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Podcast Ep. 51: ATL Elections

Even though the Sixth Congressional District election is over, here at Better Georgia we have been focusing on the upcoming elections in Atlanta. Today we’re talking about the action to take on the upcoming healthcare bill, how other states factor into our elections, where volunteers should focus their efforts, and how new progressive candidates should prepare for future elections. You can Subscribe and Listen to the Podcast on iTunes, and be sure to leave us a Rating and

Healthcare

Misogyny of Trump, other leaders, have policy implications for Ga. women

Donald Trump is in the news (no surprise there) for his recent super creepy, very sexual comments about women. Since then, multiple women have stepped forward with allegations of facing exactly the kinds of behaviors he boasts of in the video — groping, forcibly kissing and other unwanted sexual contact. But his gross misogyny and disregard for women extends beyond his personal behavior and into important policy realms. Late last month, Trump announced his anti-abortion

Sen. Perdue supports Trump’s hate

“We’re at war. We’ve been invaded, in my opinion, when you see the rise of homegrown terrorism through the Internet,” Sen. David Perdue said earlier this week. Following Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s lead, Perdue is doing the incredibly brave and patriotic act of being afraid of other people, and having power and a platform to spread this hate and fear. During a campaign stop in Ohio, Trump called for a ban on people immigrating

Elections

Newt Gingrich rebukes Trump while Sen. Isakson stays quiet, Sen. Perdue rallies support

Give Donald Trump credit for one thing: he’s really giving Georgia voters a clear look at the true values of the GOP and our state’s elected leaders. Trump suggested last week that federal judge Gonzalo Curiel, who was born in Indiana in 1953, cannot fairly manage a Trump University fraud case because he is “Mexican.” Trump has declined to back down from his gross and insulting comments and, instead, has turned up the rhetoric. He now says a Muslim

Elections

Let Trump be Trump

It’s a presidential year, and like every other presidential year, Republicans are once again consolidating support behind the presumptive nominee. There’s nothing unusual about that. What is unusual is the nominee: Donald Trump, the real estate mogul and reality TV star who barreled his way through the primary like he had nothing to lose. After the initial shock had worn off, Republicans began settling in to this new normal, doing the only thing they thought

Elections

Donald Trump and the Georgia GOP’s minority engagement

Yesterday morning at about 11 a.m., the Georgia Republican Party gathered for a “minority engagement lunch” with very few identifiable people of color in the room. Within hours, Donald Trump – the Republican Party’s presidential nominee and standard bearer – held a rally in California where he touted his support among black Americans by singling out “my African-American” in the crowd. “Oh, look at my African-American over here. Look at him,” Trump said. “Are you the