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Celerity

(43,291 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2019, 11:48 AM Dec 2019

Kelly Loeffler Is Georgia's Next Senator

https://www.gpbnews.org/post/kelly-loeffler-georgia-s-next-senator

Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday named Atlanta businesswoman Kelly Loeffler as Georgia’s next U.S. Senator as the Republican party in Georgia seeks to maintain control of two Senate seats, the state House and its presidential vote heading into the 2020 election cycle.

Loeffler will be the second-ever woman to represent Georgia in the Senate, and, if she wins a special election next fall, she will be the first Georgia woman elected to the Senate. In her remarks, she acknowledged that it will take work for her become known to voters in Georgia.

“But here’s what folks are gonna find out about me: I’m a lifelong conservative, pro-Second Amendment, pro-military, pro-wall and pro-Trump,” she said. “And I make no apologies for my conservative values, and will proudly support President Trump’s conservative judges.”

It’s been three months since Johnny Isakson announced he would step down from office at the end of 2019 due to health concerns. In that time, Kemp asked for input from interested parties through a public application portal and sought to develop a shortlist of applicants that would reflect his commitment to appointing people of diverse and non-traditional backgrounds to government posts.

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Kelly Loeffler Is Georgia's Next Senator (Original Post) Celerity Dec 2019 OP

Wow, she sounds like a real peach. maxsolomon Dec 2019 #1

Kemp is trying to shore up the white suburban female vote, it is why he basically told Rump to Celerity Dec 2019 #2

Trump has McConnell setting the rules. That's all he'll need. maxsolomon Dec 2019 #3

yes, outside the Chamber, and Rump wanted his appointment to occur after he was done with it in the Celerity Dec 2019 #4

maxsolomon

(33,284 posts)

1. Wow, she sounds like a real peach.

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:16 PM

Dec 2019

WTFU, Georgia.

Celerity

(43,291 posts)

2. Kemp is trying to shore up the white suburban female vote, it is why he basically told Rump to

Reply to maxsolomon (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:21 PM

Dec 2019

piss off over the orange bloat's attempts to ram Doug Collins down his throat. Rump is going to deffo retaliate somehow, as he saw Collins in the Senate s being his chief attack dog during the trial.

maxsolomon

(33,284 posts)

3. Trump has McConnell setting the rules. That's all he'll need.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 4, 2019, 12:24 PM

Dec 2019

I thought Senators don't get to do or say shite during the "trial"; they're jurors.

On camera, outside the Senate chamber? Sure, but Trump's got Lindsey the Situational Ethicist to do that.

Collins is more help where he is.

Celerity

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4. yes, outside the Chamber, and Rump wanted his appointment to occur after he was done with it in the