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73. Stacey Evans did have the support of the last Democratic governor of the state

Sun May 27, 2018, 01:14 AM

May 2018

But you are correct that most Democrats lined up to support her primary opponent.

My only point is that, among those supporters were Bernie Sanders and Nina Turner and the O.R. folks.

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Vox: 3 winners and 3 losers from primaries in Georgia, Texas, Kentucky, and Arkansas [View all] lapucelle May 2018 OP

Yay, "establishment"!! Yay Lizzie Fletcher.. I'm taking Cha May 2018 #1

Lizzie is a great lawyer and nice lady Gothmog May 2018 #5

Congrats to Sri Kulkarni too... SidDithers May 2018 #25

I actually went to his watch/victory party Gothmog May 2018 #45

Right. With Emily's list and PP defined as establishment and after Trump sunRISEnow May 2018 #8

Yes, the media is certainly milking the "establishment" Cha May 2018 #9

Exactly. sunRISEnow May 2018 #13

It was "a good night for establishmentarians" according to Matt. lapucelle May 2018 #15

Yes! Black Established Dems, too! Cha May 2018 #16

And the Indo America establishment as well! lapucelle May 2018 #18

I've been striving to get established in my Cha May 2018 #21

Oh nos! If you get established lapucelle May 2018 #85

Yes, can't wait to get Established! Turns out Establishment is Cha May 2018 #87

Yep. (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #26

Congressman John Lewis is a national treasure Gothmog May 2018 #46

That is fortunate, Cha May 2018 #60

I love this bumper sticker Gothmog May 2018 #95

I really like Lizzie Gothmog May 2018 #104

Mahalo, Goth.. and check this out... Cha May 2018 #107

Indeed. DangerousRhythm May 2018 #109

Good to hear, DangerousRhythm Cha May 2018 #110

Fly my child... sheshe2 May 2018 #2

Sanders was a loser too. TexasTowelie May 2018 #3

Two candidates opposed by Our revolution won in Texas Gothmog May 2018 #4

Mahalo for those two tweets, Goth.. Cha May 2018 #6

oh, Our Revolution tried to ratfuck him hard Exotica May 2018 #12

The Fort Bend chapter head of Our Revolution lapucelle May 2018 #17

So glad the OR attempts at smear did NOT Cha May 2018 #19

Democratic voters saw through "going negative" tactics. (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #29

I just voted in my primary (NJ-- absentee) crazycatlady May 2018 #88

I had fun-I took Sri to a couple of meetings of the local Democratic lawyers associaiton Gothmog May 2018 #48

Sounds like it, Goth! Cha May 2018 #63

The head of Fort Bend Our Revolution told his group that Sri is "not one of us" Gothmog May 2018 #47

I Say Me. May 2018 #67

From NYT Gothmog May 2018 #96

Best Of Luck To Him Me. May 2018 #97

For this thread Gothmog May 2018 #100

What a beautiful image and message. lapucelle May 2018 #101

Here is some more on the Our Revolution attacks Gothmog May 2018 #105

K&R betsuni May 2018 #7

I'm okay with both lists! BadgerMom May 2018 #10

It is pretty. sunRISEnow May 2018 #14

K&R! murielm99 May 2018 #11

Where does Stacey Evans fit in to this formulation? oberliner May 2018 #20

She lost, she didn't have much support. What is there to say? n/t seaglass May 2018 #22

Losers: The GOP mobilisation strategy Our Revolution Georgia Republicans oberliner May 2018 #23

Stacey Abrams was supported by the majority of National Dems and groups, OR seaglass May 2018 #24

+1000 (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #28

Sanders was among those supporting Abrams Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #31

OK - unity is a good thing, right? n/t seaglass May 2018 #32

Right Tom Rinaldo May 2018 #33

Looks like many of the losing candidates have been graceful and are on board to work together. seaglass May 2018 #34

It was great that BS got on board! lapucelle May 2018 #37

But I thought Our Revolution ALONE was responsible! NastyRiffraff May 2018 #38

Our Revolution was among those groups and Nina Turner was highlighted on her website oberliner May 2018 #39

Highlight might be a relative term lapucelle May 2018 #54

She's one of the two dozen or so people quoted on that page oberliner May 2018 #56

There are 30 quoted. Building a coalition requires inclusion. lapucelle May 2018 #58

Nina Turner gets a paragraph and a quote and Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are in the "others" group oberliner May 2018 #74

Markos Moulitsas gets two paragraphs and Stephanie Schriock, lapucelle May 2018 #75

Exactly oberliner May 2018 #76

Nina Turner is mentioned as a former state senator, lapucelle May 2018 #80

She's from Ohio oberliner May 2018 #81

This message was self-deleted by its author lapucelle May 2018 #82

The page includes quotes from other *FORMER* office holders lapucelle May 2018 #83

I love John Lewis. sheshe2 May 2018 #89

There's someone conspicuously absent on that list, including "Additional Supporters". George II May 2018 #84

Someone was late to the party lapucelle May 2018 #86

Not of the party. sheshe2 May 2018 #90

I'd take the endorsement of John Lewis over that of Nina Turner any day. There seems to be.... George II May 2018 #68

John Lewis is the first endorser quoted. lapucelle May 2018 #69

I think the many endorsers shown at that link were all behind Abrams early in the campaign. George II May 2018 #70

Former Ohio State Senator Senator Nina Turner lapucelle May 2018 #71

Emily's list supported Abrams, Booker and Harris campaigned for Abrams, lapucelle May 2018 #36

I'm not suggesting crediting them with the win oberliner May 2018 #40

They are most likely listed as losers because of the Texas congressional races. N/T lapucelle May 2018 #41

Stacey Abrams defeated Stacey Evans by 76-24%, winning 152 of 159 Georgia counties..... George II May 2018 #65

This!!!! sheshe2 May 2018 #91

Other winners - NARAL and EMILY's List. (nt) ehrnst May 2018 #27

I don't see much to celebrate in Arkansas. Twice as many voted in sinkingfeeling May 2018 #30

For this thread Gothmog May 2018 #35

Stacey Abrams: "So grateful for Senator Bernie Sanders' endorsement...." oberliner May 2018 #50

Hillary Clinton backs Stacey Abrams in Georgia Democratic governor's race Gothmog May 2018 #51

The tweet you posted lists: "Sanders/O.R. endorsements:" oberliner May 2018 #52

Everybody endorsed Stacy Abrams.. but Hillary robo called and had her at the DNC.. Cha May 2018 #59

That is a great robocall Gothmog May 2018 #62

GOTV! From Hillary having Stacy Abrams @ the DNC Cha May 2018 #66

Stacey Evans did have the support of the last Democratic governor of the state oberliner May 2018 #73

And yet Congressman John Lewis is actually listed first on Stacey' webpage Gothmog May 2018 #61

Clearly he is a much more prominent figure oberliner May 2018 #72

You are trying to hard. sheshe2 May 2018 #92

Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis gets heckled by angry protesters during DNC interview Gothmog May 2018 #94

And those that booed during Stacie Abrams DNC speech mentioned John Lewis ehrnst May 2018 #98

I agree with your analysis Gothmog May 2018 #99

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K&R! lunamagica May 2018 #53

Just curious how KY fits into this narrative. Asking as a Kentuckian. tonyt53 May 2018 #55

Your thoughts as a KYn would be welcome, Tony. Hortensis May 2018 #57

Jim Gray's KY loss, and the "establishmentarians" label lapucelle May 2018 #78

Georgia here. Big support for Abrams, but not sure GOPers have lost anything yet. Hoyt May 2018 #77

I agree. Complacency is the enemy. N/T lapucelle May 2018 #79

We are.... sheshe2 May 2018 #93

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Memorial Day message from Lizzie Gothmog May 2018 #106

Thank you, Goth Cha May 2018 #108