THIS IS WHY DEMS SHOULD CONTEST EVERY RACE: Secret recording stuns GOP front runner for GA Gov

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

Secret recording stuns GOP front runner for Georgia governor

By Associated Press
June 8 at 3:41 PM
ATLANTA — The Republican front-runner in the Georgia governor’s race said in a secretly recorded conversation that he pushed and helped pass an education measure he considered “bad public policy” in order to deprive a political rival of campaign support.

In the recording obtained by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV , Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle says his decision to support raising tax credits for private school scholarships “ain’t about public policy. It’s about (expletive) politics.”

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/secret-recording-stuns-gop-front-runner-for-georgia-governor/2018/06/08/d91fd086-6b3c-11e8-a335-c4503d041eaf_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.547798155a2e
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Even in the reddest districts, DEMS should post a candidate. Because of their current nature of corruption, the GOP will often eat themselves alive with scandals like this.

[Plucketeer]

1. I'm SO glad

I left that backwards swamp and moved to California 35 years ago!

[Garrett78]

3. Georgia will turn blue. Along with AZ and TX.

[LittleGirl]

12. There are many trumpers

in AZ. I doubt it will turn blue. In Maricopa county (Phoenix), there are millions of red state voters that won't switch. At. All.

[Garrett78]

15. The changing demographics make it all but inevitable.

Successfully combating voter suppression and gerrymandering would also help.

[Volaris]

14. Texas is the mutherfukin Holy Grail.

It USED to be Blue. And right now, it's the GOPs California. If we can find a way to flip it, they're DONE they'll be reduced to a regional party.
I can only hope=)

[Garrett78]

17. It would certainly be a huge blow, but...

...if they are able to turn OH, WI and some other formerly blue or purple states solidly red, they can somewhat mitigate the loss of TX. However, there will come a point when the Republican Party (as it is right now) will not be able to win a national election. In the meantime, they have Russia, voter suppression and an irresponsible media keeping them alive.

[TexasBushwhacker]

18. It may be the GOP's California in terms of population

But all the cities are blue and the Dems have gotten over 40% of the vote in the last 3 elections. We only need to swing about 6% of the total votes to Dems and we will be blue again.

[rurallib]

2. Oh I so hope Stacey Abrams can beat them over the head with that

[True Blue American]

4. And read this one on Bernie Sanders

Not the first time,either! Run as a Democrat,refuse nomination, then run as an Ind. locking Democrats out.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/05/21/bernie-sanders-democrat-independent-vermont-601844

[karynnj]

8. There is no high profile Democrat who wants to run against Bernie

The Vt Democratic party wanted him on their ballot and he will be -- and he will win. He will win for the same reason any popular incumbent would win. He will get the votes. He caucuses with the Democrats and with about two dozen Democratic seats up, why do you want the Democrats to spend a lot of money to challenge him ... and lose?

A Democrat can file the paperwork and run against him in the primary. If that Democrat wins, she/he will be on the ballot on the Democratic line.

[mountain grammy]

5. For the first time in my 23 years here

in redneckistan we have Dems running for every county position. I was told by a DUer that candidates can’t win local elections without being in step with the majority of the community and maybe that’s true to a point, but we sure as hell can’t win if we don’t run. And if we run we just might convince more voters to agree with us.

[Hortensis]

6. Lol. Hope a Tippins-Cagle feud burns up the Georgia

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Republican Party.

"Gainesville Times: The news likely shreds any chance the lieutenant governor had of landing endorsements from either Tippins or Hill, who both viciously attacked Cagle in the primary race."

“.... entrapping individuals is less than honorable and ethical,” Miller told The Times “and his character should be measured accordingly.” ... Meanwhile, ... Hill said in a statement. “I worked hard ... to advance conservative reforms like school choice ... It’s sad to see those same policies being sold to benefit a career politician’s political ambitions.” ... Sen. Butch Miller, a supporter of Cagle and the president pro tem of the state Senate, called into question the ethics of Tippins ...

As it happens, of course, we do have a very good candidate for governor of Georgia and are kind of proud of her. What a shame Cagle isn't the Repub candidate yet, but only in the middle of a nasty runoff race for the nomination.

If our candidate, Stacey Abrams does win, still a long shot but maybe a tad shorter, she will be the first woman governor in Georgia and the first black woman governor in the nation. But she's already made history by coming this far.

[Ilsa]

9. I thought I heard she was ahead in polling.

Of course, this is GA. They'll vote for a candidate just because he's more of an asshole.

[Hortensis]

10. :) No one's running against her right now because of

the nasty Republican runoff, which leaves her free to make herself more widely known while this kind of stuff goes on on the right. The polls suggest she is looking real good in comparison, and not just to Democrats.

[louis c]

11. Do you mean Georgia and not California...

...in your next to last paragraph?

I'm sure you do.

"As it happens, of course, we do have a very good candidate for governor of California and are kind of proud of her. What a shame Cagle isn't the Repub candidate yet, but only in the middle of a nasty runoff race for the nomination."

[Hortensis]

13. Oh, I sure did, just corrected, thanks.

We left California 20 years ago, but I'm still Californian at heart.

[louis c]

16. I knew you meant Georgia

But, you should be flattered at how closely I read your post. It was a great post and keep up the good work.

[LAS14]

7. K & R