Skip to content

Karen Handel doubles down on anti-gay adoption views

Karen Handel, the Republican candidate who is trailing Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District race, has doubled down on her deep-seated beliefs that gay people should not be allowed to adopt children. When asked by a Republican voter about the 2010 video of Handel citing her faith as the reason she believes that gay parents do not deserve the same rights as straight parents, the 6th Congressional District candidate simply said, “my faith calls

Congressional District 6

#VoteYourOssoff June 20

Georgia’s 6th Congressional District Special Election, which takes place on Tuesday, June 20, is one of the biggest elections in Georgia’s history. Thanks to the work of thousands of volunteers like these folks, Ossoff is leading the polls and is on track to #FlipThe6th and score an upset victory for progressives. Now, it all comes down to turn out. Find your polling place and #VoteYourOssoff: http://bit.ly/2putGHv

Congressional District 6

Ossoff dominates early voting

Early voting is in full force, and the numbers bode well for Jon Ossoff. As of Tuesday morning, more than 102,000 people have voted in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, according to the Secretary of State’s office. This is double that amount of early voters from the April election. With the many Trump scandals over the past few months, it seems Georgia voters are getting sick of the corruption and striking back. And there’s still more votes

Congressional District 6

The company Karen Handel keeps

Early voting in the Congressional District 6 race — between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel — is underway. A gaggle of high profile Republicans with questionable judgement are rallying conservatives both locally and nationally to back Handel. Over the weekend, Greg Gianforte, the Republican who recently body slammed a reporter and won another highly watched special election out in Montana, urged folks to donate to Handel’s campaign. Later this month Vice President Mike Pence will be

Uncategorized

Karen Handel, fiscally responsible?

Karen Handel continues to boast about her fiscal responsibility, but her track record shows otherwise. In the early 2000’s when Handel was serving as Gov. Deal’s deputy of chief of staff, she suggested spending between $15,000 and $18,000 of tax dollars on new office chairs. It’s no wonder that as Chairwoman of the Fulton County Commission, Handel’s personal office budget jumped by a staggering 43 percent in the first two years, while she cut essential

Congressional District 6

The dumbest political ads you’ll ever see

As Ossoff continues to lead in the polls, conservatives continue to make absurd, fact-free ads attacking him. The two most recent attack ads against Ossoff have become increasingly ridiculous, one of which is leading to a cease-and-desist request from the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency for superimposing an Ossoff ad on a San Francisco cable car without permission. NPR called the ad “a sarcastic ad from the Republican-aligned Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) featuring actors in San