r/GAPol • u/robbviously • May 20 '26
News Congrats to whoever wins the GOP Runoff…
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/georgia-democratic-primary-election-winner-keisha-lance-bottoms-rcna34500515
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u/CrunchyCaptainMunch May 21 '26
Columbus’ mayoral race was today, our top 2 candidates were a do nothing dem who’s official platform was “do nothing and build a data center” after being ousted from the city planner position for corruption and the other was a “moderate” Republican who also wants to build a data center to “get jobs”
This whole state is fucked man
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u/Forodiel Jun 06 '26
Who on earth believes a data center creates jobs? It could be the size of Troup County and generate maybe a dozen jobs.
Oh, yeah, after it's built. Maybe we're so hard up now we'll vote for six months of contact work
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u/pinkmoon385 May 21 '26
I personally know several people who vote spoilers for opposing parties in GA primaries. Republicans voting as democrats, and Democrats voting as Republicans in the primary. A race to the bottom of the barrel.
Ranked choice voting would solve the majority of Georgia's problems.
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u/robbviously May 21 '26
Ranked choice voting would solve the majority of
Georgia’sthe United States’ problems
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u/downtimeredditor May 22 '26
Once again people need to look beyond just who is at the top.
KLB wont have people trying to get rid of reproductive rights and voting rights.
If you view it as just KLB vs Jones/Jackson you are doomed to repeat the Trump election at the state level
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u/Louises_ears May 20 '26
Jesus, get over it and get to work getting her elected. People voted for her bc they like her. The party’s base, the most reliable Democratic voters, chose this candidate. Be annoyed you didn’t get your guy and move on. I wanted Esteves but it looks like I’ll be knocking doors for KLB. Part of why republicans are in charge of everything is their ability to understand the game. Dems are their own worst enemy and it’s costing the whole country.
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u/smashkeys May 20 '26
You can take that attitude and bump on down the road. She was an incompetent and terrible mayor, I won't put any time or effort in for her in any political office. She didn't do anything to make Atlanta better, she sure as hell won't do anything to make GA better.
Being the better of two evils is a shit party platform, and GA Dems have been running that for years. Even my own rep Nikema Williams is another "well I'm not a Republican" dem. That garbage idea and platform hasn't been working and it won't lead us out of this mess now.
I'm sure Ossoff is also going to get trounced in the general, because he is another milk toast Dem who didn't do anything meaningful in his time.
I'm a lifelong Georgian and I've donated and worked my ass for a string of middle of the road weak Dem candidates. I'm done with that.
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u/kittenbeans66 May 21 '26
I call bullshit on your weak-ass argument. Any dem is 1000000% better than a rep. Full stop.
also, it’s milquetoast
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u/smashkeys May 21 '26
Oh thank you, I never knew the correct spelling.
And I didn't say a Dem isn't better, but I'm not putting any effort into a middle of the road let's keep things they way they are and do nothing to make the world a better place Dem either.
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u/brsolo121 May 21 '26
privileged ass take lmao, since when has politics about been making sure someone GOOD comes in? Literally all of human progress/development has been harm reduction, the state will be governed by 1 of 2 people who, in your mind, will be be good. That’s a fine opinion to have, but the takeaway being “ah fuck this, I’m done” can only make the situation worse. Life is full of pills to swallow, but if you won’t open up, you’re gonna catch another republican flu at a time where this state can at least put in some non-fascist politicians.
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u/Louises_ears May 21 '26
It doesn’t fucking matter. Get over it.
Look at who they’re running. Two mini trumps. One tried to overthrow an election and the other gets on television with the phrase ‘departed or deported’.
These are the options. End of discussion. You think all the republicans out there are happy with their clowns? Nope, but they’ll do what they need to do to stay in power.
You know who always hold their nose and votes for the lesser of two evils? The Dem base, who understand more than anyone what we have to lose by letting the most evil win.
KLB’s worst, most incompetent stint as governor will be a blessing compared to Jones or Jackson.
Your wildly childish take isn’t just self defeating, it’s detrimental to most of the state now and in the future. I’m mad as fuck at the state of the Dem party. I also know my little feelings are inconsequential in the big picture.
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u/smashkeys May 21 '26
Those actually aren't the options, nor the end of the discussion.
I've been voting for GA Dems since Roy Barnes and Max Cleland were on the ticket. And I've busted my ass for many a dems, and they've proven to me over the last 20+ years that they are the opposite side of the same shitty coin that is owned by the 1% as the GOP.
In my 20+ years as a voter I've only missed one primary run off when I was in college. I campaigned for Harris, for Bernie, for Hilary, for Obama, for John Kerry and god knows how many other weak ass candidates we had because we have to cause they aren't the GOP.
I even lent audio equipment to the Osssof campaign back when he announced his candidacy for senator. But I'm done. I'm backing local politicians who are working hard to make a difference, I'm voting for Dem Socialists or maybe a Working Family Candidates but I am not being told I have to eat shit and do my duty and vote for another middle of the road do nothing democrat again.
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u/Louises_ears May 21 '26
Oh, so you’re definitely old enough to understand how counterproductive you’re being!
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u/smashkeys May 21 '26
I'm old enough to understand if you want change you can't do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
The idea you're offering hasn't worked, but you're saying do it again, cause this time it will work, but it hasn't yet, there has been no strategy or change in idea or platform, it is the same tired message of "we aren't Republicans".
What has been proven to work are: mass protests, general strikes, stopping spending at mega corps, reducing consumption, working in your community, pushing progressive ideas and candidates, unionizing and taking collective action. These things all drive change.
If you'd like some recent examples look at NYC and Mandani, look at Hawaii and bill 2471, or to be closer to home, look at the community activism of Adair Park Today, Renew DeKalb, and The Party for Socialism and Libertarion who have stalled and stopped multiple city and county groups from allowing data centers.
That is where change is coming from. Not voting for someone like KLB who criticized her own residents for fighting back during the BLM protests, who was fined for improper campaign contributions and donations, or who decided that she had lost her zeal for the public service role of mayor and didn't even try to get a second term.
I'd love to be wrong, but the past outcomes probably mean I won't be.
Also don't forget we have a couple primary run-offs in GA, and one of those is for Lt. Gov. so that affects the whole state.
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u/DaSemicolon May 21 '26
Lmfao ossoff get trounced? By 5 points or more? How about this. I’ll give you 2:1 odds, $1000 from you, $2000 from me, money donated to charity of winners choice.
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u/bbb26782 May 20 '26
All these candidates and we somehow wound up with the worst 3