Tag Archives: Stacey Abrams

Monday Open Thread | Stacey Abrams: ‘Democracy failed’ in Georgia governor race

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Voting suppression predator #BrianKemp brazeningly STOLE the election while the country was watching by purging Black voters from the voter rolls and the media declared him the winner. Democracy my ass. Georgia democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams tells CNN’s Jake … Continue reading →

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Friday Open Thread | About Our Broken Hearts…

Posted on November 9, 2018 by

It’s taken me awhile to write this, but I’ll end the week with it. We have the apparent loss by Beto. I don’t believe that Beto actually lost. I believe that there were shenanigans. But, even if I did believe … Continue reading →

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ALERT: The GILLUM AND ABRAMS CAMPAIGNS NEED YOUR HELP!!

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

Please retweet: ‘Challenged' ballots could alter Florida election results, here's howFlorida election officials begin checking 'challenged' ballotsBy Emilee Speck – Digital journalist https://t.co/NOM01m192p — Mourning For America (@SFL4Hillary) November 7, 2018 THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Send a simple “I … Continue reading →

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NYT reporter: Georgia Sec of State purging black voters using registration system struck down by courts

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon told MSNBC in a Wednesday interview that Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Secretary of State and GOP candidate for governor, was using a discredited voter registration system that had been previously struck down by … Continue reading →

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GOP Senator David Perdue rips student’s phone for asking about @BrianKempGA racist voter registration scheme

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) ripped a phone out of a constituent’s hand late Saturday morning as the constituent was recording their encounter. The Republican senator was being asked a question about Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp‘s widely-reported attempts … Continue reading →

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Saturday Open Thread

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

Have a terrific weekend with family and friends. I’m heading north this weekend. IT’S MY BIRTHDAY! We’ve got to keep thee candidates out FRONT Democratic gubernatorial nominees Ben Jealous of Maryland, Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Andrew Gillum of Florida … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Open Thread | Meet Stacey Abrams

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

Meet the woman who could become America’s First Black Female Governor. Democratic Nominee Stacey Abrams of Georgia. As always, if you can spare anything, please give. If you can’t, spread the word about Abrams to others. Meet Stacey Stacey knows … Continue reading →

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