The Valdosta State University debate team emerged victorious as the inaugural winner of the University System of Georgia’s (USG) Regents Cup Debate Series. The tournament was started with the idea of showing how students from different backgrounds can can communicate and articulate from different perspectives in a persuasive, respectful way, with students from six USG institutions competing in front of judges that included former Gov. Nathan Deal. VSU took home the handcrafted wood trophy but the entire university system is a winner for promoting diverse and free speech. 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…
