First black female governor is on the ballot. Let's get this sista in office
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If you a search of the forum I believe I was the first person to be on her wave.
I’m on Cynthia Dixon’s wave right now.
I voted but unfortunately she has zero chance. It's one thing to win a political position in ethnic heavy Atlanta. Another totally when you have to win over the northern, central and southern part of the state. Outside of Atlanta and maybe Macon, Georgia is still basically Mississippi.
She was have to run up the votes in Atlanta and other Liberals cities in ga
So. You can still vote dem across the board
That's the thing. There's not enough votes in the remainder of the state that are liberal that would be enough to get her a win.
https://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president/georgia/
And keep in mind, many of those votes for Hillary aren't gonna go towards a black governor. Liberal or not.
I don't necessarily vote anything across the board without knowing who the candidate is and what they represent. I'm just saying at this point in time, Georgia won't have a black Governor.
At least you made the effort.
At least you made the effort.
I always vote. I think it'll be a few more years before something like this would be possible in GA though. I think maybe by 2021 but it's going to depend on where all of the black folks move to based on the way gentrification plays out in the large cities. City of ATL is losing black people in large numbers to the suburbs due to the skyrocketing cost of living. If Amazon fucks around and picks Atlanta it's going to get terribly worse.
I tell people the local and state elections are CRITICAL. But if the Royal Wedding would've included voting ballets it would've been a massive turnout......
*fingers crossed* because Purdue and Deal ain't done shit!
*fingers crossed* because Purdue and Deal ain't done shit!
Why would more jobs coming to the area be terribly worse.
Simple. More high salary tech jobs and a huge company inside of the city gives real estate more justification for higher rent/mortgages inside of the city and forces those that can't afford it, out to the suburbs. See what happened to Seattle when they got HQ1. It's already happening now, it'll just escalate. Look at the west end now since they rebuilt the Falcons stadium. Or, Bankhead... and what their plans are.
https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/3/1...-station-quarry-yards-mixed-use-mark-teixeira
All of these were relatively low/mid income majority black areas. ALL of those folks are getting priced out. They want to put Amazon in the gulch, a spot RIGHT next to the Falcons stadium. Which just so happens to be directly adjacent to this area where heavy gentrification is in full swing. Hollowell, English Ave, Joseph E Boone.... all that shit will be just as the new Kirkwood in the next 10 years, if that long. When I say terribly worse, I mean for black votes inside of the city considering it's going to intensify pushing black people to the burbs.
That office gets built in the gulch? You can pretty much count the black areas west of downtown down for the count.
Dude I think the reverse is going on in Midtown is practically empty right now does white folks are heading back to the suburbs Gentrification especially south of i 20 it seems like it came to a screeching halt
She does have a chance after today if she wins and she with in five or six points she has a strong shot it has to be maximum voter output with the black community in Georgia keep in mind Georgia is a little over 30% black
Yea stats pretty much don't agree with you lol. The issue in midtown is that they are out building the demand considering the cost of the rent there. White folks are definitely NOT heading back to the burbs.
http://georgiastatesignal.com/gentrification-reshaping-housing-displacing-residents-atlanta/
https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017...-on-runaway-gentrification-in-atlanta/545555/
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/atlanta-gentrification-maps-demographic-data.html
No idea what you're seeing but just riding through the west side speaks for itself.
https://www.11alive.com/article/new...de-residents-fear-gentrification/85-490889926
Writing is on the wall for that area. They saw it coming but cant do anything about it.
Well I’m seeing something different
Yea well whatever it is you're seeing isn't the reality for the westside. And that's according to the people that actually live there.
I'm not making light of your concerns but you can't stop progress. OK so I know gentrification is an ongoing problem at least 20 years. But regardless of your feelings in this matter if that Amazon facility is bringing in say 1500 jobs, guess what's going to happen. The people in that area will be forced out. They'll survive it just won't be there. People are always being forced to relocate. From massive storms to a volcano, rule of imminent domain its a part of life. Life is about change.
Never said I had an issue with it. Just pointing out that if it does happen it's going to reverse the trend of democratic nominees in Georgia.
For what its worth...She will win Augusta...(my home town)
That's where I'm located. I made sure to vote for her.
Stacey Abrams will easily win the Dem primary by at least 2 to 1. The real question tonight is who will be the "not Casey Cagle" opponent in the Rep runoff, and can they coalition enough support to become the eventual nominee. I'm thinking it will be Brian Kemp and I'm also thinking enough Republicans hate Lt Gov Cagle that Sec of State Kemp will probably come from behind to win the runoff. 
Holla at me in the PM. We may know some of the same people...
Can you elaborate on the “hate” these candidates are receiving? Is it warranted?Stacey Abrams will easily win the Dem primary by at least 2 to 1. The real question tonight is who will be the "not Casey Cagle" opponent in the Rep runoff, and can they coalition enough support to become the eventual nominee. I'm thinking it will be Brian Kemp and I'm also thinking enough Republicans hate Lt Gov Cagle that Sec of State Kemp will probably come from behind to win the runoff.
Hate for Abrams or hate for the Republicans?
She’s been following the Bernie model since 16. She’s been campaigning in the hick section of the states since the 16 election.
I heard about her though Sirus XM, and I’ve been a fan of hers since.
Hate for Cagle.
Cagle has been the Lt Governor since 2007 and many Republicans dislike him mostly because they perceive him as an empty suit loser who thinks he is overdue and entitled to the Governorship (ala Hillary). Votes for the other candidates are probably more votes against Cagle. The "problem" is that most of the other Republican candidates are bat shit crazy extremists all trying to out-Trump each other. Brian Kemp had that commercial pointing the shotgun at his daughter's "boyfriend", Michael Williams had the "deportation bus", etc.
3 winners and 3 losers from primaries in Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, and Arkansas
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/22/17382650/georgia-texas-kentucky-arkansas-winners-losers
Loser: Our Revolution
Our Revolution leader Nina Turner.
Bernie Sanders’s post-campaign national political organization endorsed two House candidates in fiercely contested primaries — Laura Moser and Rich Trevino — and they both lost rather badly.
Stacey Abrams, who won the Democratic governor’s nomination in Georgia, was also an Our Revolution endorsee, but Abrams was backed by virtually every Democrat with a national political profile, and nobody will see this as a case of Sanders’s support in particular putting her over the top. What’s more, it’s far from clear that Abrams really was the more progressive choice in that race. And one week ago, Jane Kleeb — the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and an Our Revolution board member — made sure the group didn’t endorse Kara Eastman and her challenge to the more moderate, establishment-backed candidate Brad Ashford, but Eastman won anyway.
Just before primary day, Our Revolution was the subject of a scathing profile in Politico and questions about the judgment of its leader, Nina Turner, are provoking some calls for a shakeup from left-wing journalists. With Sanders’s policy ideas more influential than ever inside the Beltway, his group’s failure to make a real impact on an organizing level this time around is striking.
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Bernie’s army in disarray
The Sanders-inspired grass-roots group ‘Our Revolution’ is flailing, an extensive review by POLITICO shows, fueling concerns about a potential 2020 bid.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrats-2018-599331
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/22/17382650/georgia-texas-kentucky-arkansas-winners-losers
Loser: Our Revolution
Our Revolution leader Nina Turner.
Bernie Sanders’s post-campaign national political organization endorsed two House candidates in fiercely contested primaries — Laura Moser and Rich Trevino — and they both lost rather badly.
Stacey Abrams, who won the Democratic governor’s nomination in Georgia, was also an Our Revolution endorsee, but Abrams was backed by virtually every Democrat with a national political profile, and nobody will see this as a case of Sanders’s support in particular putting her over the top. What’s more, it’s far from clear that Abrams really was the more progressive choice in that race. And one week ago, Jane Kleeb — the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and an Our Revolution board member — made sure the group didn’t endorse Kara Eastman and her challenge to the more moderate, establishment-backed candidate Brad Ashford, but Eastman won anyway.
Just before primary day, Our Revolution was the subject of a scathing profile in Politico and questions about the judgment of its leader, Nina Turner, are provoking some calls for a shakeup from left-wing journalists. With Sanders’s policy ideas more influential than ever inside the Beltway, his group’s failure to make a real impact on an organizing level this time around is striking.
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Bernie’s army in disarray
The Sanders-inspired grass-roots group ‘Our Revolution’ is flailing, an extensive review by POLITICO shows, fueling concerns about a potential 2020 bid.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrats-2018-599331
Yep Bernie Sanders needs to chill out the Democrats have been doing a pretty good job since Trump. I’m going back to the point of the Virginia governor race where I seen the turning point with Bernie Sanders and the Democrats3 winners and 3 losers from primaries in Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, and Arkansas
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/22/17382650/georgia-texas-kentucky-arkansas-winners-losers
Loser: Our Revolution
Our Revolution leader Nina Turner.
Bernie Sanders’s post-campaign national political organization endorsed two House candidates in fiercely contested primaries — Laura Moser and Rich Trevino — and they both lost rather badly.
Stacey Abrams, who won the Democratic governor’s nomination in Georgia, was also an Our Revolution endorsee, but Abrams was backed by virtually every Democrat with a national political profile, and nobody will see this as a case of Sanders’s support in particular putting her over the top. What’s more, it’s far from clear that Abrams really was the more progressive choice in that race. And one week ago, Jane Kleeb — the chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and an Our Revolution board member — made sure the group didn’t endorse Kara Eastman and her challenge to the more moderate, establishment-backed candidate Brad Ashford, but Eastman won anyway.
Just before primary day, Our Revolution was the subject of a scathing profile in Politico and questions about the judgment of its leader, Nina Turner, are provoking some calls for a shakeup from left-wing journalists. With Sanders’s policy ideas more influential than ever inside the Beltway, his group’s failure to make a real impact on an organizing level this time around is striking.
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Bernie’s army in disarray
The Sanders-inspired grass-roots group ‘Our Revolution’ is flailing, an extensive review by POLITICO shows, fueling concerns about a potential 2020 bid.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrats-2018-599331