Happy Monday, everyone! Yesterday, the Young Democrats of Atlanta beat the Atlanta Young Republicans in a game of kickball at Piedmont Park. I encouraged my teammates to invoke the spirit of Reagan to win, but we still lost. There’s so much symbolism in there. Jawja Another election, another article about demographics and Jawja. AJC polled
Democratic SuperPAC Priorities USA will be spending $2 million on advertising in the Peach State on behalf of Hillary Clinton in the runup to the November election. According to a story by Mother Jones, the group chose a commercial called “Our Daughter Grace,” which includes video of Donald Trump mocking the disability of a New
As we enter into the season where people start arguing about polls being “skewed” and elections being “rigged,” it worth hearing from an actual pollster who’s been doing actual polls for more than a few years. John Garst, the President of Rosetta Stone Communications, posted a note on his Facebook page to explain the challenges
This post was originally a column of mine from June 15, 2015. It was written the day after I learned Senator Isakson was battling Parkinson’s Disease. I was reminded of it earlier today having a Facebook conversation with a high school friend, who recently lost his dad after a long battle with Parkinson’s. I think
Second Harvest and the Friends of Jimmy Carter are joining together in the “Corks and Forks” fundraiser on Saturday, November 19th. Guests will join President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter for an evening of wine tasting and a gourmet dinner by the Wisteria Restaurant. The event will take place at the Windsor Hotel in Americus, Georgia.
Just over two weeks away from Election Day, the Atlanta Journal Constitution released new polling that for the first time measures approval of the proposed Opportunity School District that voters will decide on in Amendment 1. The AJC poll does not test the ballot question itself. Instead, the poll question attempted to provide additional context
It’s a time for choosing for Georgia voters. Four constitutional amendments are on the ballot awaiting the popular consent of Georgia’s governed. One of those constitutional amendments seeks to help alleviate struggling students in some of Georgia’s failing schools. There is a lot of opposition to it from school teachers, to Democrats and Republicans, to
Space cowboy. Not space cowboy. Pray for snow. Or something. Make it stop! A Mosel primer. What could go wrong? Well, now then, it’s all settled. Faster, please. The King of Snark, at it again! Some things are sacred. So stop with the remakes, already. And…just for Charlie.
The big headline from Wednesday’s presidential debate was Republican candidate Donald Trump’s unwillingness to say whether he would accept the results of the November 8th election. After being asked a direct question by moderator Chris Wallace, Trump answered, “I’ll keep you in suspense.” As could be expected, Trump’s response drew strong reactions from Georgia officials
On October 11th, the City of Cochran Mayor Micahel Stoy announced his resignation in a letter to the residents. His reason for stepping down was because of an alleged secret meeting that was held by the City Council in July. According to the State’s Open Meeting Laws, the City’s Charter, and a city ordinance, the
