Georgia's Very Own Megathread!

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Would love to see him run again.

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Wasn't Virginia the flagship of the damn confederacy ? The home state of Robert Lee ?

Yep.

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Yates should run for state AG.

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I am under the impression, perhaps falsely, that Abrams wants to be the first Black woman elected President. She's certainly an inspirational figure, but it seems that she would be better off waiting a couple more cycles. Still, we need fewer old white men running the helm. I wish her well.

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I am under the impression, perhaps falsely, that Abrams wants to be the first Black woman elected President. She's certainly an inspirational figure, but it seems that she would be better off waiting a couple more cycles. Still, we need fewer old white men running the helm. I wish her well.

I am absolutely color-blind. The only criterion i use: "who is the most qualified candidate?. Who has best chances to win?" If he/she is Black - run him/her! If it's brown,  yellow or "old white man" - run him. I don't care about color of skin.... No preferences by that... Absolutely....

I know you're not an American, but use of the phrase "color-blind" usually indicates racism in the States.

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Also, I'm not entirely convinced that Carter won't run, but that'll probably hinge more on whether Reed and Evans jump in than it will on Abrams.

Sure seems like it won't. There's so much Democratic talent in Georgia, it's almost a shame.

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I'd like to see her run for GA Attorney General in '18. Keep up her profile in preparation for 2020's Senate race. After all, that is a smidgen less than 4 years from now.

Although, on the other hand, if she lost that it might be counterproductive.

I agree with this very much.

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Abrams endorsed by Emily's List.

Easiest endorsement by far for female democrats to get.

I know that. It was just interesting to me they chose Abrams over Evans immediately and didn't wait until after the primaries.

Consider what "EMILY" actually stands for. It makes sense they'd go at it early.

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If Ossoff wins GA-06 (and particularly if it isn't a 50.5/49.5 squeaker win), GA-GOV 2018 needs to be treated as a top tier race.  Clinton #'s in the Atlanta suburbs + Obama #'s in the Black Belt = 50% statewide.

The question is, who--if anyone--can replicate the positives in both Clinton and Obama's numbers. We know African-American voters aren't turning out like they used to.

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Stacey Abrams is pretty well known in Georgia, AFAIK. Though the Georgians I talk to IRL are all pretty politically active. So I could easily be wrong.

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Ossoff comes off as kinda Rubio-ish.

Also, is Jason Carter going to run for anything?

Not until 2022.

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http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a13761355/stacey-abrams-georgia-governor-candidate-interview/

"If all goes as planned, the earliest Stacey Abrams would run for president is in 2028. Not 2020 — that’s too soon. Not 2024 — the Democrat who vanquishes President Trump in 2020 will be up for re-election. No, the first opportunity is 2028. That’s her year."


Yikes

I am under the impression, perhaps falsely, that Abrams wants to be the first Black woman elected President. She's certainly an inspirational figure, but it seems that she would be better off waiting a couple more cycles. Still, we need fewer old white men running the helm. I wish her well.

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Does Barrow have a good chance at taking the Secretary of State's office?

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I know it's a couple days late but apparently Trump called Sally Yates the c word. They really need to start banging on her door now.

Hopefully prepping a Senate run for 2020.

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... the Bernie Sanders endorsed Vincent Fort is going to attack Stacey Abrams as a radical? lolk

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John Barrow announced a slew of endorsements from folks like Jason Carter, David Scott, John Lewis, Sanford Bishop, Roy Barnes, Teresa Tomlinson, and many other former Democratic Representatives and Senators.

He also received a couple of endorsements from local Republican county commissioners and sheriffs from his old district.

https://politics.myajc.com/blog/politics/barrow-locks-support-from-big-name-dems-and-few-gopers/2Z4xhKTgIJCj3oAix5ZtPO/

FF

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I guess it would be unreasonable to expect Georgia Democrats to field candidates in every district, when historically they’ve done so poorly. Contesting 2/3 of the seats seems pretty ubimpressive, but I’ll take what I can get from here, especially since it seems like candidate quality is pretty good.