Brian Kemp
MEMBERS ONLY: Beto Shouldn't Run In 2020, But Not Because He Can't Win
This week, outgoing Congressman Beto O’Rourke said he would not rule out running for president in 2020. While a tantalizing prospect, should Beto run, he may be missing an opportunity to build something else far more powerful in the long run.... To continue reading this article, ...read more
Yes, Brian Kemp Stole The Election In Georgia
The former Georgia Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, just pulled off one of the most comprehensively racist and anti-democratic campaigns in recent American history. Ari Berman, one of America’s leading writers in the country who monitors voter suppression, provided us with the ...read more
Georgia Judge Rules To Count Provisional Ballots, Delay Election Certification
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled in a lawsuit filed by Common Cause Georgia that the Georgia Secretary of State's Office must count provisional ballots in the ongoing governor's election, citing "substantial likelihood" that Republican candidate and former ...read more
MEMBERS ONLY: Bernie Sanders Still Can't Talk About Racism
Photo: Jeff Mitchell/Getty Images Bernie Sanders lost the 2016 Democratic primary because black women - the Democratic Party's most reliable voting bloc - voted overwhelmingly for Hillary Clinton during the early Southern primaries, giving her a delegate lead he could never ...read more
Georgia Engages In Massive Voter Suppression In Favor Of Republicans
Yesterday, the Associated Press and Talking Points Memo revealed that Georgia Secretary of State and Republican candidate for governor Brian Kemp has prevented 53,000 applicants from being added to the voter rolls - 70% of whom are black and may not even know they have been ...read more
BREAKING NEWS: Georgia County Rejects Proposal to Shutter Polling Places
In a victory for voting rights advocates everywhere today, Georgia's Randolph County Board of Elections struck down a controversial proposal that would have shuttered seven of the county's nine polling places, after deliberating for less than a minute. "The Board followed the ...read more