What could have been my toughest UGA assignment turned out to be the easiest. My task was to get all seven 1970 Democratic gubernatorial candidates to participate in a political forum, and then I would moderate the event.
Tag Archives: Elections
Raphael Warnock Wins U.S. Senate Runoff, Giving Democrats a 51-Seat Majority
Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will return to Washington to represent Georgia for the next six years after winning his Senate runoff Tuesday, handing Senate Democrats a coveted 51st seat.
More Than 42 Million Americans Already Have Voted in the Midterms
More than 42 million Americans by mid-afternoon on Monday had gotten a jump start on Tuesday’s midterm elections, casting their votes through mail-in ballots or by heading to in-person early voting centers.
More Than 9 Million Voters Already Have Cast Their Ballots in November Elections
Roughly 9.4 million Americans have already voted in the midterm elections, casting a combination of in-person early votes and mail-in ballots, according to data compiled by the United States Elections Project.
Women Could Claim the Most Governors’ Seats in U.S. History in November
Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November.
Candidates, Mostly Republican, Skip Debates, Bar Press During Midterm Campaigns
With two months left of the 2022 campaign season, a majority of Republican candidates are continuing to skirt away from not only talking to local and national media outlets about their policy issues, but their own constituents, leaving voters with little information on their policy positions.
Herschel Walker: “Don’t We Have Enough Trees?” No Actually, We Don’t.
At a Republican Jewish Committee event near Atlanta on August 21st, Walker was quoted saying, “[Democrats] continue to try to fool you that they are helping you out, but they’re not. Because a lot of money, it’s going to trees. Don’t we have enough trees around here?”
Kemp’s Midterm Campaign Strategy – Take Credit for Work He Didn’t Do
Governor Brian Kemp held harsh criticisms of the Democrats’ American Rescue Plan, which has been crucial in funding several projects across the state, but now Kemp is singing a different tune
Kemp, Abrams Stake Out Health Care and Medicaid Expansion As Wedge Issue
Sharp disagreement over whether to expand Medicaid in Georgia – a state with one of the highest uninsured rates in the country – was one of the defining issues in the governor’s race in 2018.
Georgia Elections for Two PSC Seats Again Delayed by U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court removed two Georgia Public Service Commission races from the Nov. 8 ballot, but left open the possibility for an appeals court to reconsider the five-member board that were ruled discriminatory by a district court judge.