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Apr 08 2016

AJC – How Democrats plan to turn Georgia into a battleground state

How Democrats plan to turn Georgia into a battleground state

AJC 4-8-2016

 

Georgia Democrats have long argued the state could be in play in November with Donald Trump or Ted Cruz at the top of the Republican ticket. Now the party’s leaders are putting their money where their mouth is.

The Democratic Party of Georgia unveiled a new statewide organizing field program on Friday helmed by a pair of veterans from battleground states. Democratic operatives describe it as a first-of-its kind organizing effort to identify voters, recruit volunteers, rally them around base-pleasing issues and corral them into votes in November.

It’s financed partly by an initial $100,000 donation from New York investor Philip Munger, whose contribution wasrevealed Thursday in the party’s latest financial disclosure. Munger, the son of billionaire Berkshire Hathaway partner Charles Munger, is a substantial donor to Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and has written four checks totaling $1 million to Virginia’s Democratic party.

The Georgia party used Munger’s donation and contributions from other supporters – it reported a total of $476,000 in cash on hand with no debt – to help pay for two new hires to launch the program.

Amanda Ford, who was the top field director for the Ohio Democratic Party and organized for Obama in North Carolina during the 2008 campaign, will be the new program’s field director. And Kendra Cotton, formerly a senior political operative in North Carolina, was tapped as the party’s political director.

“To say that the Party is excited about this program is an understatement — the enthusiasm and electricity is tremendous,” said DuBose Porter, the party’s chair, in a statement. “Georgia’s ascendancy as a battleground state has only just begun. With this field program, and the talent we’ve been fortunate enough to assemble, Georgia Democrats have a clear path to ensuring that our state plays a key role in electing another Democrat to the White House.”

Georgia hasn’t awarded its electoral votes to a Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1992, and Republicans have swept every statewide office the last two election cycles. The GOP has overwhelming majorities in the state Legislature, and Democrats failed to find a big-name candidate to challenge Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson this year.

And Trump, the billionaire developer with a commanding lead in the GOP delegate race, earned sweepingsupport in Georgia’s GOP primary. He took all but four of Georgia’s counties and won nearly every demographic in the Republican electorate, complicating the case for his adversaries.

But Peach State Democrats have long pointed to changing demographics – a growing number of minorities and a rising tide of newcomers from more liberal northeast states – as a sign the state is veering from red to purple. And partisans contend that Trump’s nomination could hasten the change by turning off suburban women and independents who the Georgia GOP has long relied upon for its winning formula.

Some analysts agree. Larry Sabato, the University of Virginia political scientist, wrote last week that the Trump effect could mark Georgia and three other red states as possible pickups for Clinton. And Democrats have eagerly tried to paint Cruz, his closest rival in the hunt for the GOP nomination, as equally polarizing.

Clinton’s campaign, which has quietly made Georgia part of its general election plans, made clear Friday the Peach State was on its radar. Marlon Marshall, Clinton’s director of state campaigns, said he is excited about the field program the state party is building.

“With an incredibly diverse and growing electorate and a strong party infrastructure, Georgia is set to mobilize voters for Democrats up and down the ticket,” said Marshall.

Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Party News · Tagged: 2016, Battleground State, Georgia Democrats

Nov 12 2015

Marco Rubio Brings Amateur Hour Road Show to Georgia, with Failed Policies in Tow

Release:  Thursday, November 12, 2015                                                                                         

 

Marco Rubio Brings Amateur Hour Road Show to Georgia, with Failed Policies in Tow

 

 

Atlanta, GA – Hot off the heels of a lackluster debate performance and several days of bad news, Marco Rubio heads to Atlanta today to grab checks at a fundraising event. After Tuesday’s debate, Rubio has proved that he is more concerned with building a hefty campaign coffer than building the middle class. He also proved to Georgians—and the rest of America—that he is not ready for prime time.

 

“Mark this one down for the record books—Nathan Deal and I agree on something. Neither of us is impressed with Marco Rubio. It really is absurd that someone like No-show Rubio who doesn’t show up to work is asking for a promotion.

 

“Rubio paints himself as a candidate for the future, but his recycled GOP agenda for the middle class and foreign affairs has already been rejected by the American people time and again. Marco Rubio trying to act as though there’s daylight between his policies and those of Trump and Carson is laughable. Instituting any of his ‘solutions’ for Georgia families would be like trying put out a dumpster fire with a leaf blower.” – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter

 

Marco Rubio isn’t fooling anyone. He’s pushing the same failed policies that have proven to be disastrous for America.

 

Rubio said raising the minimum wage is a “disaster.”  [MSNBC, 11-11-15]

 

Rubio called policies that benefit the middle class—like paid family leave, affordable healthcare, and a quality education—“giveaways.”  [NY Mag, 11-11-15]

 

Rubio reiterated his intention to repeal Obamacare.  [TIME, 11-11-15]

 

Rubio couldn’t even articulate his tax plan to cut taxes for the rich while leaving the middle class behind, saying “I am proud that I have a pro-family tax code, because the pro-family tax plan that I have will strengthen the most important institution in the family—in the country, the family.” Huh?  [YOUTUBE, 11-11-15]

 

The main beneficiary of Rubio’s tax plan…wait for it…the top 0.0003 percent.  [Washington Post, 11-5-15]

 

There are still unanswered questions regarding Rubio’s ongoing credit card controversy.  [Tampa Bay Times, 11-5-15]

 

Rubio touts the same outdated Cold War-era policies that put America at risk under the Bush Administration.  [Business Insider, 6-4-15]

 

Rubio has trouble showing up to his current job, missing key hearings on ISIS, Iran, and Osama bin Laden.  [Politico, 7-27-15]

 

Plain and simple, Marco Rubio is unfit to serve as President of the United States.

 

 

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Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Georgia Republicans, National Democrats, Press Releases · Tagged: 2016, DuBose Porter, Georgia, gop, Marco Rubio, SEC Primary

Oct 23 2015

Marco – At the very least, you could “Check-in” to the Senate Chamber

Release:  Friday, October 23, 2015                                                                                      

 

Marco- At the very least, you could “Check-in” to the Senate Chamber

 

As CBS 46 reports, Marco Rubio has missed 87 percent of votes cast in the Senate just this month. Yet, Rubio seems to have a double standard when it comes to anyone but himself.

 

From WaPo:

 

Speaking from the Senate floor on Tuesday, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) attacked government employees who didn’t do their jobs.

 

“All we’re saying in this bill is,” Rubio said, “if you work at the V.A., and you aren’t doing your job, they get to fire you. I think people are shocked that that [doesn’t] actually exist in the entire government, since there is really no other job in the country where if you don’t do your job, you don’t get fired.”

 

He continued: “In this instance, we’re just limiting it to one agency. This should actually be the rule in the entire government.”

 

“Let’s set aside Rubio’s duplicitous remarks on public servants for a second: By his own standards, No Show Rubio is essentially admitting that he is unfit for office. If he can’t be trusted to show up to his current job, why on Earth would we trust him to sit in the Oval Office?” – Michael Smith, Communications Director, Democratic Party of Georgia

 

 

Rubio SH

 

 

Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Press Releases, Uncategorized, Video · Tagged: 2016, Georgia Democrats, gop, Marco Rubio

Sep 17 2015

DPG Chair DuBose Porter’s Statement on GOP Debate in California

Release:  Thursday, September 17, 2015                                                                                        

 

DPG Chair DuBose Porter’s Statement on GOP Debate in California

 

 

Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter released the following statement on last night’s Republican presidential debate.

 

“Republicans have held two debates—four if you count the C-list—and Georgians are still waiting to hear what exactly the GOP will do to strengthen and grow the middle class.

 

“I’ve been in politics for a while now, and I’ve heard a lot of crazy things come from the Republican Party. But what has the GOP come to when they have three hours to lay out a substantive vision for our country and instead choose to attack women, brag about who could most quickly send our kids to war, take away healthcare and villainize the Hispanic community?

 

“Next year, voters will have a clear choice for their Commander-in-Chief. And I am confident that Georgia will embrace our Democratic nominee—someone who fights for workers, fights to lift Georgians out of poverty and into the middle class, fights for pay equity, and fights to level the playing field.”

 

 

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Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Press Releases · Tagged: 2016, DuBose Porter, gop, Republican Debates

Jun 15 2015

About Jeb’s announcement…

Jeb Bush just announced the official launch of his bid for the White House. Today, Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement outlining exactly why Jeb is wrong for Georgia.

 

“With the Obama Administration, we’ve made great strides as a nation. And we’ve come too far to undo that progress by even considering sending another Bush to the White House. Jeb Bush has a lengthy record of looking out for himself while leaving everyday Americans behind in the dust.

 

“To this day, Jeb Bush endorses policies that slash funding for early childhood education, temporary assistance for those in need, and Social Security and Medicaid.  To make matters worse, Jeb opposes policies that lift families up by raising the minimum wage, making college more affordable, and expanding access to quality affordable health care.

 

“Whoever emerges as our presidential nominee, Democrats are determined to build on the gains we’ve made and promote policies that grow our middle class.”

 

 

Also today, DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz issued the following statement:

 

“Jeb Bush’s announcement later today that he’ll seek the Republican 2016 nomination is good news if you happen to be Jeb Bush or someone like him. Throughout his career, Jeb Bush has consistently put what is best for himself and those at the top above the priorities of working Americans.

 

“As governor of Florida, Jeb Bush slashed taxes by billions, largely benefitting the wealthy and corporations. Since leaving public office more than eight years ago, Bush has leveraged his family name to reap profits for himself, immersing himself in problematic corporate business deals and cashing in on Wall Street while Americans were hit by the financial crisis.

 

“We already know what to expect from a Bush Presidency, because we’ve seen it before. Jeb Bush supported his brother’s disastrous economic and foreign policies that made us weaker at home and abroad. He supported his brother’s plan to privatize Social Security and endorsed a budget that would end Medicare as we know it.

 

“But what makes the specter of a Jeb Bush presidency even more unpalatable is his belief in his own superiority and infallibility – in my 22 years in elected office I have never worked with someone who is as inflexible, uncompromising, and willing to do whatever it takes to get their way as Jeb Bush. These are not the qualities Americans need in their president if we are going to work together to get things done.

 

“On issue after issue, Jeb Bush’s indifference toward the concerns of the middle class, women, students, immigrants, seniors and the LGBT community shows he is as out of step with the American people as every other candidate in the Republican field.”

 

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ICYMI

 

Seven Things You Need to Know About Jeb Bush

  1. As governor of Florida, Bush enacted a tax policy that gave massive breaks to the wealthyand corporations over middle class Floridians.
  2. Bush spent recent years cashing in on Wall Street and creating multi-million dollar funds in offshore tax havensas Americans were hit by the financial crisis.
  3. Bush fully supported his brother’s plan to privatize Social Securityand endorses a budget that would end Medicare as we know it.
  4. Bush wants to end the president’s executive action that keeps families together, and when asked about how to tackle undocumented immigrants, he simply said, “start deporting people.”
  1. Bush opposes a woman’s right to choose and cut funding for women’s health clinics, including Planned Parenthood.
  1. Jeb Bush believesthere is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage and said that “homosexuality is wrong” and compared LGBT Americans to drug dealers, bank robbers, pedophiles, and drunk drivers.
  2. Also, he’s an author.

 

 

Jeb Bush Once Cut Funding to His Campaign Launch Site

TIME // ZEKE MILLER

Jeb Bush is expected to trumpet his conservative credentials as the former governor of Florida Monday when he announces his presidential bid. But one casualty of his cost-conscious ways was the very school he selected to use as his announcement site.

 

A 2002 state constitutional amendment to limit class sizes in K-12 education, which Bush opposed, created a budget shortfall. The governor, who opposed new tax hikes, begrudgingly turned to colleges to fill the gap. Bush proposed cutting $111 million from the budgets of universities and community colleges, of which $10.3 million would have affected Miami Dade College, where Bush will launch his presidential bid.

 

College President Eduardo Padron emailed Bush when his budget was proposed, saying he was “disturbed and disappointed” by the proposed cuts. “We all understand the need for reductions in times of fiscal crisis; what’s beyond logical comprehension, however, are the huge inequities that are inherent in this budget proposal,” he wrote, arguing the college was bearing a disproportionate burden of cuts. “Our students are among the most needy in the state and cannot continue to bear the burden of the costs of education.”

 

Bush replied that he was working on a solution. “I know you are upset,” he said by email. “We are doing our best under difficult circumstances and will work with the legislature to identify ways that we can improve the situation.”

 

Bush ultimately signed a budget that cut $11 million from community colleges’ budgets, forcing them to turn away about 35,000 students looking to enroll, including 9,500 would-be Miami Dade College students.

 

By 2004, Bush was able to fully fund community colleges, earning plaudits from state educators.

 

 

Meet Jeb Bush

MeetJeb

 

Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Press Releases · Tagged: 2016, DuBose Porter, gop, Jeb Bush

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