 years, 2 months ago

Georgia features Deep South’s only competitive US House race

Associated Press  

GEORGETOWN, Ga. — In an uphill fight against a 30-year incumbent, Republican congressional candidate Chris West was scratching for votes in Georgia’s second-smallest county on a recent October evening. West said his own experience as a commercial developer would help improve the fortunes of Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District, long one of the nation’s poorest. It shouldn’t be.” West and Bishop …

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?
2 years, 3 months ago

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Will they do it again?

NPR  

Georgia's rural Black voters helped propel Democrats before. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Buchanan for NPR Nicole Buchanan for NPR ALBANY, Ga. — Johnnie Armstrong says he has voted in Albany since 1955, so he remembers an era when local officials tried to keep Black voters like him from the ballot box. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nicole Buchanan …

How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats
3 years, 10 months ago

How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats

NPR  

How Democrats Found Thousands Of New Voters And Flipped Georgia's Senate Seats Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images It's been about a month since Democrats flipped Georgia's two Senate seats in high-profile January runoffs, sending Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to Washington, D.C., and handing the party narrow control of the chamber. "This …

Why Some Georgia Voters Split Their Ballots Between Democrats And Republicans
3 years, 11 months ago

Why Some Georgia Voters Split Their Ballots Between Democrats And Republicans

NPR  

Why Some Georgia Voters Split Their Ballots Between Democrats And Republicans Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Two Democrats in Georgia won the state's U.S. Senate runoffs this week — a stunning upset after nearly two decades of Republican control that also handed Democrats a narrow majority in the Senate. "It didn't seem …

Dems’ Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?
3 years, 11 months ago

Dems’ Georgia alliance is diverse and broad. Is it durable?

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump came to the north Georgia mountains Monday night to gin up turnout in conservative strongholds and stave off the Democratic challengers who threatened the GOP’s Senate majority in two runoff elections. Black and young voters, suburbanites and the many recent arrivals to the state showed up a second time in two months to back Democrats, …

Democrats take control of U.S. Senate with two Georgia victories
3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats take control of U.S. Senate with two Georgia victories

The Hindu  

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday, serving President Donald Trump a stunning defeat in his last days in office while dramatically improving the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s progressive agenda. The unusually high stakes transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican State, into one of the …

Georgia runoffs power a Democratic comeback: Last election of Trump era may lock GOP out of power
3 years, 11 months ago

Georgia runoffs power a Democratic comeback: Last election of Trump era may lock GOP out of power

Raw Story  

As I write this, the results of the two Senate runoff races have not yet been officially certified, but most of the smart election analysts project both Democrats have won. In Barack Obama's book, this comment in the preface is an important insight that I hope he's discussed with his wingman Joe Biden: "I confess there have been times during …

Ahead Of Georgia Runoffs, Republicans Needed To Be United. Trump Divided Them
3 years, 11 months ago

Ahead Of Georgia Runoffs, Republicans Needed To Be United. Trump Divided Them

NPR  

Ahead Of Georgia Runoffs, Republicans Needed To Be United. Sponsor Message "There's definitely a civil war, if you will, brewing in the Republican Party, but not just in Georgia," Garrett said. Loeffler, who has repeatedly labeled herself "100% with President Trump," has avoided directly answering questions from the press about the tape of Raffensperger and the president's conversation, as well …

The Georgia runoff elections are important for Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Here's what you need to know
3 years, 11 months ago

The Georgia runoff elections are important for Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Here's what you need to know

ABC  

Just over a month after the US presidential election, millions of voters in the state of Georgia will return to the polls. At the 2020 US election, the two separate races for Georgia's Senate seats were close. A last-minute bombshell: The race was rocked at the last minute by a leaked phone call where US President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's …

‘It is a cliffhanger’: Republicans worry Trump’s moves could depress turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs
3 years, 11 months ago

‘It is a cliffhanger’: Republicans worry Trump’s moves could depress turnout in Georgia Senate runoffs

LA Times  

Just days before Georgia’s Senate runoff election, Kasey Carpenter strode into his bustling Southern home-style restaurant and got straight to the point. I’m envious of it.” Still, Republicans noted their supporters typically vote in higher numbers than Democrats on election day and hope that Trump’s visit to Dalton will prod more conservatives to the polls. “Trump is the best turnout …

Is Georgia a swing state? Groups spend millions to find out
4 years ago

Is Georgia a swing state? Groups spend millions to find out

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs don’t take place until Jan. 5. Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, reported raising $71 million since Election Day, compared with $10.2 million raised by Senate Majority PAC, its Democratic rival. “Money isn’t everything, but fundraising is an early leading indicator of enthusiasm,” Steven Law, president …

Georgia Senate races in focus as Trump spotlight fades
4 years, 1 month ago

Georgia Senate races in focus as Trump spotlight fades

Al Jazeera  

The US Senate majority and Joe Biden’s opportunity to govern alongside a Democratic Congress both hinge on two runoff elections. With United States President Donald Trump’s election loss becoming more official by the day, attention and political dollars have turned to two January 5 runoff elections in the southern state of Georgia, where the outcome will determine which party controls …

Can Democrats Win Georgia Without Trump on the Ticket?
54 years, 11 months ago

Can Democrats Win Georgia Without Trump on the Ticket?

Slate  

Subscribe to What Next on Apple Podcasts for the full episode. We have two Republican incumbents, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, and they’re in runoffs, in Loeffler’s case, with Raphael Warnock. And then with David Perdue, he’s running against Jon Ossoff, who’s a young guy who’s been a bit of a perennial candidate in Georgia. And there’s been almost near …

In Georgia, Trump’s shadow looms over pair of Senate runoffs
4 years, 1 month ago

In Georgia, Trump’s shadow looms over pair of Senate runoffs

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — President Donald Trump won’t be on the ballot in January when Georgia voters settle two Senate runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Florida Sen. Rick Scott campaigned Friday with Perdue and Loeffler and told an enthusiastic crowd in suburban Cumming, north of Atlanta, that he’d “talked to the White House just before I came.” Scott, …

‘Ruby Red’ Georgia Hasn’t Swung for a Democrat Since Bill Clinton in 1992. Now It May Flip Out Trump
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Ruby Red’ Georgia Hasn’t Swung for a Democrat Since Bill Clinton in 1992. Now It May Flip Out Trump

News 18  

Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead on Friday in the crucial battleground state of Georgia, US media said, with votes still left to count. The former vice president ate away at President Donald Trump’s initial lead in the southern state and is now ahead by 917 votes, CNN and Fox News reported. Winning Georgia’s 16 electoral votes would put the former …

How Georgia Turned From Red To Purple
4 years, 1 month ago

How Georgia Turned From Red To Purple

NPR  

How Georgia Turned From Red To Purple Enlarge this image toggle caption Sarah McCammon/NPR Sarah McCammon/NPR In Anashay Wright's suburban Atlanta home, President Trump's name is seldom spoken. "We are literally looking at a margin of less than a large high school," Gabe Sterling, an official with the Georgia secretary of state's office, said during a Friday morning press conference …

House Dems seek to hold suburbs as Trump’s slide worries GOP
4 years, 4 months ago

House Dems seek to hold suburbs as Trump’s slide worries GOP

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a suburban Houston congressional district that backed President Donald Trump in 2016, a twice-elected Republican sheriff is battling a Democrat who’s the son of an immigrant from India. Two years after a 40-seat surge fueled by wins in the suburbs hoisted Democrats to House control, Republican hopes of recapturing the majority have buckled along with Trump’s approval …

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