Blog for Democracy

Author: Trevor Southerland

  • General David Poythress (1943-2017)

    On Sunday, I received the sad news that General David Poythress had passed away. I had the honor of working with General Poythress, his wife Elizabeth, and several other wonderful people on his 2010 primary campaign for Governor of Georgia. I can say of General Poythress the highest praise I know to give a man,…

  • What good is social media?

    I stumbled upon a good article in Politico a day or two ago regarding Twitter stats.  I remember in 2010, giving weekly reports of Facebook “friends” and Twitter “followers” to the campaign team I was working with…  it was something we worked hard on, and gave us some sense of who was following the campaign…

  • Almost New Year Open Thread

    Felt like we needed a New Year open thread…  so, here goes. 2013 was a weird year, wasn’t it?  I mean, certainly better then 2012…  (oh, the horror, the horror of 2012)… Lots of changes in 2013, Louis Elrod moved on up in life…  Steve Golden is still Steve Golden…  DuBose Porter took over at…

  • Equal Rights and Workers Rights: One City’s Struggle

    Everybody has a hometown.  Mine is Chattanooga, Tennessee.  This week, Chattanooga has been in the news for two issues that you wouldn’t normally see the city associated with…  and no, I’m not talking about the fact that the Chattanooga Mocs football team is 8-2, Southern Conference Champions for the first time since 1984 and looking…

  • Congratulations to DuBose Porter

    Congratulations to DuBose Porter, the new Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia. According to Liz Flowers, first ballot results were Porter 125, Stoner 92, Hadley 32.  Second ballot results being Porter 147, Stoner 88. The DPG has been through a lot over the last couple of years, and I’m glad to see that the…

  • Greetings from Michigan!

    Hello, everyone. For those of you who don’t already, make sure you add Michigan based Eclectablog to your daily reading list…  Eclectablog is the home of the much beloved Twitter account LOLGOP…  and I link to them about a billion times in this post. A couple of weeks ago, I was able to tell Louis…