Georgia's Very Own Megathread!

[Rookie Yinzer]

Plus, Black voters (particularly in states like Georgia) are really only conservative on a few issues like abortion and same-sex marriage.

Abrams has already let it linger in the air that an Evans operative was randomly talking to someone at an event and said that Abrams was a lesbian. This unknown source who was told this "contacted" the Abrams campaign and they made this public via an article by Jason Johnson in the Root. Evans' campaign has called on Abrams to publicly denounce the column which in effect says Evans is spreading rumors that Abrams is a lesbian. I do not believe that a top Evans official is going around saying "You know Stacey Abrams will be the first lesbian governor?" to random people on the street. It reeks of Abrams trying to get out on this perception early and making Evans look bad in the process. This is clearly an issue that Abrams feels will impact how she comes across going into the primary.

http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/10/georgia-2018-evans-presses-abrams-to-disavow-whisper-campaign/

[QAnonKelly]

When you get to be a certain age without being married or having kids , people are going to assume things about you. It’s not right but it is what it is (at least for now, people are growing to accept it more). You can’t change it yourself. Cory Booker has fought off these rumors for a long time and he’s not gay. I’d bet he gets married in the next year / year and a half if he’s running in 2020 bc his path would probably be to run up the socially conservative black vote. Just to put the rumors to rest for good.

[QAnonKelly]

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

[BuckeyeNut]

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.

[QAnonKelly]

I don't begrudge her wanting that but she comes with some serious baggage and is still six months out from the gov's primary. Sounds like she's putting the cart before the horse.

[libertpaulian]

I don't begrudge her wanting that but she comes with some serious baggage and is still six months out from the gov's primary. Sounds like she's putting the cart before the horse.

Yeah, in 2L year of law school, a friend in my class and I were in moot court together.  She kept insisting that not only would she win the fall championship, but she would be chosen as the president of the moot court society.  Well, she won the championship, but she didn't get picked to succeed the then-president.

Let's hope Abrams learns from my friend.

[scutosaurus]

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

Well, at least she's honest, I guess.
This article perfectly sums up a lot of what's wrong with Stacey Abrams as a candidate. Her ambition and lack of commitment to Georgia voters are clear as day, and I think she'll be absolutely obliterated if she makes it through the primary.

Cagle seems to be a fairly average, non-controversial candidate when compared to the crazies running against him (unless you live in Decatur). Abrams is not a fairly average, non-controversial candidate by any means, and being set apart by supporting BDS, the Netroots fiasco, wanting to run for President as soon as humanly possible, running a campaign on demographics, and wanting to tear down Stone Mountain is not a net positive.

I can only hope that Evans wins the primary; she at least would have a chance against Cagle, however small it may be. I'll be strongly supporting her campaign.

[QAnonKelly]

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

Well, at least she's honest, I guess.
This article perfectly sums up a lot of what's wrong with Stacey Abrams as a candidate. Her ambition and lack of commitment to Georgia voters are clear as day, and I think she'll be absolutely obliterated if she makes it through the primary.

Cagle seems to be a fairly average, non-controversial candidate when compared to the crazies running against him (unless you live in Decatur). Abrams is not a fairly average, non-controversial candidate by any means, and being set apart by supporting BDS, the Netroots fiasco, wanting to run for President as soon as humanly possible, running a campaign on demographics, and wanting to tear down Stone Mountain is not a net positive.

I can only hope that Evans wins the primary; she at least would have a chance against Cagle, however small it may be. I'll be strongly supporting her campaign.

I completely agree. If she wanted to find another state to uses as a stepping stone, she should probably find it because she’s just not the fit for GA. I don’t begrudge her her ambition but there’s a time and a place for everything

[Rookie Yinzer]

Haha. This is funny I hadn’t even read the article but I was with a friend who works at the Capitol talking about the race and she mentioned Abrams’ eagerness for the National spotlight. In the lead up to her announcing her Governor run her staffers regularly joked about which character from the West Wing they will be when she gets to the WH.

[QAnonKelly]

Abrams has always reminded me of someone and I’ve finally figured out who it is, Cory Booker. A showhorse who obviously is always looking to be the next big thing so much that they come off as disingenuous. Not doubting that each of them wants to do good in the world (like I’m not such a fan of Booker’s but he clearly very passionately cares about reforming the criminal justice system), ambition like that just doesn’t come off well very often. There’s a time and a place for for everything. Politics is about perception after all.

[ReaganLimbaugh]

Well, at least she's honest, I guess.
This article perfectly sums up a lot of what's wrong with Stacey Abrams as a candidate. Her ambition and lack of commitment to Georgia voters are clear as day, and I think she'll be absolutely obliterated if she makes it through the primary.

Cagle seems to be a fairly average, non-controversial candidate when compared to the crazies running against him (unless you live in Decatur). Abrams is not a fairly average, non-controversial candidate by any means, and being set apart by supporting BDS, the Netroots fiasco, wanting to run for President as soon as humanly possible, running a campaign on demographics, and wanting to tear down Stone Mountain is not a net positive.


***I actually agree with a democrat

[GeorgiaModerate]

Just saw a TV ad for the Atlanta mayor race tying Norwood to Trump, among other attacks on her.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I’m supporting Bottoms but I think the Georgia Democrat Party tying Norwood to Trump is plain lazy.

Nervous about the results tomorrow. Mayor Reed may scare up some votes for Bottoms to get her over the finish line, but Norwood has a decent shot. I truly think she is an awful person.

[Shameless Lefty Hack]

I’m supporting Bottoms but I think the Georgia Democrat Party tying Norwood to Trump is plain lazy.

Nervous about the results tomorrow. Mayor Reed may scare up some votes for Bottoms to get her over the finish line, but Norwood has a decent shot. I truly think she is an awful person.

the Georgia Public Broadcasting debate was... chippy.

for me, personally, the thugs comment disqualifies Norwood. But I understand that it won't for most.

[scutosaurus]

I personally support Norwood. There are many things I don't like about her, and she was in my bottom tier of candidates during the first round (My first choice was Peter Aman. I also liked Cathy Woolard and Vincent Fort). However, I highly disapprove of Kasim Reed and his rampant corruption, and I think that Keisha Lance Bottoms hasn't done anything to show that she wouldn't be anything except for a third term of Reed.

I honestly won't be too happy no matter what the result is, but I'll be a lot less happy if Bottoms wins. She represents to me everything that's wrong with Atlanta politics today.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The AJC results page currently shows the Mayor's race tied...

...one vote each.

[Holmes]

The AJC results page currently shows the Mayor's race tied...

...one vote each.

It's gonna be a long night!

[Roronoa D. Law]

Norwood currently in the lead. If she wins I wonder what Trump will say and how will Atlanta react.

[Holmes]

Norwood currently in the lead. If she wins I wonder what Trump will say and how will Atlanta react.

0% in though. Can't really say anything yet.

[scutosaurus]

Here is a live precinct map of the mayoral election:
https://www.wabe.org/runoff-election-map/

Currently, Norwood leads 63-37%, with 0.2% of the vote reporting. It's going to be a long night! As of right now, only precincts that voted for Woolard (along with one R1 Bottoms precinct) have reported any results. Norwood currently leads in every Woolard precinct, while Bottoms leads in the R1 Bottoms precinct.

Results for the elections can also be found here, via the Secretary of State's office:
http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/72213/Web02-state/#/

[Holmes]

Wow, it really will be a long night huh.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Norwood is nowhere near a Trump conservative.

[Roronoa D. Law]

Norwood is nowhere near a Trump conservative.

She don't have to be a Trump conservative to be a Republican.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

Sooo is Norwood going to win tonight?

[Dr. Arch]

Norwood is nowhere near a Trump conservative.

She don't have to be a Trump conservative to be a Republican.

Disgusting