It’s Time to Come Together
There’s an old adage in politics: “Republicans will look for any reason to vote for someone; Democrats will look for any reason not to.” In the almost 30 years I’ve been working in politics, that has been true more often…
Georgia Democrats
Thank Conservatives for Success
When the Atlanta Falcons host the New Orleans Saints in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the number of fans yelling “Who dat” rivals that of the fans cheering the home team to “Rise up!” It’s safe to assume many of those sporting gold-and-black…
Keep Politics Local
Former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill once famously said that all politics is local. Those words might have rung true decades ago, but no more. These days, all politics is national. Local coverage in newspapers and on radio stations has…
The Times, They Are A-Changin’
Welcome to the new Georgia. As even the most casual observers of politics know, Georgia has become one of the nation’s most competitive battleground states over the last decade. Beginning with former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams’ narrow loss…
Position Without Power?
Georgia’s last Democratic lieutenant governor, Mark Taylor of Albany, served two terms in that office. In his first term from 1999-2003 he wielded power over the state Senate, where his party still maintained a majority. At the start of Taylor’s…
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Ossoff Opponent: Gov. Brian Kemp has announced he will not run for the U.S. Senate in 2026 against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, a move that disappointed Republican leaders who saw him as the strongest contender and had urged him to…
Ossoff’s Vulnerability
The political ad begins with a female swimmer at the starting block, poised for a race. Next to her is a young man in a women’s swimsuit. As he crouches into position, the male swimmer turns to the camera and…
Off to the Races
The 2026 political cycle that will usher in a new era in Georgia politics is well underway. Though he’s not on the ballot in Georgia next year, President Trump will loom large – perhaps more so than any individual candidate…
Road Map to a Blue Georgia
In the last few months, Democrats have been forced to do a lot of soul searching. The 2024 election cycle was one of the most dramatic and tumultuous in this country’s history, from President Joe Biden dropping out of the…
A Win in Name Only
Georgia Democrats learned a painful lesson of “be careful what you wish for.” Plaintiffs aligned with Democratic groups successfully sued the state of Georgia on claims that the state legislative and congressional maps…
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