Do you know what Spelman College, Tennessee State University, and Florida A & M have in common? Each school is award winning. Each school has graduated an esteemed cadre of graduates. Each of these schools are a Historically Black College and University (HBCU)[i] whose alumni are pictured in this photo. Stacey Abrams a Spelman graduate,
Queen Oprah appeared in Georgia this week to knock doors on behalf of Stacey Abrams. News that Oprah might be coming to your door likely increased voter interest tenfold. If you know Oprah you can’t help but to imagine her on a stage with her larger than life personality proclaiming, “You get a vote, and
It feels like 2012 in Georgia! #YesWeCan! There is #hope and #change in the atmosphere. The excitement and energy surrounding the possible historic election of Stacey Abrams is electric. In 2012, new voters were energized, turn out among existing voters increased, and everyone did a little more to secure the President’s win. Stacey Abrams is leading
The fact that I am going to advocate today for Republican Brian Kemp — and for several other similarly aligned Georgia candidates in two additional columns tomorrow and Monday – should not surprise anyone who knows my background as a former legislator and House Republican Whip, but I want to explain why it is so
A post on the Facebook page of Ted Metz, libertarian candidate for Georgia governor, appeared late Friday offering to drop out of the closely-contested race in exchange for payment of his medical bills. “To all the Republicans and Democrats urging me to drop out of the race: Put your money where your mouth is,” Metz’
Be nice. Be nice, part deux. A history lesson. Outlander fans rejoice. Wondering if this study was conducted in a pub in Dublin. (Ireland, not Georgia). On earth as it is in heaven. “Florida Man Mayor.” Also speed bumps. But it looked so easy in the movies. Chainsaws on a train. (warning: audio begins immediately)
Yesterday, U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May denied Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s request to pause an injunction regarding the state’s “signature match” law. Last week, May ordered Kemp’s office not to toss absentee ballots where the signature didn’t exactly match the voter’s registration. Kemp had asked that May stay the order while his office
Party politics … suck. I say that as a Democrat, but I know it’s true across the board. The internal struggles over form and process, cliques and factions are horrible things that sane and principled people ignore when they can. The very tight state senate race between Republican State Senator Fran Millar and Democratic former
Republican candidate for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has released his first and only television ad of the general election cycle. The television spot targets his Democrat opponent John Barrow for a vote dating back over a decade while Barrow served in Congress and for comments about voter roll maintenance before the ad moves on
My preferred candidate didn’t win the Primary, but I believe we have a great candidate in Secretary of State Brian Kemp. Brian is a down-to-earth, genuine man. I remember when I was first elected Walker County Republican Party Chairman in August of 2009, I got a handwritten note from Brian congratulating me and giving me
