Sponsor a Young Democrat

By On March 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Young Democrats

This year, the Young Democrats of Georgia will be hosting its Annual Convention on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta.  This year’s event promises to be the best yet, with a schedule packed full of incredible events.

In order to put on an event like our Convention, we rely on many [...]

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Ta Ta, Trevor

By On March 11, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Democrats, Random, Young Democrats

Many of you know Trevor Southerland.  He’s a regular contributor here at Blog for Democracy, the co-founder of Southeastern Campaign Group, and a former Libertarian.

Well, Trevor is abandoning us all.  Sure, he’s starting an incredible new job in Michigan as the Finance Director of the Michigan Senate Democratic Caucus.  Sure, it’s a great opportunity [...]

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We Won’t Have Saxby to Kick Around Anymore

By On January 25, 2013 · 17 Comments · In 2014

Jim Galloway is reporting that Saxby Chambliss will announce his retirement today.

Likely Republican candidates to replace him include Rep. Tom Price, Rep. Phil Gingrey, Rep. Tom Graves, Rep. Paul Broun, and Karen Handel.

Consider this an open thread to discuss good (and bad) Democratic candidates.

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Rescue Bob Levinson

By On December 24, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Random

Bob Levinson is an American who has been held hostage in Iran since 2007.  Sadly, it’s a story we know all too well, but for me, at least, this one is slightly more personal.  Bob’s son is a friend of mine, my former RA when I was a freshman at Emory.

Tonight, on Christmas Eve, [...]

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How Georgia Republicans Could Blow It, Quickly

By On November 7, 2012 · 14 Comments · In 2014, Campaigns+Elections

Last night’s elections, nationally, were absolutely incredible for Democrats.  President Obama won a decisive victory, and Democrats netted an increase of two Senate seats, and took back some House seats from Tea Party extremists.

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Kazanow: Where does Tom Price Stand on Rape?

By On November 2, 2012 · 2 Comments · In 2012, Campaigns+Elections

Last weekend, John Koster flippantly referred to a terrible crime as “the rape thing.”  Below the fold is a press release from Jeff Kazanow (disclaimer: I work with his campaign) to see how this stupid, offensive comment comes right back to Georgia.

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Daniel (no longer) Needs a Kidney

By On October 31, 2012 · 8 Comments · In Random

Tomorrow, November 1, 2012, my our friend, Daniel Fullerton, will be getting his long-awaited kidney.

Please keep him, his donor, and his family in your thoughts and prayers.  We all know he’s going to kick kidney failure’s ass.

However, Daniel’s bills are about to skyrocket.  You know, because kidney transplants are not often cheap <insert [...]

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Why I am voting no on Amendment 1

By On October 28, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Education, Random

While I realize that most regular readers of this blog are already in agreement with me that Amendment 1 is bad for Georgia, I feel like I need to get out some thoughts as to why we need to vote against this dangerous constitutional amendment.

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