Facebook/Buckhead City, Georgia The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would have paved the way for residents of the wealthy Buckhead neighborhood to vote by ballot referendum on whether to deannex from Atlanta and create their own city. The measure, SB 114, was shot down by all Democrats and ten Republicans in a
Georgia Poll Workers Pick Up Where Jan. 6 Committee Left Off
March 3, 2023 by
Two Georgia poll workers who were attacked by 2020 election conspiracy theorists are picking up where the Jan. 6 congressional investigation left offâby trying to independently examine the private communications between two of the men behind the firestorm: Rudy Giuliani and former President Donald Trump.Giuliani, who played a central role in the Republican attempt to
Federal Judge Rules Against Stacey Abrams-Backed Group, Upholds 2018 Georgia Voting Law
November 9, 2022 by
A federal judge ruled Friday against the remaining claims in Fair Fight Actionâs lawsuit filed in the weeks after Democrat Stacey Abrams narrowly lost to now-Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgiaâs 2018 gubernatorial race. U.S. District Judge Steve Jones, an Obama appointee, found that âalthough Georgiaâs election system is not perfect, the challenged practices violate neither
Georgia Democrats Warnock, Abrams Refuse to Oppose Atlanta Braves Name Change
September 28, 2022 by
Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams are avoiding taking a stance on changing the name of the Atlanta Braves after the White House said Monday it supports having a âconversationâ about it. A Warnock aide told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Warnock âknows the Braves organization is in touch with the Native American…
âShe Speaks For White Liberalsâ: Black Leaders, Entrepreneurs Slam Stacey Abrams Over Georgia Boycott
May 12, 2021 by
A coalition of black community leaders and business owners called out former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams during a press conference Tuesday for promoting misinformation about Georgiaâs election law that led to boycotts of the state. The press conference, hosted by the Black Americans for a Better Future Education Fund and the Georgia Black Republican…
Poll: Majority of Georgia Voters Oppose MLB Decision to Pull All-Star Game from Atlanta
May 6, 2021 by
The majority of Georgia voters oppose Major League Baseballâs (MLB) decision to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta. A majority (53.5 percent) of voters in Georgia oppose the MLBâs decision to move the All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to the voter integrity bill signed into law by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) last month. The…
Trump Says Georgia Voting Bill Is âWeakâ Because Republicans Are âAfraid To Be Called Racistâ
April 20, 2021 by
Former President Donald Trump criticized the Republican-led voting bill in Georgia on Monday, arguing to Sean Hannity on Fox News that the bill was âtoo weakâ because Republicans are afraid of being attacked on racial lines. Hannity compared Georgiaâs new voting law to those existing in Delaware, arguing the voting laws in the states are…
Vernon Jones Will Challenge Georgia Gov. Kemp In 2022 Republican Primary
April 17, 2021 by
April 16, 2021 12:26 PM ET Former Democratic Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones announced his decision on Thursday to run for Governor of Georgia in the upcoming 2022 Republican primary. âThe time has come. Georgia is ready!â Jones, a lifelong Democrat who became a Republican after he supported former President Donald Trumpâs reelection bid, tweeted.…
âTerrified Of The American Leftâ: Brit Hume Slams Corporations For âLying To Themselvesâ In Attacking Georgia Voting Law
April 14, 2021 by
Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said Tuesday that corporations are lining up against the Georgia voting law because they are âterrified of the American left.â âI think right now, a lot of American corporations are terrified of the American left and now that the Biden administration is in, they see the drift and…
Georgia Elections Official Sterling: Media That ‘Criticized and Examined’ Every Trump Claim, Accepts Claims by Biden, Abrams ‘At Face Value’
April 9, 2021 by
During an interview with the âFox News Rundownâ podcast released on Thursday, Gabriel Sterling, the Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Secretary of Stateâs office criticized many in the mainstream media, âwho criticized and examined every claim of President Trump, takes similar claims from this president and Stacey Abrams and accepts it at face value.â…
Biden Adviser Cecilia Rouse on MLB’s Georgia Boycott: ‘Undoubtedly Going to Be a Cost’ to Stadium Workers
April 5, 2021 by
Council of Economic Advisers chair Cecilia Rouse said CBSâs âFace the Nationâ that âthere is undoubtedly going to be a costâ to the majority-black city of Atlantaâs stadium workers because Major League Baseball moved itâs All-Star game move out of Georgia to protest the new voting law. Partial transcript as follows: BRENNAN: This past week, we had a…
âPretentious Virtue Signallingâ: Greg Gutfeld Mocks Decision By MLB To Move All Star Game Over Georgia Voting Law
April 3, 2021 by
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld dismissed a decision by Major League Baseball (MLB) to move the All Star Game from Atlanta over Georgiaâs new election law as âpretentious virtue signalling.â âIt is awesome watching Major League Baseball pull this pretentious virtue signalling when all major league baseball platforms for the All Star Game, fans can…
Jen Psaki Criticizes Law Enforcement for Arresting Georgia House Democrat for Disrupting Signing Ceremony
March 27, 2021 by
White House press secretary Jen Psaki criticized local law enforcement on Friday for arresting a Georgia House Democrat for interrupting a signing ceremony for an election integrity bill. âI think anyone who saw that video would have been deeply concerned by the actions that were taken by law enforcement to arrest her when she simply,…
Poll: Doug Collins Leads Republicans in Hypothetical Georgia Senate Primary
March 24, 2021 by
According to an OnMessage Inc. poll, former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) leads the Republican Senate primary in a hypothetical match-up. The survey found the former representative would start at the front of the Republican field. When the survey asked, âif the election were held today and the candidates were Doug Collins and Kelly Loeffler, for whom…
Exclusive â Republican Doug Collins Mulling Bid Against Democrat Raphael Warnock in Georgia
March 10, 2021 by
Former Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) is seriously considering running again for the U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2022, a source with knowledge of his plans told Breitbart News exclusively. Collins would, if he runs, face off against Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA), who was just sworn in after winning one of the two runoffs in…
Georgia Election Officials Open Probe into Trump Phone Calls
February 8, 2021 by
ATLANTA (AP) â Georgiaâs secretary of stateâs office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the stateâs top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to âfindâ enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said. Walter Jones, a spokesman for Secretary of State…
Exclusive â Rep. Fleischmann Warns of âNightmareâ Scenario if Georgia Votes Democrat in Senate Runoffs: âGod Forbidâ if Kamala Harris Breaks Ties
February 7, 2021 by
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview this weekend that he is concerned about a potential ânightmareâ scenario whereby the Democrats would take control of the United States Senate if their candidates somehow won the U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 in Georgia. Fleischmann, who appeared on Breitbart News Saturday…
Rand Paul Urges Georgia Libertarians to ‘Vote Republican’ in Runoff
January 29, 2021 by
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is encouraging Libertarians in Georgia to vote Republican in the January Senate runoff race. âOne of the things that Iâve taken upon myself is to try to encourage⌠there was a little over 100,000 people who voted for Shane Hazel, the Libertarian candidate, and I think those people can find a…
NYTâs Friedman Urges Democrats to Move to Georgia, Register to Vote
January 16, 2021 by
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said Tuesday night on CNNâs âCuomo Prime Timeâ that Democrats should move to Georgia and register to vote in the two runoff U.S. Senate races in January. On coronavirus stimulus legislation, Cuomo asked, âYou know, if these guys are holding on to Trumpâs coattails thinks heâs going to run…
More Infectious Coronavirus Strain Found In Georgia
January 6, 2021 by
January 05, 2021 4:56 PM ET The new, more infectious coronavirus strain has been found in Georgia, according to the stateâs Public Health Department. The case was confirmed in an 18-year-old man with no history of recent travel, meaning that more cases likely exist across the state, officials said. âThe emergence of this variant in…
REPORT: Outside Republican Organizations Helped Give Republican Candidates Spending Edge In Georgia Runoffs
January 6, 2021 by
January 05, 2021 5:03 PM ET Fundraising operations connected to Republican Senate leadership raised $58 million to help Republican Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue over the finish line in the Jan. 5 Senate runoffs, according to Fox News. GOP strategist and Fox News contributor Karl Rove, who has also been leading the fundraising…
Facebook Shuts Down Ad Account For Republican Fundraising Committee 4 Days Before Georgia Runoffs
January 3, 2021 by
Facebook temporarily shut down the advertising account for a Republican fundraising group just four days before Election Day in the Georgia Runoffs. âBig Tech is at it again,â the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) said Friday on Twitter. âFacebook has shut down the ad account for the Georgia Battleground Fund, a joint fundraising committee for…
More than 2 Million Votes Already Cast for Georgia Runoffs
December 27, 2020 by
Nearly 2.1 million Georgians have cast their votes through early in-person voting or absentee voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election taking place January 5, according to data provided by the state on Thursday. The number represents more than a quarter of the stateâs 7.7 million registered voters, and, as measured by the Georgia Votes…
The Numbers In Georgia Point Towards Two Tossup Races
December 24, 2020 by
Georgiaâs Senate runoffs have drawn record spending, record turnout and national attention, setting the stage for two extremely close races on Jan. 5. Republican Sen. David Perdue faces Jon Ossoff, his Democratic challenger, after both finished just under the 50% needed to avoid a runoff in November, while Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler faces Democratic Rev.…
Karl Rove Says Stacey Abrams Is âMisleading Or Uninformedâ On Georgia Absentee Ballot Request Numbers
December 19, 2020 by
Republican strategist Karl Rove used his trademark clipboard Tuesday night to call into question former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abramsâ assessment of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races. Abrams on Monday contended that 85,000 of 1.2 million mail-in ballot applications received in the state so far have come from mostly Democratic-leaning voters who didnât…
Hereâs The Latest Intel On The Georgia Senate Races
December 18, 2020 by
Georgia flipped blue for the first time since the 1992 presidential race, making the senate runoff races critical for Republicans who want to maintain control of the Senate and retain significant power in the political arena. Hereâs whatâs going on. Incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue and Democratic challengers Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon…
Trump Jr. Rips Calls To Boycott Georgia Runoffs: âItâs As Though Theyâre Working For The Democratsâ
December 10, 2020 by
Donald Trump Jr. stressed the importance of the runoff U.S. Senate elections in Georgia and panned calls for supporters of President Donald Trump to boycott them during a Tuesday night appearance on Fox Newsâ âTucker Carlson Tonight.â Republican Georgia Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler face Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively, in…
Explaining The Viral Video Claiming To Show Election Fraud In Fulton County, Georgia
December 7, 2020 by
A video shared on Twitter by the Trump campaign appears to show workers at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, where absentee ballots for the 2020 election were tabulated. One worker can be seen pulling something that looks like a suitcase out from under a table. WATCH: Video footage from Georgia shows suitcases filled with…
Vice President Mike Pence Warns at Georgia Rally: âIf You Don’t Vote, They Winâ
December 5, 2020 by
SAVANNAH, Georgia â Vice President Mike Pence warned at a rally Friday for Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler that Georgians who refrain from voting in the upcoming Senate runoff election would be handing a win to Democrats. Pence said at the rally, âI know weâve all got our doubts about the last election,…
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Says Secretary Of State Has Not Ordered Signature Audit
December 4, 2020 by
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has not yet ordered a signature audit, saying by law Raffensperger is the only one in the state who can order it. Kemp was interviewed on Fox News and asked about a signature audit, to which he put the blame on Raffensperger, saying…