First things first. Tip of the hat to Don Weigel and Stephanie Stuckey Benfield for helping to organize an awesome event tonight with Rachel Maddow at Atlanta Symphony Hall, and a deep bow to our old friend Frank at A Cappella Books for sponsoring and supplying the books. It’s this type of [...]
Interesting communication tonight from Organizing for Action:
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Most of the political talk for the last few weeks has centered on the US Senate seat now open in 2014 – and for good reason. Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ retirement is an important moment in Georgia politics.
But let’s not lose sight of another vulnerable seat, which could be, [...]
Join Young Democrats of Georgia and Georgia AFL-CIO tomorrow as they protest Representative Phil Gingrey’s deplorable statement defending Todd Akin’s “legitimate rape” comment, and continue to press for his resignation.
If you have not yet done so, please sign the YDG petition at this link.
The protest will take place tomorrow, Monday January [...]
Senate Dems Elect Leadership Team for 2013-14 Term
Women influential part of caucus efforts
Atlanta, Ga. – November 19, 2012 -The Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus elected today its leadership team for the 2013 – 2014 term.
Re-elected to serve as Leader of the Senate Democrats was Steve Henson (Tucker). Sen. Vincent Fort was re-elected [...]
The electoral college is a relic of the 18th century that gives disproportionate weight to voters in smaller states and focuses attention on a dozen “swing” ones. The videographic, below, explains more.
Yesterday, a friend wrote to report that an ad for a Republican candidate was showing up on the right sidebar of this site and requested it be taken down. Others have commented, poked fun really, about various weird ads popping up from time to time.
There’s something you should know. These are google [...]
Heartbyte, an Atlanta-based audience engagement company, would like to invite you to participate in tonight’s Presidential Debate on October 3rd, 2012 at 9:00PM EST.
All you’ll need is a smartphone or tablet to make your voice heard. Participation will involve anonymously answering multiple choice poll questions and providing second-by-second feedback while you watch the debates [...]
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