December 29, 2020 8:59 AM
Morning Reads for Tuesday, December 29
Good morning! We’re in the home stretch. You’re probably about out of leftovers, so you may want to run to the store. I know you’re not planning a big party, RIGHT?
- Details on the formal ethics charges that the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission filed against former House Majority Whip and current Court of Appeals Judge Christian Coomer.
- What happened at an Atlanta assisted living home where 17 residents died of COVID-19?
- There’s a new name for the Rosalyn Carter Institute, which focuses on caregiving. (P.S. Caregiving is an economic issue.)
- New Georgia laws – including one addressing “surprise” medical billing to look forward to (as it were) in 2021.
- There’s a new Sheriff in Cobb County! Learn more about Sheriff Craig Owens.
- Restaurants we lost in 2020. Chances are, you’re familiar with several on tis list.
- If you actually feel the need to revisit the top Georgia political stories of 2020, have at it.
- This article on the bucatini shortage of 2020 is without question the most fascinating article I have read in quite some time – and I say that as a politician from Georgia.
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Teri
Teri Anulewicz is a Democrat who represents House District 42 in the Georgia General Assembly. She previously spent nearly a decade on the Smyrna City Council. A native New Orleanian and quasi-Texan, Teri graduated from Agnes Scott College in 1998. She's been a front page contributor since 2015, and she compiles each Tuesday's Morning Reads.
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“Ossoff and Warnock likely building up strong early vote leads. Will they be enough to withstand GOP turnout on election day?”
https://troubleingodscountry.com/
“Indeed, TIGC’s analysis of a wealth of early voting data available primarily from Georgia’s Secretary of State and the website http://www.georgiavotes.com strongly suggests that Ossoff and Warnock have already banked healthy leads in early mail and in-person voting — and, perhaps more worrying for Perdue and Loeffler, that GOP fears of a drop-off in votes from voters whose primary loyalty was to President Trump may well be materializing.”
“….Ossoff and Warnock likely building up strong early vote leads. ”
This is likely to be coming from the same people who predicted a massive “blue wave” in the House of Representatives, one which fell far short in several places, notably Texas. It is the same wishful thinking that had both Gore and Clinton victories in previous elections. It is telling that no serious pollsters seem to be willing to make predictions, given the margins of error in this runoff.
I’ve already voted, so an effort toward me is wasted energy. However, I personally believe that, given the torrent of out-of-state money coming into Georgia, any political candidate would gain immediate favor by using that money to buy out Joe Namath’s television advertising contract for the next few Medicare cycles. There is seemingly no end to him, and maybe with enough campaign cash, there might be for a while.
Don’t just jump on the lede and give the blog linked a chance. It’s a pretty insightful one focusing on “Health, Education, Economics and Politics in Rural Georgia” and has almost nothing to do with pollsters, serious or otherwise. The opinion given regarding early voting trends is based purely on the demographics and actual numbers from the counties to date as supplied by the SoS. He also mentions that this was the same trend in the General.
I hope these guys don’t have to go back to the days of buying your own equipment. I guess their memory is short. I hope they are ready for Clinton type cuts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/georgia-military-families-who-backed-biden-could-help-determine-senate-control-11609246801?mod=hp_lead_pos7
Their memory is short about political rhetoric from 20 years ago ?
I would suspect the vast majority of today’s active duty soldier was in diapers during the Clinton administration.