Georgia's Very Own Megathread! (v2)

[Nutmeg]

[Carter for Nabilah flyer]

Why? Bordeaux's got this.

[Continential]

[Carter for Nabilah flyer]

Why? Bordeaux's got this.

Nabilah Islam is a JD type.

[Continential]

[Carter for Nabilah flyer]

Why? Bordeaux's got this.

Nabilah Islam is a JD type.

Other Proof:
https://twitter.com/NabilahforGA07/status/1110542935156801537

[Rookie Yinzer]

[Carter for Nabilah flyer]

Why? Bordeaux's got this.

Nobody expected Bordeaux to make it as close as she did. I expect a flood of non-white candidates to get in decrying a white woman representing a majority-minority district. I wonder if Sam Park, Brenda Lopez, Pedro Marin will give up their state legislative seats and go for GA-07.

[Adam Griffin]

Billie has extensive fundraising connections; if I recall correctly, she was a prominent figure on Jason Carter's finance team (presumably how/why she got an endorsement from him) and has similar experience with a variety of in-state and out-of-state candidates. I'd expect her to rake in big money and quickly become a front-runner if that holds. 

[QAnonKelly]

Marietta PD is pulling out of the Cobb County drug task force

[ON Progressive]

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-jolt-race-for-georgia-supreme-court-takes-shape/cTShygQb1Is5nd1Daf3IMM/

He’s declined to comment, but legal circles are abuzz with talk that John Barrow, an ex-congressman and last year’s Democratic runner-up for secretary of state, will also join the contest.

[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/JeffreyCook/status/1121846495857168385

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/JeffreyCook/status/1121846495857168385

*screams* It's coming!

[Bidenworth2020]

https://twitter.com/JeffreyCook/status/1121846495857168385

*screams* It's coming!

This doesn't sound like the kind of thing that would happen if she were in fact running. I think she's out. But I'm fine with that since Tomlinson seems competent and who knows, she might be a slightly better bet than Abrams at this point since people in the state seem to feel so strongly about Abrams one way or another.

I mean, it is not like there will be broad swaths of anti-Abrams voters who will vote for a different dem.

[Bidenworth2020]

https://twitter.com/JeffreyCook/status/1121846495857168385

*screams* It's coming!

This doesn't sound like the kind of thing that would happen if she were in fact running. I think she's out. But I'm fine with that since Tomlinson seems competent and who knows, she might be a slightly better bet than Abrams at this point since people in the state seem to feel so strongly about Abrams one way or another.

I mean, it is not like there will be broad swaths of anti-Abrams voters who will vote for a different dem.

In a state like GA 1% could make all the difference between a win and loss

Maybe, but the way more important group is low-propensity minorities, which Abrams has a unique ability to turn out. THAT group is much more likely to make or break this election.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/JeffreyCook/status/1121846495857168385

*screams* It's coming!

This doesn't sound like the kind of thing that would happen if she were in fact running. I think she's out. But I'm fine with that since Tomlinson seems competent and who knows, she might be a slightly better bet than Abrams at this point since people in the state seem to feel so strongly about Abrams one way or another.

I mean, it is not like there will be broad swaths of anti-Abrams voters who will vote for a different dem.

In a state like GA 1% could make all the difference between a win and loss

Maybe, but the way more important group is low-propensity minorities, which Abrams has a unique ability to turn out. THAT group is much more likely to make or break this election.

More likely, the two factors will cancel each other out.

[Fuzzy Stands With His Friend, Chairman Sanchez]

Ossoff is overrated.

[scooby]

Ossoff is overrated.

I don’t know if he’s overrated so much as seen correctly as a failure.

[LoneStarDem]

It looks like the GA Supreme Court is currently 8R/1D?

How did that happen ?

[GeorgiaModerate]

It looks like the GA Supreme Court is currently 8R/1D?

How did that happen ?

While it's an elected position, 8 of the 9 were originally appointed by governors to fill vacancies or newly created seats (the court was increased from 7 to 9 a few years ago).  7 of them were appointed by Republicans (2 by Perdue, 5 by Deal).  One (Benham) was appointed by a Democratic governor (Harris), and the ninth (Ellington) was elected in 2018 without having been previously appointed.

[GeorgiaModerate]

It looks like the GA Supreme Court is currently 8R/1D?

How did that happen ?

While it's an elected position, 8 of the 9 were originally appointed by governors to fill vacancies or newly created seats (the court was increased from 7 to 9 a few years ago).  7 of them were appointed by Republicans (2 by Perdue, 5 by Deal).  One (Benham) was appointed by a Democratic governor (Harris), and the ninth (Ellington) was elected in 2018 without having been previously appointed.

Hmmm... is Ellington known as a judicial conservative?

I don't know that much about his judicial record, but he tried to embrace bipartisanship during the campaign and was endorsed by leaders from both parties:

Appointed to the state Court of Appeals in 1999 by Gov. Roy Barnes, Ellington now has the endorsement of Governor Deal, too. House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, has given Ellington his blessing, as has state Rep. Bob Trammell of Luthersville, leader of the House Democratic caucus.Ellington employs a Republican political sherpa, who is also currently working for Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. And yet, he’s also been endorsed by DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond.

https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/how-john-ellington-intends-escape-georgia-political-tribalism/PcBwlRlsqpYjWs1YnGZcbP/

The whole article is quite good.

[RogueBeaver]

Sounds like Abrams isn't running for Senate, but will leave the door open to running for POTUS.

[LoneStarDem]

Abrams needs to run for the GA Governor's Mansion again in 2022.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1122888944096440320

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/MikeDunston/status/1122946830680121348

[Canis]

https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1122888944096440320

Sounds Like a Dream team hope they win when is this election?

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/jeffzeleny/status/1123061459917918209

Moving from Toss Up to Lean R.

[Mr. Smith]

I hope this means she rematches Kemp. We don't need anymore candidates for The White House.

[Rookie Yinzer]

I’m sad.

I knew deep down Abrams prefers to be an executive but had hoped she had been swayed to run by a commitment from national leadership to prioritize GA in 2020. Guess Ossoff and Sarah Riggs Amico jump in the Senate race too.