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.
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By Catherine On January 25, 2012 · 9 Comments · In Democrats, Ethics, Georgia Democrats, Georgia Dems, Law, Obama
Sometimes it is horrifyingly embarrassing to live in Georgia. Take the current legal challenge to President Obama’s name appearing on the Presidential Preference Ballot because he is not a natural-born US Citizen. I think when we heard about this we thought it would be quietly dismissed. But, no! Not in Georgia. The Administrative Law [...]
Remember the “Fighting Dems“? Back in 2006, there was a movement spearheaded by Markos Moulitsas et al promoting military veterans (most of them OIF and OEF vets) running for Congress. Granted, only 5 of the House candidates won, but that cohort notably included folks like Joe Sestak, Tammy Duckworth, and Jim Webb, [...]
WIN List is excited to announce that when we introduce our endorsed candidates on August 26th, one of our generous supporters, Jesse Crawford of Crawford Communication, has agreed to match the first $5,000 raised to support our 27 outstanding endorsed women.
That’s right, today, your $10 is really $20, your [...]
Who’s Been Painting Our Roses Red? (Updated)
By Amy Morton On July 16, 2010 · 23 Comments · In Campaign Resources, Campaigns+Elections, Education
National proponents of school vouchers are determined to make their mark in Georgia this year. How do I know? They are playing with big dollars, in our primary.
Torrey O. Johnson, Graham Balch, Shawn James, Kenneth Samuel, David Wilkerson, Rep. Tom Weldon, Josh Clark and Sen. John Wiles- all are candidates for the Georgia [...]
Turns out she wasn’t too pleased with Ralph Hudgens’ comments that the Insurance Commissioner “can’t do squat about healthcare”.
Full release below.
This week’s, erm, honor(?), goes to…..all the candidates inviting me to events that not only aren’t in their district, but are WAY OUTSIDE.
For whatever reason this has been a bipartisan phenomenon this year.
The people you need to reach to win your election, are in a specifically contained area. The district. You reach [...]
The Georgia Supreme Court just issued a unanimous decision that says the state can continue to use electronic touchscreen voting machines in elections and rejects the argument that these machines are unconstitutional because they can be fraudulently manipulated. The high court’s ruling was logical, rational and intelligently reasoned — which means we can look forward [...]
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