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We need an independent candidate in Southwest Georgia

Last Tuesday, Democratic voters in nine southwest Georgia counties filled out their ballots in the party’s primary, selecting nominees for U.S. Senate, Congress and various local races. Any votes they cast for a man named James Williams, however, were not counted. That’s because Williams, the only Democratic candidate for state House District 151, was officially thrown off the ballot earlier this month following a challenge by his opponent, incumbent Republican state Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert).

Hypocrisy in the House

This morning, Republican State House lawmakers paraded before their colleagues to condemn Mike Griffin, a familiar face around the State Capitol who has lobbied for groups like Georgia Right to Life and the Georgia Baptist Mission Board. Griffin’s sin? He launched a direct assault on legislators in an online letter, saying “We must not let the government do to us what Hitler did to the pastors and churches of his day. He got them to