I swung by @JohnCowanGA’s campaign party, where the mood is optimistic despite an early deficit to @mtgreenee. His main base of support is here in Floyd County, where results are still at least an hour away because the polls don’t close until 9p. #gapol#ga14
Greene has built an early lead in Murray and Paulding counties - two counties where she was dominant in the June primary -- but Cowan is holding his own in Chattooga, Gordon & Walker (all counties he lost in June). #gapol
Decision Desk calls the #ga14 race for @mtgreenee based on early returns in her strongholds. Floyd County polls still haven't closed, but she's built a solid lead. #gapol
In neighboring #ga09, Andrew Clyde is showing strength across the region. If these Hall County margins hold, he’s set. #gapol
Across the river at @mtgreenee HQ, the mood is jubilant. “The best person won because we are the real conservatives in this race,” said Pamela Reardon, a Greene supporter. “She’s never going to waver from her values.” #gapol#ga14
@mtgreenee Greene: “I’m really fed up with what I’ve seen from the radical left, but I’m just as fed up with what I’ve seen from spineless Republicans. I’m a mama bear, so if you mess with my kids’ future, I’ll come after you. So I ran for Congress.” #gapol#ga14
@mtgreenee Greene declares victory in #ga14 race: “The Republican establishment was against me. The D.C. swamp is against me. And the lying fake news media hates my guts. It’s a badge of honor. It’s not about me winning. This is a referendum on every single one of us, on our beliefs” #gapol
@mtgreenee More Greene: “My victory tonight should be a message to every single one of them. You don’t speak for us. The radical left and their allies in the media are terrified ... because I’m going to be their worst nightmare.” #gapol#ga14
@mtgreenee Huge applause for this line about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: "She’s a hypocrite. She’s anti-American. And we’re going to kick that bitch out of Congress.” #gapol#ga14
And that’s that. I got kicked (escorted?) out by @mtgreenee’s campaign manager, who said it was a closed press event ... #gapol#ga14
A spokesman for @JohnCowanGA confirms that he’s conceded the #ga14 race, with results showing him trailing 60-40. #gapol
National outlets call the #ga09 race for Andrew Clyde over Matt Gurtler. That sound you hear is Speaker David Ralston screaming for joy that “Dr. No” was rejected by the voters. #gapol
Says @GeorgiaDemocrat executive director @hoganscott18: “Georgia Republicans own this crisis and their mealy-mouthed statements can’t hide the fact that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s nomination is a stain on their party.” #gapol
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Just in: A federal judge has struck down Georgia’s congressional and legislative maps, ruling that they violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Georgia lawmakers have until Dec. 8 to draw new lines, setting up a special legislative session. #gapol
The ruling is a victory for Democrats and their allies who challenged the maps, contending they illegally diluted the voting power of Black Georgians. And some Democrats were already lining up to run in GOP-leaning districts that could be redrawn. #gapol ajc.com/politics/why-d…
The decision could result in the election of additional Black representatives next year, with Democrats hoping to gain a seat in the U.S. House, where Republicans currently hold a narrow majority, @markniesse reports. #gapol ajc.com/politics/break…
Brian Kemp on why he’ll back Donald Trump if he wins the GOP nod, even though he tormented the governor for much of the last three years: “Despite all of that, despite all of his other trials and tribulations, he would still be a lot better than Biden." ajc.com/politics/polit…
Kemp also urged hardline Republicans in the U.S. House to “pass the damn bill” to fund the government and avoid a shutdown or risk damaging political backlash. And he endorsed maintaining a robust level of military aid for Ukraine. #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
The second-term Republican also discussed his decision not to run for president next year and, for now, downplayed talk of a 2026 bid for U.S. Senate against Democrat Jon @ossoff. #gapol
A judge has just released the full report compiled by a Fulton County special grand jury that laid the groundwork for the election interference indictments last month against Donald Trump and 18 co-defendants. documentcloud.org/documents/2394…
The special grand jury recommended charges be brought against dozens of officials with “respect to the national effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election” — including former U.S. Sens. David Perdue (17-4 vote) and Kelly Loeffler (14-6 vote). #gapol
The special grand jury report also recommended charges be brought against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was a state senator when he served as a fake GOP elector in December 2020.
Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns has some pointed words about a far-right Republican’s fantasy push to impeach Fani Willis in a letter to the GOP caucus.
“Targeting one specific DA in this manner certainly flaunts the idea of separation of powers, if not outright violates it.” 1/
“A select few are calling to defund a duly-elected district attorney of this state and her office in an attempt to interfere with the criminal justice system,” Burns writes of Sen. Colton Moore’s politically impossible call for a special session to oust Willis. #gapol
This is like 2020 all over again as Trump presses Georgia lawmakers to do something that they can’t legally do. Back then, it was overturning the election results. Now it’s calling a special legislative session to oust District Attorney Fani Willis from office. #gapol
Two former Georgia GOP officials charged in the sprawling indictment against Donald Trump and his allies turned themselves in to authorities early Wednesday at the Fulton County Jail. #gapol
Fulton County prosecutors are expected to begin presenting their election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies to a grand jury this morning. ajc.com/politics/happe…
District Attorney Fani Willis is likely to pursue racketeering charges against Trump and a host of his allies related to their work to overturn the results of Georgia’s last presidential election. She could announce as soon as Tuesday. #gapol ajc.com/politics/happe…
The scene outside the Fulton County courthouse right now … #gapol