Tag: Donald Trump
To understand the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol, remember the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot
Rage is uncontrolled lashing out at a perceived injustice. The mob in Atlanta acted out of grievances fueled by false claims from politicians and media. So did the mob in Washington D.C.
Yes, it’s legal to record a phone call in Georgia without telling the other person
Donald Trump’s hour-long chat with Brad Raffensperger highlighted a detail in Georgia law. Let's learn about the “single-party consent” law.
Loeffler and Warnock trade barbs in echo chamber of Senate runoff debate
On Sunday evening, three of the four Georgia candidates vying for a pair of U.S. Senate seats went toe-to-toe—or, in Jon Ossoff’s case, toe-to-vacant podium—on all things related to Covid-19 response, elections integrity, racial justice, and more
Georgia’s Republican election officials earn plenty of attention for their anger over baseless voter fraud claims, but little action from those they criticize
Gabriel Sterling, the state's voting system implementation manager, and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have both made national headlines and earned social media fame as they've spoken against their own party's unfounded claims of voter fraud. But nothing has changed for the people they criticize.
Georgia goes blue for the first time since 1992
It's been 28 years since Georgia elected a Democratic president (Bill Clinton in 1992), something that has only happened three times in recent history.
What’s Trumpism without Trump? Georgia’s Senate runoffs offer a preview
GOP politicians—Kelly Loeffler chief among them—have stapled their identities to the outgoing president. It might continue to work.
How Atlanta reacted to Joe Biden’s presidential victory
Biden supporters celebrated from Freedom Park to Midtown to Decatur, while Trump supporters gathered and protested outside the Georgia Capitol.
Vote! Everything you need to know on Election Day 2020 in Atlanta
Where do I go to vote in Atlanta? Where do I find results? How long will it take to get results in Georgia? How do I get to the polls? This election is an important one—don't miss out.
In politically mixed friend groups, a lesson for navigating differences
Laura Phelan sees her small friend group as a microcosm of her church family—and perhaps a microcosm of the country, politically. One woman casts her vote according to convictions related to social justice and climate change; another is fiscally conservative and supports whichever party’s tax plan makes most sense for her family.
There’s a generational divide between Black Democrats. How will that play out at the polls—and at home?
Nationally, the political divide between younger and older Black voters is more vast than the divide between younger and older white ones. According to national polls conducted late this summer, white “likely voters” between the ages of 18 to 29 were more likely to support Biden than those over 65, but the opposite was true of Black voters: Biden had stronger support from older Blacks than from younger ones, with a wider margin separating them compared to their white counterparts.
