On Saturday the state Democratic Party convention elected state Sen. Nikema Williams as chairwoman to replace DuBose Porter. First elected to the state Senate in 2017, she made news late last year by being arrested inside the state Capitol for leading a raucous demonstration protesting the election of Gov. Brian Kemp. Her leadership is expected to be marked by an aggressive advocacy of liberal policies, as well as implementing enhanced fund-raising and voter turnout operations. Her goal: get the Democratic boat RISING…
Dems find mess in CD-11
Georgia Democrats had a mess on their hands in the 11th Congressional District outside Atlanta after the party nominated Katy Stamper, later finding out she wasn’t a Democrat at all and had far-right political leanings. So they launched a write-in campaign promoting Tracey Verhoeven as the ‘real’ Dem in the race. It didn’t matter in the end as U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk cruised to re-election, but Stamper still got 32% of the vote to just 3% for Verhoeven. A failed write-in campaign and a messy election in CD-11 has Democrats there SINKING…
