Even as someone who isn't from the US, what Stacey Abrams was able to do was nothing short of a miracle.
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I still cant Believe We Won the GA Runoffs
- Thread starter foxuzamaki
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Nigga, by the time yo ass woke up I had already stood in freezing temperatures TO vote.
Really? I thought you would do mail voting so you don't have to leave Buckhead
We do need to bring into the calculus how horrible the Republican candidates were. One of them decided they didn't want to participate in the debates anymore, the other was a legit maniac. This is not to take away too much from what the Democrats did there, I just will be curious to see if slightly better Republican candidates will shift things back. I hope not.
I mean Biden won the state and then the polling leading up to it indicated there was a very realistic chance of winning on top of the huge early turnout and new voter registration. The only way you couldn't see it coming was overwhelming blind cynicism.
Its such a red state that I thought the best and most likely outcome was a split.
It was so close though and so many things had to go our way for it to happen. Abrams seemingly singlehandedly increased blue voter turnout and then the insurrectionist in chief depressing his own base because he convinced them the elections were fraudulent.
This election was really dramatic. From watching Trump having huge leads that slowly dwinded until the states turned blue and then it was a lock and then this huge upset in Georgia picking up two seats was very movie like.
It was so close though and so many things had to go our way for it to happen. Abrams seemingly singlehandedly increased blue voter turnout and then the insurrectionist in chief depressing his own base because he convinced them the elections were fraudulent.
This election was really dramatic. From watching Trump having huge leads that slowly dwinded until the states turned blue and then it was a lock and then this huge upset in Georgia picking up two seats was very movie like.
I literally had no faith that Ossoff and Warnock would win but was pleasantly surprised when they did.
Hopefully leading to 2022/2024 elections more is done in GA to address rural voter suppression. I look at counties outside of major cities in GA (Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, metro Atlanta counties) and I find it hard to believe that 9,000+ people showed up to vote Republicans while 1,000-2,000 showed up to vote Democrat. Something fishy is going on (lack of access to polls, the ID law that's in GA, employers threatening to sack people for leaving for any reason even to vote while supervisors leave at any time to vote, etc).
Metro Atlanta shouldn't have to save the state of Georgia each and every time.
Hopefully leading to 2022/2024 elections more is done in GA to address rural voter suppression. I look at counties outside of major cities in GA (Savannah, Macon, Atlanta, metro Atlanta counties) and I find it hard to believe that 9,000+ people showed up to vote Republicans while 1,000-2,000 showed up to vote Democrat. Something fishy is going on (lack of access to polls, the ID law that's in GA, employers threatening to sack people for leaving for any reason even to vote while supervisors leave at any time to vote, etc).
Metro Atlanta shouldn't have to save the state of Georgia each and every time.
"Pretty sweet, huh?"
This was the trifecta for me of why it happened imo.
Hearing good news in politics feels like a rarity so for a state like Georgia to come through twice over a few months is a big surprise. I hope it inspires a bigger movement in Georgia and similar states to take part in politics.
It won't be easy to replicate either, but just knowing that this actually happened is a huge thing.
It won't be easy to replicate either, but just knowing that this actually happened is a huge thing.
This is what happens when everybody has the ability to vote, the people working twelve hour shifts to raise their kids and keep the rent paid.
I have to be honest, I didn't think we'd get the Senate. I'm beyond thrilled it worked out though! It gives me hope that things will get better.
Stacey Abrams did her thing. It also didn't help that covid was raging and the GOP was the reason congress had to fight to get a $600 stimulus. If they were smart they would have pushed for as much money as possible, but they got greedy in the end.
It was only feasible thanks to Abrams and black voters in general. Once again, they bailed our asses out again. Now it's time for the Democratic party to open up their fucking ears and listen to black people.
I knew we had won it when I saw people saying Republicans were under preforming the general in rural counties. They need all those counties to win. I figured Warnock had it but was still worried for Ossoff. So glad to see them both win. I was so sure we'd loose the run off. Glad to see some change.
Her revenge is not quite complete. 2022 looms and Stacey is coming for that crown that Brian Kemp wears right now.
Nah we're good there. The moderates in the party are in their best position they could be in. They'll be getting lots of pork and money for their state. No way Manchin or Sinema do this. Sinema would be finished and Manchin is probably the most powerful person in washington as a Dem
The House? Probably.
The one-two punch of the runoffs and insurrection are going to set back Republicans for longer than they think, which is needed considering how much they set the country back.
Jan 6th looks even more insane and brazen in hindsight. And to think, kid stuff like the Weather Underground usually gets a paragraph in school history.
Jan 6th looks even more insane and brazen in hindsight. And to think, kid stuff like the Weather Underground usually gets a paragraph in school history.
