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Democrats in Georgia Senate Runoffs Are Hauling in Record Amounts of Cash

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 26, 2020 42 Comments

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the two Democrat candidates in the Georgia runoff elections for U.S. Senate, are swimming in cash. If either one of them loses, it certainly won't be for a lack of campaign funds.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Alex+Padilla%2C+California

California Gov. Newsom Taps Crony Alex Padilla to Replace Harris

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 23, 2020 15 Comments

Mid-November, I reported that several California Democrats were lining up for the chance to fill Kamala Harris' US Senate seat. The winner in this phase of political reshuffling is the Secretary of State, Alex Padilla.

POLICE VIDEO: #GASen Candidate Warnock’s Then-Wife Alleges Altercation, “He’s not who he pretends to be”

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 23, 2020 36 Comments

Fox News host Tucker Carlson aired never-before-seen bodycam footage Tuesday night of a disturbing incident in March that involved Georgia's Democratic Senate nominee Rev. Raphael Warnock, then-wife Ouleye Ndoye, and a police officer who was called to the scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RklrwQ448 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcH3y8UCmM

Congress Will Vote on COVID-19 Relief Bill Almost Half of What Democrats Asked Before Election

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 21, 2020 34 Comments

Congress will vote Monday night on a COVID-19 relief bill worth $900 billion along with a $1.4 trillion spending bill to cover the remainder of the 2021 Fiscal Year. The Democrats wanted a $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill before the election, but Republicans offered $900 billion. The left only agreed to that amount after their guy won the presidential election.

Republicans See Encouraging Signs for Their Campaigns in Georgia Senate Run-off Races

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 21, 2020 30 Comments

As it stands now, Republicans hold a 50-48 advantage in the battle for who controls the Senate.

#GASen: Warnock-Linked Group Under Investigation For Trying To Register Non-Georgia Residents To Vote

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on December 02, 2020 33 Comments

A funny thing happened in Georgia back in the state's June 2020 primaries: a thousand people "double-voted," a fact that was not reported by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger until September.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk5MecINoT0

#GASen: Jon Ossoff Embraces His Inner Bernie Bro, Praises Bernie’s Advocacy For Socialized Medicine As “Necessary”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 29, 2020 22 Comments

Back in 2017, Ossoff ran—and lost—the most expensive House campaign in history for Georgia's 6th district. At the time, anti-Trump MSNBC host Joe Scarborough decried Ossoff as a “Bernie Sanders socialist.” He was not wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeY64XgJtd0

Blowtorch Sheldon Whitehouse fights Blowhard Dick Durbin for top Dem spot on Senate Judiciary Committee

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 24, 2020 26 Comments

Dianne Feinstein recently announced that she would not seek to remain the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee for the next congressional term starting in January 2021.

Flashback 2017: Despite Most Expensive House Race in History, Jon Ossoff Lost Bid For #GA06

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 20, 2020 27 Comments

As attention turns to the January 5, 2021 Senate runoff elections in Georgia, I thought it would be interesting to look back at our 2017 coverage of Democrat Jon Ossoff and his bid for the House in Georgia's 6th congressional district.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RyogJbZvGMhttps://twitter.com/politvidchannel/status/1328749617362599936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1328749617362599936%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flegalinsurrection.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D334904action%3Dedit

Senator Who Lied About Vietnam Service Wants Facebook To Ban Steve Bannon

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 18, 2020 23 Comments

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faced another round of questioning in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A few moments stuck out to me: Sen. ~~Da Nang Dick~~ Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told Zuckerberg to ban Steve Bannon and Dorsey admitted it was a mistake for the platform to ban The New York Post's story on Hunter Biden's laptop.

#GASen: Warnock Claims America Must ‘Repent’ For Trump, For ‘Worship of Whiteness’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 15, 2020 55 Comments

With the Senate majority hanging in the balance, the two Georgia Senate runoffs in January of great interest to both the left and the right. As Mike wrote last week, Reverend Raphael Warnock, the Democrat candidate running against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, spent years defending Obama's anti-Semitic, anti-American pastor Jeremiah 'God d**m America' Wright.

Georgia Officials Warn Against Moving to State to Vote in Senate Runoffs

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 15, 2020 32 Comments

Thanks to North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis and Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan winning their respective reelection battles last week, Republicans currently hold a 50-48 advantage in the battle for who controls the Senate.

Georgia Dem Senate Candidate Raphael Warnock a Defender of Jeremiah “God D*** America” Wright

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 12, 2020 31 Comments

In the coming months, all eyes will be on Georgia for the run-off elections happening there in January which will impact party control of the U.S. Senate. One Democrat candidate is Reverend Raphael Warnock, a longtime defender of the controversial Pastor Jeremiah Wright, of "God d**m America" fame.

‘Defund the Police’ Efforts Could Be Key to Defeating Democrats in Georgia Senate Runoffs

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 11, 2020 14 Comments

Though Democrats like presidential nominee Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have claimed that last week's elections gave their party a "mandate" for the country, the shellacking Democrats took in House races tells a far different story:

California’s Leading Democrats Make Mad Dash to Fill the ‘Kamala Harris’ Seat in Senate

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 09, 2020 48 Comments

The painful consequences of Nov. 3rd continue to ripple across the country.

https://twitter.com/ShaneGoldmacher/status/1325156580053037060

Schumer Celebrates, Anticipates Senate Control: “Now we take Georgia, then we change the world”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 07, 2020 69 Comments

I am still digesting the "news" that deep red Georgia suddenly turned blue for Joe Biden, after rejecting Obama who had genuine momentum and enthusiasm in '08—not to mention the historic nature of being the first black president—and after voting for smarmy Mittens McRomneyCare over Obama in 2012. President Trump, of course, won the state in 2016.

Tillis/Cunningham Senate Race Not yet Called, but Top Cunningham Strategist Makes Important Concession

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 06, 2020 18 Comments

As of this writing, President Trump has 2,732,084 votes to Joe Biden’s 2,655,383 in the North Carolina presidential race. That’s a difference of 76,701 votes. In the NC Senate race, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis has 2,640,379 votes to his Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham’s 2,543,672, with the difference between them being 96,707 votes.

Political Analyst: Cunningham’s Affair Scandal Destroys Big Lead in North Carolina Senate Race

Posted by Stacey Matthews on October 29, 2020 15 Comments

With election day being just a few days away, a couple of things have become crystal clear about the closely-watched North Carolina Senate race between Sen. Thom Tillis (R) and his Democratic opponent and former state senator Cal Cunningham.

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