Wednesday Open Thread

By On February 6, 2013 · 18 Comments · In 2013, Art+Design, Bullshit, Campaign Resources, Congress, Democrats, GAGOP, Georgia Democrats, Random, Religion

Of interest to me… you, meh who knows these days.

No more Saturday USPS Mail delivery as of August 1st. This thoughtful Slate piece covers what that means to political mail.

Rep. Paul Broun famous for this quote on evolution “lie straight from the pit of hell” and that anybody who doesn’t believe [...]

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What YOU can do to help elect a Democrat!

By On December 29, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections, Georgia Dems, Only in Georgia

As has been covered on this blog previously, on January 8th there are some special elections.  There are actually 4.

SD 30 is over in West Georgia.  You’ll see a Republican vs. a Libertarian there.  This one is interesting in that Democrats actually could not qualify for the special election because no Democrat qualified for [...]

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Back to Dear Old Athens Town

By On August 29, 2012 · 11 Comments · In 2012, 2016, Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections, Events, Young Democrats

I’ll be heading back to dear old Athens town tonight to speak to the UGA Young Democrats about efforts to stop the Republicans from getting a 2/3rds majority in the General Assembly, stop the charter school amendment from passing, and the plan to move Georgia forward in 2014 and beyond.

I’ll [...]

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Who is running for State House / State Senate?

By On May 7, 2012 · 2 Comments · In 2012, Campaign Resources, Democrats, Republicans, Social Media

Promoted 5.7.2012, original post date 4.27.2012

Over at Peach Pundit, State Rep. Buzz Brockway has put up a crowd sourcing document from Google Docs where you can fill in who is running for the state house in each district.

As you know, qualifying is quickly coming up!  We need more Democrats [...]

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Votizen.com

By On February 16, 2012 · 6 Comments · In Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections

Speaking of the voter file, this is interesting. The company has been around since 2010 and has Sean Parker on its BOD. After allowing the app access to your facebook profile (which I’m always reluctant to do), and entering your voter registration address, poof! It pulls up your voting [...]

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Dekalb Democrats 2012 Kickoff & YDG After Party

By On January 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In Campaign Resources, Events, Young Democrats

The DeKalb Co. Democratic Party will host their 2012 campaign kick-off event this Thursday. The DeKalb legislative delegation is scheduled to attend, as well as DPG Chairman Mike Berlon, Senate Democratic Leader Steve Henson, House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams, and OFA State Director Jeff Ingram.

WHERE: Maloof Auditorium
1300 Commerce Dr. Decatur, [...]

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Brilliant

By On November 16, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections, Congress, Random

This post is for Paula.

Anti-robocall activists Shaun Dakin and Aaron Titus recently launched ReverseRobocall.com, a website where users can pay to send their own pre-recorded message to any individual federal lawmaker or groups of lawmakers.

My god this is just brilliant and Not. A.  Moment. Too. Soon.

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Fundraiser for Rep. Rashad Taylor, and a few thoughts about email invites

By On November 11, 2011 · 1 Comment · In Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections, Events

Rashad Taylor is my State Representative and I’m very happy about that. I’ll likely make a contribution to his campaign this year, even though this recent invite leaves much to be desired.

If you’re a candidate, campaign staffer or volunteer, below the fold is yet another list of suggestions, this time [...]

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