Blog for Democracy

Category: 2014

  • Voter suppression reaches new low

    If you haven’t been following this story, the report below will bring you up to speed. In a nutshell, Republican efforts at voter suppression now extend to voter registration. Rev. Raphael Warnock on GOP Voter Suppression Efforts from Georgia Democrat on Vimeo.

  • 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…

  • Election Eve Snark

    The results may not be in, but that doesn’t mean it’s not bedtime.  So here’s where we’re at: US Senate (D): Michelle Nunn won.  But I still lost, because I said she’d take over 80% of the vote.  She seems to be hovering only around 75%.  Rude.  However Dr. Rad’s incredible showing just goes to…

  • Idaho GOP Governor Debate Highlights

    Idaho I love you long time. No really I do.

  • Meaningless Political Observation #357

    Meaningless Political Observation #357: On the front page of Gingrey’s website, he spells it Obamacare. In his “Do No Harm” ad, he spells it Obama-Care.

  • Historic Day in Georgia for Equal Marriage-in a Good Way!

    Ten years ago Georgia voters shamefully passed a Constitutional Amendment banning same sex marriage – Thanks Ken Mehlman. At that time Republicans needed a scary issue to mobilize the religious right in the 2004 elections. It worked, kind of.  Today however, the Marriage part of that Amendment has been challenged with a Class-Action lawsuit helped by attorneys…