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Race to GOP primaries becoming race to bottom

Yikes! The Republican gubernatorial hopefuls are on a fast-paced race to the bottom. A (somewhat interchangeable) group of white men have been desperately trying to reassure the public that they are, in fact, the MOST racist, MOST anti-abortion, MOST anti-immigrant candidate of the whole lot. Where to begin in listing off the litany of disturbing choices these candidates have made? To start with, all of the top GOP candidates have made public pledges to support

GOP candidates double down on hate

The people and businesses of Georgia have beaten back anti-gay religious “freedom” legislation year after year. And yet the GOP keeps bringing it back. Why are Georgia Republicans so determined to pass legislation based on hate? On Saturday, the four leading Republican gubernatorial candidates stood together behind Georgia’s controversial religious “freedom” measure. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, Sec. of State Brian Kemp, former State Sen. Hunter Hill and State Sen. Michael Williams have all pledged to

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GOP asks America to wait while Lewis fights for more gun control

Atlanta Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis held a press conference Wednesday pushing for stronger gun control laws, in the wake of the tragic Las Vegas shooting. Lewis, as well as several other House Democrats, is calling for a bill that would strengthen firearm background checks. Lawmakers also want a bipartisan Select Committee on Gun Violence established in Congress, to study the issue and recommend potential legislation. “How many more dead bodies will it

Podcast Ep. 53: Cagey Cagle

Today we’re talking about the latest from the gubernatorial race in Georgia. First we’re talking about the press conference that Michael Williams held, and how the Republican establishment handled it. We’re also talking about Casey Cagle’s poor record on human rights and healthcare. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and Review! Whenever a candidate comes out this early for a race like this, you’d expect something

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Ga. governor candidate joins Islamaphobic rally

State Sen. Michael Williams, a Republican candidate for governor, joined an Islamophobic march over the weekend, posing with members of an extremist militia group called the III Percent Security Force afterwards. The so-called “March Against Sharia Law” took place as part of a nationwide effort — led by ACT for America — to promote anti-Islam sentiments and stoke fears about Muslims. Groups like ACT for America and the III Percent militia use people’s ignorance around

Georgia Republicans have a KKK problem

They always say these things come in threes. First, Georgia state Representative Tommy Benton (R-Jefferson) defended the Ku Klux Klan earlier this year, saying that the Klan “wasn’t so much a racist thing” and “made a lot of people straighten up.” Then Sen. Greg Kirk (R-Americus), while debating his bill that would allow religious groups to discriminate against gays and lesbians, admitted that the KKK could take advantage of his legislation and compared the Klan to