Georgia's Very Own Megathread!

[Rookie Yinzer]

The State Election Board voted unanimously Wednesday to allow Georgia voters to turn in their absentee ballots at drop boxes, an option that avoids human contact during the coronavirus pandemic.

Drop boxes can be set up on government property before Georgia’s primary on June 9. Voters will be able to submit their absentee ballots without having to pay for postage or hand them directly to county election workers.

https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/ballot-drop-boxes-approved-for-georgia-voters-during-coronavirus/4Bir3Ymx1zL0ZOGsXMazEO/

This is a nice development and I applaud the board for implementing it.  Using a drop box will also ensure that an absentee ballot isn't lost or delayed in the mail.

This is amazing.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/GAFollowers/status/1252381339837362176?s=20

Keisha Bottoms 2022!

Abrams is clearly over Georgia.

[Rookie Yinzer]

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

Kemp will win reelection very handily by double digits.

Nathan Deal, who was far more popular with Dems and Indies only won by 8 during Obama's Six Year Itch midterm. What you wrote is a fantasy. LOL.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I don’t feel like doing the math so I hope someone has already done this but if you remove Metro Atlanta how many points did Abrams lose by?

This graphic made me think about that. I find it interesting that Tomlinson didn’t disclose how she performed outside of the Metro. Every Democrat will lose this way but I guess she’s saying she’ll lose by less.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Kemp makes my f-cking blood boil.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I’m really starting to not want Abrams to run again and this is part of it. He’s horrendous but I think it’s just gonna turn into a retread.

I hope Mayor Bottoms runs.

[Rookie Yinzer]

How many Dem ballots have been returned? How has IPEV been?

[Rookie Yinzer]

611,084 (49.2%) GOP
609,252 (49.1%) DEM

What's really eye popping are the percent of people who did NOT vote in 2016.

And this data, every birth year after 1960 has a majority/pluarlity of voters born that year choosing Dem ballots:

[Rookie Yinzer]

Why the spike in voters for people born in the late 90s compared to the mid 90s?

First Prez election year and excited to get involved? More likely to live with parents or have had their absentee ballot request application sent to their parent’s house? Parents making sure they get their vote in.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/tbonier/status/1269981661531443201?s=20

[Rookie Yinzer]

Other counties in the Metro:

Fulton 78-20
DeKalb 86-12
Cobb 54-43
Clayton 86-12
Douglas 68-30
Henry 63-35
Newton 57-42
Rockdale 75-24
Fayette 50-48 (!!)

[Rookie Yinzer]

Other counties in the Metro:

Fulton 78-20
DeKalb 86-12
Cobb 54-43
Clayton 86-12
Douglas 68-30
Henry 63-35
Newton 57-42
Rockdale 75-24
Fayette 50-48 (!!)

Where did you get those? Always knew Fayette would be next.

http://georgiavotes.com

[Rookie Yinzer]

Other counties in the Metro:

Fulton 78-20
DeKalb 86-12
Cobb 54-43
Clayton 86-12
Douglas 68-30
Henry 63-35
Newton 57-42
Rockdale 75-24
Fayette 50-48 (!!)

What about Forsyth County?

67-31

[Rookie Yinzer]

Tomlinson bragged about being the candidate to spur Dem turnout in Central and South GA she's in fourth and fifth in a lot of those counties.

Amico is pretty much 2nd in the metro right now. Residual name rec from 2018? Because Tomlinson def spent more on tv, etc.

Endorsements mean nothing... Tomlinson endorsed by Mayor of Augusta and she's in fourth place in single digits.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Waittt.....

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1270562161648115716?s=20

[Rookie Yinzer]

Is this Senate race going to a run off or are there enough votes still out in DeKalb/Fulton to nip this in the bud?

[Rookie Yinzer]

Ossoff is at 49.83 now....

[Rookie Yinzer]

This won't age well.

https://twitter.com/teresatomlinson/status/1270753160487993350?s=20

[Rookie Yinzer]

Anyway I’m ready for November. We are at war in GA and it’s time to coalesce now. Tomlinson, go home and run with Abrams as LG in 2022. We are out here fighting for our lives right now.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Tomlinson just conceded:

https://twitter.com/teresatomlinson/status/1270884602635341824?s=20

[Rookie Yinzer]

Y'all think GA-07 will zoom to the left of GA-06 in November? Will Bourdeaux win by double digits?

[Rookie Yinzer]

skbl17 and Grif, how would you rate Senate District 17's race? Kelly Rose is shaping up to be a formidable candidate but Brian Strickland is Kemp/GOP's golden boy and clearly being groomed for bigger things down the line. They're going to go all out to protect him.

I'm leaving Covington (Newton County) and probably moving to McDonough, so will probably be voting in this race.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I think the sheer margin Dems are out voting Republicans in the primary isn’t getting the proper attention it deserves. Democrats are now leading by over 6% in the Senate results, or over 125k. All the more notable because the Democratic base generally are much lower propensity turnout demographics compared to the GOP’s, especially in Georgia

A lot of folks won't take it seriously until November 4 and then claim they knew all along. I can't wait.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I feel like those Fayette numbers should be a bigger deal to the GOP than it is. I don't think Biden/Ossoff will win it outright but getting to 46-47 percent looks like a thing, no?

[Rookie Yinzer]

Fulton County Board of Elections just voted to make State Farm Arena an Early Voting Precinct for the August run off and the fall. Press conference at 2.

https://twitter.com/davidaldridgedc/status/1277635598422024194?s=20