Source: SAMUEL CORUM / Getty Okay, so this was supposed to be a story about the Georgia state legislature launching a mid-decade redistricting effort with the express purpose of diminishing Black voting power, but halfway through writing it, the legislature announced it would not pursue redistricting during the special session. Don’t you just love […]
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Source: The Washington Post / Getty On Tuesday, Alabama, California, the District of Columbia, Georgia, and Oklahoma all held primary elections to determine the candidates who will run for Congress or a governor’s seat this fall. Here’s everything you need to know. The primaries have shown that President Donald Trump still holds a grip on […]
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You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms overwhelmingly won the gubernatorial Democratic primary in Georgia on Tuesday, avoiding a runoff. If she wins in November, Bottoms will be the first Black woman ever elected governor […]
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Source: Jon Cherry / Getty President Donald Trump has a drastically low approval rating and is losing support across his key bases nationally. Despite leading his party to what, on paper, looks like a loss in the midterms, Tuesday’s primaries confirmed that Trump still holds a firm grip on the Republican Party in deep Red […]
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Bottoms secured Democratic nomination, avoiding runoff and scoring major win for her campaign As governor, Bottoms plans to focus on voting rights, healthcare, housing, and education Source: Megan Varner / Getty – ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MAY 19: Gubernatorial candidate, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at a primary night watch party at the Hyatt […]
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