2022 Georgia Senate Race (1 Viewer)

[superchuck500]

Senator Warnock won in a special election to fill the remainder of Johnny Isakson's seat - which expires January 2023. This means the seat is up for election in 2022, where Warnock will run as the incumbent and the GOP field that is now led by former running back Hershel Walker, who has been enthusiastically endorsed by Donald Trump.

 

[MT15]

If the event is on private property, I think the hosts can exclude the media should they choose.

Looks to me like it was possibly in a park.

ETA: I found this - so it was in a park.

“Hall County Republican Party "July 4th" Picnic
Party Like a Republican! Our July 4th Celebration will be at Longwood Park at the Dogwood Pavillion, just follow the signs! We will be featuring Big Daddy's BBQ Pit with Pulled Pork, chicken wings and all the fixins. We will also have sweet tea and lemonade all included for a nominal charge of $10 per person. Speakers to be announced shortly. In order to give Big Daddy's a head count so they bring enough food we require an RSVP. Can't wait to see everyone to celebrate our freedoms!”

The county website says it’s a public park.

 

[Optimus Prime]

Party Like a Republican!

????

What does this even mean?

What does Party like a Democrat look like?

 

[DaveXA]

Looks to me like it was possibly in a park.

ETA: I found this - so it was in a park.

“Hall County Republican Party "July 4th" Picnic
Party Like a Republican! Our July 4th Celebration will be at Longwood Park at the Dogwood Pavillion, just follow the signs! We will be featuring Big Daddy's BBQ Pit with Pulled Pork, chicken wings and all the fixins. We will also have sweet tea and lemonade all included for a nominal charge of $10 per person. Speakers to be announced shortly. In order to give Big Daddy's a head count so they bring enough food we require an RSVP. Can't wait to see everyone to celebrate our freedoms!”

The county website says it’s a public park.

Well, it sounds like invitation only, sort of because they request RSVP and they're charging $10. So maybe it wasn't an event open to the public? Idk. I know some parks will close to the public for planned private events. But I don't know if uninvited guests can be turned away from the park itself. Curious how it was set up.

 

[superchuck500]

Looks to me like it was possibly in a park.

ETA: I found this - so it was in a park.

“Hall County Republican Party "July 4th" Picnic
Party Like a Republican! Our July 4th Celebration will be at Longwood Park at the Dogwood Pavillion, just follow the signs! We will be featuring Big Daddy's BBQ Pit with Pulled Pork, chicken wings and all the fixins. We will also have sweet tea and lemonade all included for a nominal charge of $10 per person. Speakers to be announced shortly. In order to give Big Daddy's a head count so they bring enough food we require an RSVP. Can't wait to see everyone to celebrate our freedoms!”

The county website says it’s a public park.

Yeah, I don't see how they can exclude media from a public park where they are hosting a speech from a candidate for public office that the public at-large is invited to. I suppose they probably have a permit from the park management agency that they think gives them the right to control access but I don't think it does.

But they can do anything if no one challenges it.

 

[cuddlemonkey]

I wonder if any of the Republicans responsible for this event will finally begin to grasp the idea of revoking consent. "We consent to you being here inside the park that we control- now we no longer consent to you being inside the park. You must leave now, regardless of prior consent."

 

[superchuck500]

And right on cue, Republican activist describes Hershel Walker as "a certified genius".

Aren't they all?

 

[Optimus Prime]

“The worst Republican is better than the best Democrat” is one thing

Trying to sell the worst Republican as the best Republican is something else

 

[coldseat]

“The worst Republican is better than the best Democrat” is one thing

Trying to sell the worst Republican as the best Republican is something else

But it's true. The worst Republicans do make the best Republicans in the eyes of Republican base voters.

 

[zztop]

And right on cue, Republican activist describes Hershel Walker as "a certified genius".

hmmm...about that...

Trump-Backed Sen. Candidate Herschel Walker Floats Jaw-Dropping Air Pollution Theory

We shouldn't battle pollution because our good air will just "decide" to go to China, the Trump-backed Georgian told supporters, drawing massive blowback.

www.huffpost.com

“Since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air, so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move,” Walker explained. “So it moves over to our good air space. Then now we got to clean that back up,”

 

[samiam5211]

hmmm...about that...

Trump-Backed Sen. Candidate Herschel Walker Floats Jaw-Dropping Air Pollution Theory

We shouldn't battle pollution because our good air will just "decide" to go to China, the Trump-backed Georgian told supporters, drawing massive blowback.

www.huffpost.com

“Since we don’t control the air, our good air decided to float over to China’s bad air, so when China gets our good air, their bad air got to move,” Walker explained. “So it moves over to our good air space. Then now we got to clean that back up,”

We should drop a dome over the United States to protect our clean air and make China pay for it.

 

[Optimus Prime]

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herschel Walker’s $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later.

The dueling Senate campaign numbers underlined two truths. Georgia is again going to be one of the most expensive races to run for office in 2022, and Democrats are building a strong fundraising advantage.

Like Warnock, Democrat Stacey Abrams heavily outraised incumbent Republican Brian Kemp in the race for governor, collecting almost $50 million compared to the $31 million Kemp has brought in over a longer period. Abrams and Warnock plan to run closely linked campaigns, echoing many of the same themes……

Warnock collects $17.2M, Walker $6.2M in Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Herschel Walker's $6.2 million in fundraising looked impressive when unveiled Wednesday, until Democrat Raphael Warnock rolled out his $17.2 million total a half-hour later.

apnews.com

 

[SaulGoodmanEsq]

Interesting article from a great local Georgia report Greg Bluestein:



Also makes me think Warnock, and not Abrams, might turn out to be a better potential 2024 Democratic nominee should he win reelection and Biden steps down.

 

[Optimus Prime]

“so if it wasn’t for a dollar store bumper sticker I’d be in jail for murder right now”

 

[SFIDC3]

Does the irony of him wearing a Cassius Clay t-shirt not resonate? Ali likely shares little to none of the same “values” that this nutjob espouses….

 

[UriUT]

Does the irony of him wearing a Cassius Clay t-shirt not resonate? Ali likely shares little to none of the same “values” that this nutjob espouses….

I'm trying to process his choice to use "Cassius Clay" instead of Mohammad Ali.

 

[Optimus Prime]

I'm trying to process his choice to use "Cassius Clay" instead of Mohammad Ali.

I have that same T shirt.

I have no issues with it, and it's made by Ali's clothing line so they don't have a problem with it either

 

[superchuck500]

I'm trying to process his choice to use "Cassius Clay" instead of Mohammad Ali.

"His mama named him Clay, I'm gonna call him Clay."

 

[UriUT]

I have that same T shirt.

I have no issues with it, and it's made by Ali's clothing line so they don't have a problem with it either

I suppose. Though it seems counter to what the man believes when he refers to it as a slave name.