Georgia
Trump is back to attacking Republicans. You know, the people he needs to win in November.
Trump is one of the reasons Georgia voted for Biden in 2020. Trump’s latest attack on a Republican will only help Harris.
Trump calls Harris a ‘lunatic’ in first rally since Biden’s exit
Donald Trump called presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris a “lunatic” and a “liar” at his first rally since Biden’s exit from the race.
Donald Trump has revived his feud with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp seemingly out of nowhere, for some reason.
“He’s a bad guy,” Trump said of Kemp during an Atlanta campaign rally. “He’s a disloyal guy, and he’s a very average governor.”
Trump’s feud with Kemp and other Georgia Republicans stems from the 2020 election, in which then-incumbent Trump embarrassingly lost the traditionally red state. Following his defeat, Trump attempted to pressure state officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Kemp fought back against that attempt. So now he’s the enemy.
Does Trump realize he needs Kemp to win Georgia in November?
Insulting one of the GOP’s most respectable governors, who is extremely popular in his home state, isn’t a recipe for success from Trump, especially when polling in Georgia indicates an even race between him and Kamala Harris.
What makes it even worse is that Trump has evidently not reflected on the very mistakes he made between 2020 and 2022, in which he lost Republicans the Senate through his own selfishness.
Republicans lost the Senate in 2022 because of a Senate race in Georgia, in which Trump propped up the extremely problematic Herschel Walker for the GOP nomination. Walker ended up losing in a run-off election.
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While a majority of the issue in that race was that the GOP nominated a man accused of domestic violence and pressuring a former girlfriend into getting an abortion, the other portion was that Trump had just spent the last two years bickering with Georgia Republicans for not helping Trump’s attempts to steal an election.
Trump spent the leadup to 2022 complaining that Georgia voting was rigged and that the establishment Republicans were no better than the Democrats there. Shockingly, the GOP lost because they didn’t show up to vote like the left did in that particular election.
Trump’s latest attack on Kemp reminds voters why they dismissed him in 2020
Now, in 2024, Republicans are looking to take the Senate and presidency once again, and once again, Trump is making the same mistake of infighting with GOP leadership in swing states.
Insisting to your base, the current majority of GOP voters, that the people they are voting for up and down the ticket are not worth your vote is a gross miscalculation of how strong your chances are.
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Trump needs to win Georgia, but he also needs support at the state level to keep the party behind him. While all of Georgia’s House races in 2024 are likely already decided, sowing division in the GOP electorate could, at a minimum, cost the GOP millions as it did in 2022, or even cost seats entirely.
Trump’s attacks against Kemp show he hasn’t changed in the last four years despite positive trends in his recent public conduct. He is still a vengeful, self-absorbed liar who has no interest in putting country or party above himself.
Trump has the GOP behind him more than he has at any point since entering the political spotlight. He would be wise to continue building unity within the party rather than have his own pride cost his party further elections.
Dace Potas is an opinion columnist for USA TODAY and a graduate of DePaul University with a degree in political science.
GEORGIA, Ga. (WALB) — A new bill introduced to the Georgia Senate could create a constitutional amendment to restrict voting to legal U.S. citizens.
The bill, Senate Resolution 4EX says, “No person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be entitled to vote at any election by the people.”
If passed, Georgians will vote on the constitutional amendment in the November election.
Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger said “I have been calling on the legislature for years to pass this amendment to the state constitution. I am glad to see the legislature finally act to ensure only American citizens are voting in our elections.”
According to Raffensperger, Georgia was the first state in the nation to conduct citizen verification of voter rolls. Since 2022, Raffensperger’s office conducted two citizenship audits of Georgia’s voter rolls.
SR 4EX Text
“Casting a vote is one of the most important elements of American citizenship. Any illegal vote dilutes the value of a citizen’s lawfully cast ballot. U.S. Citizens should decide Georgia elections. Period. I urge the legislature to pass this important legislation.”
The state uses information from the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) to identify people who are non-citizens. This data is based on documents provided to DDS, through its REAL ID drivers licenses or state identification cards.
That information is also ran through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) program to verify an individual’s citizenship status.
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The Oklahoma Sooners left no doubt in their 11-4 win over the Georgia Bulldogs to advance to the College World Series finals. It is OU’s second trip to the finals since 2022 but this one feels far more improbable.
A bubble team toward the end of the regular season and down 8-2 in an elimination game against Georgia Tech, Oklahoma has defied the odds and powered its way to the finals in Omaha. On Wednesday night, the Sooners hit five home runs against a Bulldogs team that led the nation in home runs per game this season.
Jason Walk got the home run party started, and Dasan Harris hit a pair of two-run bombs to help Oklahoma separate from one of the best teams in college baseball.
From the mound, freshman Nick Wesloski put together a strong performance for the Sooners, allowing just one earned run in 5.2 innings pitched. L.J. Mercurius worked 3.1 and allowed just one earned run against the vaunted Georgia offense.
Everything is clicking for Oklahoma heading into the finals, which begins on Saturday. They’ll face a good North Carolina Tar Heels for all the marbles. But before we get to the championship series, here’s a look at how social media reacted to the Sooners win over Georgia.
Playing for a Natty
Incredible Job by Skip Johnson
Definition of Team
Just Unreal
Got Hot at the Right Time
The Moment from the Dugout
Freshmen Phenoms
Nothing Easy, Everything Earned
Team of Destiny?
Exceeding All Expectations
Dasan Harris is that Dude
Incredible Story
Sooner Magic is alive and well
Playing for a trophy
Time to lay it all on the line
Just doing ridiculous things
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