Georgians casting ballots this November will have the option to choose from among at least three presidential candidates. Others say they have earned the right for a shot at the White House, but the Democratic Party of Georgia is trying to keep them out of the running. Four third party presidential candidates say they are preparing to fight challenges from state Democrats to their ability to appear on the ballot this November.
Georgia Democrats face major headwinds going into this year’s midterm elections, but they are looking to the not-so-distant past for inspiration: the 2020 election when Georgia voters flipped control of the U.S. Senate and helped elect Joe Biden as president.
A group of state Democratic lawmakers – including two legislators who immigrated to America – say Sen. David Perdue intentionally bungled Sen. Kamala Harris’ first name to pander to the president’s supporters.
Perdue was speaking at President Donald Trump’s Friday rally in Macon when he referred to the vice presidential candidate as “Kamala? Kamala? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever.”
A state law required a quick timeline to identify a replacement for John Lewis on the ballot. More than 100 applied, five were named finalists and a committee chose the party's chairwoman, Nikema Williams, as the nominee.
Top Georgia Democrats said Tuesday the party is poised to capitalize on the state’s battleground status to win big in 2020 from the statehouse to the...
