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Elections

Runoffs are imminent. The question remains: how many?

Voter disenfranchisement and other tricks have only been able to get Brian Kemp and other conservative candidates so far. There are two races where no candidate received above 50 percent of the vote, and two other races where votes are still being counted. This means runoffs are imminent. It’s clear that Democrat John Barrow will be facing off against Republican Brad Raffensperger in the Secretary of State race. The winner of this runoff — scheduled

Youth Vote
Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Ga. youth and minority voting through the roof

Early voting has increased all over the United States, in just about every demographic within every state. In Georgia, over 2 million early ballots were cast, which is more than double the number of early ballots cast in 2014. Every demographic appears to be sending more voters to the polls. Around the U.S. the youth vote appears to have doubled, with 40 percent of people aged 18-25 saying they are definitely voting, compared with less

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Environment

The final word

This election is about rebuking white nationalism. It’s about whether or not we have to worry that we’re all just one medical emergency away from losing our homes or declaring bankruptcy. This election is about whether we, as a society, value the lives of our students, teachers and neighbors over the profits of the gun lobby. Will we elect leaders who will fight back when our drinking water is dirty, our air is toxic and

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Elections

Elections 2018 round up and info. guide

Early voting ends on Friday, Nov. 2 and Election Day is Tuesday, November 6. We’ve collected a boatload of resources to help you navigate Election Day. We have reviews of every statewide office up for grabs here and here, including the significance of these positions and what the elected official will be in charge of. These positions include: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of State, Public Service Commissioners, State School Superintendent, Agriculture Commissioner, Insurance

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Brian Kemp

Brian Kemp’s horrible history of map rigging

Brian Kemp is a master architect of map rigging and voter suppression. He understands that low voter turnout is generally a good thing for the Republican Party in Georgia. But as a political strategy, low voter turnout is difficult to engineer and it can backfire. More ominously, Kemp understands that map rigging is the best political safeguard against demographic changes that increasingly tend to favor Democrats. He supported map rigging when he was in the

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Elections

Early voting in Georgia surpasses 1.5 million

As of October 30, 1,506,372 Georgians have cast an early ballot — either in person or through an absentee ballot. This is  more than double the early voting turnout during the last midterm elections in 2014. And early voting lasts until the end of this week. Election Day is on Tuesday, November 6th. And it has Brian Kemp scared. As recent audio from a campaign event reveals, Kemp expressed concern that this high voter turn-out “is