The polls are closed in Georgia and Game Six of the World Series is about to start. An epic day in Atlanta as baseball and politics collide once again. #gapol
Felicia Moore gets a rousing ovation as she enters her watch party for the first time. #gapol
I’m trying not to be a complete wreck at this election watch party. But holy crap. Braves up 6-0.
Says Moore:
“You know what, I want the Braves to win, and I want to win,” she said, as the crowd drowned out her words. #gapol
Updates: Council Prez Felicia Moore has a large early lead, with former Mayor Kasim Reed and Councilman Andre Dickens locked in a tight race for the No. 2 spot in a likely runoff.
Oh, and the Braves are up 6-0 in the sixth. (!!)
Ok, @mooreforatlanta is coming down to address her crowd of supporters as the Braves are five outs away from the first World Series championship since 1995. #gapol
In top of the ninth, Felicia Moore is about to celebrate her spot in the Atlanta mayoral runoff. #gapol#atlpol
“We do not know who will be in the runoff but I’m confident people have heard our message of change and agree with us that Atlanta deserves Moore,” she says.
Also bottom of the ninth in World Series clinching game for Braves. Serenity now. #gapol
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I’m at the site of a Fulton County elections office where FBI officials confirmed they are conducting “court authorized activity” but declined further comment for now. Trump has repeatedly threatened to open an investigation into his 2020 defeat in Georgia. #gapol
Fulton County Clerk Che Alexander and Fulton County Commission Chair Robb Pitts just entered the building, saying they will comment after they get a briefing.
Georgia House Democrats walk out of the chamber en masse in protest of a Republican-backed bill to block taxpayer funds from being used to pay for gender-affirming care for state prison inmates. #gapol
“Take a walk!” House Democrats chant after bolting from the chamber in defiance of the GOP bill. When I asked House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley whether she worried this could push Republicans further to the right, she said: “There’s not much left” to go. #gapol
Plays into this: Georgia Democrats are channeling their fury and frustration inward as liberal voters and grassroots organizers demand a more aggressive, confrontational response to President Donald Trump’s return to power. #gapol
The town hall crowd peppers Rep. Rich McCormick with boos and catcalls as he struggles to answer a pointed question from a resident who says she’s a descendant of Patrick Henry who pressed him on whether Trump was moving toward “tyranny.” #gapol
Republican state Sen. Colton Moore was just arrested by state Troopers after he tried to defy a House order that banned him from the chambers. He was knocked to the floor after a scuffle, and was led away after telling authorities they were denying his rights. #gapol
Backstory from yesterday here: A far-right Republican state senator said he plans to ignore his banishment from the state House and attend Thursday’s State of the State address by Gov. Brian Kemp. #gapol
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
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
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