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News Articles: Georgia Democrats

Unused privacy booths are seen at a voting site in Tripp Commons inside the Memorial Union building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus on Election Day in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

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  • Elections

Democrats appeal decision adding two minor candidates to Georgia presidential ballot

The Democratic Party of Georgia is appealing Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s decision last week to include independent Cornel West and socialist Claudia De la Cruz on Georgia’s presidential ballot.

September 04, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
 Congressman Hank Johnson (center) and state lawmakers Derrick Jackson and Sonya Halpern held a press conference Wednesday to condemn Project 2025, which is the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial presidential transition plan. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia Dems try to redirect focus to conservative Project 2025 agenda as Biden campaign struggles

Georgia Democrats are joining their national colleagues in sounding the alarm about an influential conservative think tank’s presidential transition plan called Project 2025.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
 First lady Jill Biden speaks to supporters in Columbus on Monday as part of a three-stop swing in battleground states to launch Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

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  • Elections

Jill Biden rejects calls for president to step aside at rally near Georgia’s largest military base

First lady Jill Biden rallied Democrats in a west Georgia community that’s home to one of the country’s largest military bases Monday as the Biden-Harris campaign works to tamp down concerns after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance in Atlanta more than a week ago.

July 09, 2024
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Rep. Saira Draper speaks at a press conference raising concerns about potential mass voter challenges.

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  • Politics

Potential mass voter challenges in Georgia November elections elicit Democrats’ warnings

Georgia Democrats are sounding the alarm over potential mass voter challenges ahead of the November election. Georgia law allows local voters to challenge the eligibility of as many people as they want if they suspect the person is ineligible to cast a ballot.

May 31, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Democratic nominee for governor Stacey Abrams leads a slate of candidates for statewide office hoping to flip control of Georgia's government.

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  • Politics

Battleground: Ballot Box | Georgia Democrats see an opening in 2022's midterm elections

On this week's episode, we visit the Democratic Party of Georgia's convention in Columbus to hear Democrats' vision for November and beyond.

August 31, 2022
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Stacey Abrams, who came within a whisker of becoming Georgia's governor in 2018, joined other elected party officials Tuesday to deliver a split screen keynote on the second night of a 2020 Democratic National Convention that was supposed to bring crowds to Milwaukee. The Georgia speakers Tuesday night were Abrams, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and state Rep. Sam Park.

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  • Politics

Georgia DNC Speakers Say Dems Ready To Fight Virus, Recession, Injustice

The second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention was a Georgia-infused affair.

August 19, 2020
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Georgia state Sen. Nikema Williams confers with a colleague on the floor of the Georgia Senate in February.

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  • Politics

Georgia State Sen. Nikema Williams To Replace Rep. John Lewis On November Ballot

State Democratic officials vote overwhelmingly for Williams on Monday. Lewis had represented the majority-Black and Democratic district, which includes Atlanta, since 1987.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Brakkton Booker
In January, Sen. Nikema Williams became the first black woman elected as the chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia

Democratic Party Of Georgia Chair: Kemp Gets 'F' On Health Care

The past year has been a whirlwind for state Sen. Nikema Williams. In November, she was re-elected to her post in Atlanta-based Senate District 39. But...

July 01, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Stacey Abrams on the campaign trail during the 2018 Midterm Election.

Stacey Abrams Uses PAC Funds to Support Democrats in Georgia

Former Democratic Candidate for Governor Stacey Abrams is using her fundraising abilities to aid Democrats in the state and to ensure that she remains...

January 11, 2019
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By:
  • Morgan Carter
 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Georgia Gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams and Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley hold a campaign rally at Clayton State University south of Atlanta.

Mass. Democrats Warren, Pressley Rally For Abrams In Georgia

Dozens of supporters packed into a converted office in a Jonesboro strip mall Tuesday to catch a glimpse of Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee...

October 24, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The Democratic Party of Georgia's nominee for governor Stacey Abrams (left) and lieutenant governor nominee Sarah Riggs Amico take the stage in Atlanta at the party's state convention Saturday, Aug. 25.

From ‘Gnat Line To BeltLine,’ Georgia Democrats Largely Focus On Local Message, Not Trump

From the sound of the closing minutes of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s state convention, you’d almost forget that Republicans control the governor’s...

August 28, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

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