Black People Politics : Democrats' Plan to take back White House: #swingleft

[Black Cypher]

Democrats are going to take back the White House? Really? And when is this going to happen? Oh! When they start planting trees in the Antarctic. Gotcha....

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Democrat Jon Ossoff leads in Georgia House race — a ripple, or the start of a wave?

... The Republicans had been expected to easily win this reliably red seat in the Atlanta suburbs. But polls have suggested that one of the Democratic candidates, a 30-year-old film-maker named Jon Ossoff, is within range of getting 50 percent of the vote against a large field of Republicans, winning the seat outright and avoiding a runoff ...

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrat...a-house-race-ripple-start-wave-090051960.html

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff greets supporters in Atlanta. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)




Matthew Dallek
Yahoo NewsApril 18, 2017


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[Queenie]

Part of me wants it to be a wave as opposed to a ripple, BUT... another part of me wants it to be "new" democrats as opposed to the current neoliberals who resemble the GOP.

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Georgia run-off sets new test for Trump

Washington (AFP) - Republicans were dealt an unwelcome reminder of Donald Trump's unpopularity Wednesday after a young Democrat's inconclusive but rousing first round victory in a race for a congressional seat long held by the president's party.

Jon Ossoff, 30, fell just short of an outright win with 48.1 percent, but came in first by a wide margin in a crowded field of candidates in Georgia's conservative 6th district, where Tuesday's vote was seen as an early test of strength for the president ...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-re...est-georgia-congressional-race-142435896.html

Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to his supporters on April 18, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia (AFP Photo/JOE RAEDLE)





Jim Mannion
AFPApril 19, 2017


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[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Timing Is 'Worrisome': New Details Emerge in the Theft of GA Voting Machines

Key electronic voter logs used in the Georgia special election to fill a vacant Congressional seat were swiped from the pickup truck of a poll worker during a grocery run, according to a police report obtained by Fox News ...

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http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/04/18/timing-worrisome-new-details-emerge-theft-ga-voting-machines


April 18, 2017
By Christopher Wallace | FoxNews.com


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