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KY_EnviroGuy

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13. Election fatigue for Georgia Dems?

Reply to Calista241 (Original post)

Wed Dec 5, 2018, 04:13 AM

Dec 2018

Many Georgia Repugs are strongly encouraged to vote by their churches and it could be a right-wing issue is waiting in the wings that needs a friendly SOS. I've known of Baptist churches in the Atlanta area allowing distribution of Repug swiftboat hate literature on their property several years ago.

Just as with the media, Dems do not have parallel structures to right-wing churches or Faux News/talk radio to provide local social counterbalance for our society.

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Republican wins Georgia secretary of state election viewed as referendum on voter suppression allega [View all] Calista241 Dec 2018 OP

Way to drop the ball dems.....too lazy to vote? AJT Dec 2018 #1

Or maybe still not allowed to? regnaD kciN Dec 2018 #2

Dems here in Ga didn't turn out Cattledog Dec 2018 #8

Did Republicans? Polybius Dec 2018 #21

I doubt that was the cause of the loss diva77 Dec 2018 #4

Or it means repug vote suppression did its job as there shouldn't have had to be a run-off... brush Dec 2018 #12

Not sure I understand the meaning of this: "viewed as a referendum on voter suppression allegations" diva77 Dec 2018 #3

Voting was very light in my precinct. delisen Dec 2018 #5

Come on in Georgia did you expect any different? kimbutgar Dec 2018 #6

Agree. I think this is the major reason r's win. mpcamb Dec 2018 #9

I don't think that was it. bearsfootball516 Dec 2018 #10

Yep Dems stayed home down here. Cattledog Dec 2018 #11

Barrow wasn't a great candidate IMO, and I live here in Georgia. Calista241 Dec 2018 #16

1.3 million people who voted Dem in Nov, had more important things to do. Cattledog Dec 2018 #7

Election fatigue for Georgia Dems? KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2018 #13

No excuses. If you don't vote, you lose. simple as that. LBM20 Dec 2018 #14

So very disheartening. gademocrat7 Dec 2018 #15

Why wasn't the vote percentage published? Polybius Dec 2018 #17

What an omission, given the story. JackRiddler Dec 2018 #19

Lazy voters Politicub Dec 2018 #18

Who can know? JackRiddler Dec 2018 #20