Deadline closing in – Help Yasmin Win!
By Peaches On June 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In 2012, Campaigns+Elections, Civil Rights, Education, Reproductive Rights
We’ve written about her before, but in case you missed it, Yasmin Neal is running for re-election in Georgia HD-75. As a freshman legislator, Yasmin made national news by sponsoring the Anti-Vasectomy Act, intended to call attention to the double standard on reproductive rights in the Georgia Legislature. See video below.
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Last night, when Elena Parent defeated Rep. Jill Chambers, she became the only Democrat in Georgia, and one of only ten in the entire nation, to take a seat in the state legislature from an incumbent Republican.
Those aren’t the only waves Georgia women made last night.
When the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January, [...]
If you haven’t seen it, Carol Porter’s YouTube Channel is chock full of great videos on every major issue in the Lt. Governor’s race. Below is one of my favorites and clearly shows why we couldn’t ask for a more informed, passionate and capable candidate to face Casey Cagle on Nov. 2. Funny thing, [...]
A new ad from the DPG to air over the weekend during Horror Movie marathons.
Love it! h/t Julianal.
Longer web version is here.
Wonderful video of the event on Tuesday. If you couldn’t make it, but maybe wish you had.
Barnes, Deal target women voters in final two weeks of campaign
On Monday, the Georgia Democratic Party announced that more than 35 house parties will take place across the state this week in an effort to get more women voters to the polls.
Barnes, however, has a slight edge over Deal with women voters, [...]
The Voters: Men Are Fuming, Women Despairing, from NY Times
Men say they will vote for the Republican candidate rather than the Democratic candidate in their districts by a margin of 45 percent to 32 percent. The numbers are nearly reversed for women, with 36 percent saying they will vote Republican and 43 percent [...]
I know you just threw up a little bit, but read this piece, and then tell me – who will be our Sarah Palin?
Here’s a tease:
Sure, the Grizzlies sound somewhat progressive on paper. But from their opposition to reproductive rights to their work against health care reform and labor policies that [...]
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