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Georgia 2018

Stacey Abrams and other women leading the way

Here’s something to celebrate: Women are running for office at record-breaking rates this midterm election, both nationwide and in Georgia. Not only are they running for office at record-breaking rates, but they have been winning primaries and are proving to be strong challengers in many pre-election polls. And it’s not just white women — a racial disparity that often exists in other areas where women are underrepresented. Women of color make up more than one-third

Candidate Recruitment

We can’t win elections if we don’t run

Last year, 83 percent of Georgia state House seats were uncontested, the highest rate in the nation, according to an analysis done by the Associated Press. This means Georgia voters in 149 out of the 180 House of Representative districts had only one party on their ballot for their district’s House seat. Georgia voters deserve real choice. Instead, elected officials who defend the KKK and get arrested for driving under the influence and child endangerment

Georgia 2016

Georgia Democrats lost the 2016 election…in 2015

The votes were counted last November, but Democrats lost Georgia more than a year ago. In 2016, Democrats fielded the fewest candidates in decades (or as far back as records show). For the third cycle in a row, Democrats failed to contest enough seats in the state House of Representatives to even win back the chamber if everything broke their way. Likewise for the chamber across the hall, where Democrats fell two short of contesting

Georgia 2016

Two different approaches to education in Northwest Atlanta state senate race

A powerful state senator is facing a surprise challenger in a local dentist. State Sen. Hunter Hill, a Republican who represents parts of northwest Atlanta — including Vinings and Smyrna — also serves as the Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus. His opponent is Jaha Howard, a Smyrna dentist who founded Wave of Excellence, a group focused on engaging local parents and improving local schools. We previously wrote about Hill’s terrible plans for education, which