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May 27, 2021 • 10 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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Congressman @JodyHice, who once rescinded his endorsement of Marjorie Taylor Greene, opens for her at her rally in Dalton tonight. Chants of “LOCK HIM UP” erupt as Hice rails against Secretary of State Raffensperger, a fellow Republican he’s challenging next year. #gapol
Flashback ajc.com/blog/politics/…
Matt Gaetz walks in to the tune of “Thank You For Being A Friend.” To a roar of applause, he tells the crowd of several hundred: “This is Donald Trump’s party.” When he invokes Paul Ryan’s anti-Trump speech tonight, a cascade of boos follows. #gapol
“This is not about a cult of personality,” Gaetz says, outlining a nationalist platform against “never-ending wars,” aid to “countries that hate us” and one-sided trade deals. “Printing more money does not make you stronger. If it did, Zimbabwe would be the greatest power.”
Gaetz is now citing “deep state” conspiracy theories I won’t repeat and claims, to approval from the crowd, that the Post Office is complicit. The biggest applause so far came when he attacked Fauci, contending the public health official is “trying to seize power.” #gapol
“Home sweet home.” Greene rolls up in a Humvee to cheers and a “happy birthday” song from her fans. Like Trump, she immediately takes aim at the media. “Bless their hearts.” #gapol
A taste of Greene’s rhetoric: “We’ve got to clear something up: Who won the presidential race on November 3 for Georgia?” The crowd chants TRUMP. “If you want an audit, then you deserve an audit.” More on that ... #gapol

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Greene is continuing to tie Democrats to Nazis, after drawing bipartisan condemnation for comparing vaccine mandates to the murderous Nazi German regime.
“Nazis were the National Socialist Party, just like the Democrats are now a National Socialist Party.” #gapol
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Nov 6
Fulton County is now starting to report its totals. Georgia’s most populous county, Biden won 73% of Fulton’s vote in 2020. Harris is on a similar track with half the county’s precincts reporting. #gapol Image
Keep an eye on Forsyth County, an exurban GOP stronghold. In 2020, Trump captured Forsyth with nearly two-thirds of the vote. Democrats are working to shave his margins there - winning by losing less - particularly targeting independent women there. #gapol Image
Clayton County might be the spot that has most spooked Democrats, because of lagging early voting turnout. So far, Clayton is about on pace where it was in 2020. #gapol Image
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Oct 24
I’m here at the Kamala Harris rally in DeKalb County. I wandered the crowd of thousands asked voters the same question: What’s going to decide this election in Georgia? I got some intriguing answers. Here’s a thread. #gapol
Ashleigh Ewald is an activist working to drive up young voter turnout. “Republicans are underestimating the power of Gen Z voters. We couldn’t vote in 2016. Now we can – and we are energized.” Image
Jourdan Russell is an Oglethorpe University student who has been urging her friends, neighbors and classmates to vote – not just for president but for down-ticket races.
“Government is local on its most basic level, and these races matter.” #gapol Image
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Oct 19
Here at the Kamala Harris rally in Atlanta, I wandered the crowd of thousands and asked voters the same question: How are you feeling about the Democrat’s chances in Georgia in November. The answers I got ran the gamut from confidence to anxiousness. Here’s a thread.
Jed Rich of Atlanta says he’s “hopeful and energized.”
“I view Trump as an existential threat to democracy. My father and both grandfathers are all U.S. military veterans and I think it’s a patriotic duty to vote for Kamala Harris. Trump is anti-democratic and anti-American.” Image
I spotted Mike Diamond’s Georgia hat in the crowd. He’s an East Cobb resident who is blunt about how he feels.
“I’m nervous. We cannot take four more years of Donald Trump. If you believe half the things he says, he will destroy our country. And there’s nowhere to run from it.” Image
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Oct 15
A glimpse of the crowd awaiting former President Donald Trump’s rally at Cobb Energy Center just northwest of Atlanta. #gapol
A Georgia Republican rally tradition: Public Service Commissioner Bubba McDonald sings the National Anthem. #gapol
Times have changed in Georgia GOP world … #gapol Image
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Aug 19
Three right-wing Republicans behind a series of rules changes praised by Trump face intensifying political pressure as the State Election Board considers new rules for ballot-counting and election certification at its Monday meeting. #gapol ajc.com/politics/trump…
Fulton County’s former elections board chair filed an ethics complaint on Friday alleging a series of conflicts of interests, and asking Gov. Kemp to intervene. #gapol
Over the weekend, dozens of Georgia House Democrats penned a letter to Speaker Jon Burns asking him to replace his appointment to the board, Janelle King, who provided the swing vote for Trump’s “pit bull” bloc.
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Aug 16
Just in: Former Fulton County Election Board Chair Cathy Woolard files an ethics complaint against three GOP members of the State Election Board in Georgia, accusing them of maneuvering to “advance their own political preferences.” #gapol

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The complaint highlights the ovation for the three when Trump praised them at his Atlanta rally, along with comments from one of the members, Rick Jeffares, who told the Guardian he sought a job with the Trump administration if he wins in November. #gapol
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(Jeffares told me in an interview he never made a formal ask for a Trump administration job, but didn’t deny being open to a gig if the Republican prevails.) #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…
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