Georgia Republicans’ Disastrous Week in Review

Another week brought another slew of political antics by Georgia Republicans and signs of an increasingly out-of-touch, far-right GOP. 

Take a look at how Georgia Republicans continued to put political gamesmanship ahead of the needs of working Georgians this past week:

GA GOP Convention Shows a Fractured, Fringe Republican Party

• At last weekend’s Georgia GOP convention, local Republicans continued to “look backward to 2020” as they rehashed the presidential election and spread debunked conspiracy theories rather than offer a forward-looking vision for 2022. The fractures inside the GA GOP were on full display, as AG Chris Carr and Gov. Brian Kemp faced boos from the crowd and Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger was censured while other “lawmakers received awards for … trying to overturn the election.”

Georgia Republicans Double Down on Conspiracy Theories

• Several Georgia Republicans toured the site of the politically-motivated audit of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona – which experts have called a “clown show” and “disinformation blueprint” – as Republicans continue to push for a similar review in Georgia in an effort to “sow more doubt” in our free and fair election system. 

Republicans Use Election Lies As Platforms For Higher Office

• An analysis of how Georgia conspiracy theories are now seeking higher office shows that in the GA GOP, undermining our democracy wins you political points rather than condemnation. To run as a Republican in Georgia now means “adopt[ing] a campaign strategy of feeding into lies and misinformation about the election process.”

“While the Georgia GOP spends all its energy on conspiracy theories and relentless relitigation of the presidential election, Democrats are delivering for working Georgians,” said Rebecca Galanti, spokesperson for the Democratic Party of Georgia. “Voters see that Republicans are so focused on the past that they have no vision for the future, and that Democrats’ leadership is spurring record economic recovery and a return to normalcy. If Republicans keep up their shameless antics, the choice for Georgia voters will become even more clear come 2022.”

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