Georgia Dems Want Sally Yates for Governor

[DonViejo]

Source: The Daily Beast

Democrats in Georgia are openly pushing Sally Q. Yates, who briefly served as acting attorney general during the onset of the Trump administration, to run for governor in 2018, Politico reported on Friday. Yates made a name for herself recently when she refused to enforce President Trump’s travel ban and was subsequently fired. “I don’t think you can think of any possible candidates in Georgia and not mention Sally Yates’ name right now,” said Tharon Johnson, a former adviser to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “She’s a symbol of hope and resistance when it comes to standing up to Donald Trump.” State Sen. Elena Parent called Yates a “hometown hero” and a “symbol of the anti-Trump resistance sweeping this country.” Yates is a former U.S. attorney in Atlanta.

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[Alice11111]

1. Some good news!!!

[Hoyt]

2. I'd go for that, but the ignorant white wingers would go nuts.

[hatrack]

3. Who cares? Fuck 'em in the ear

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[Hoyt]

4. Ever spent time looking at how Georgia votes lately?

[LisaL]

7. So what difference does it make if they go nuts or not?

[Hoyt]

11. Really quite simple, ignorant white wing racists will elect a GOPer just like they

voted for Trump. They'll come put of their compounds to beat a woman. I hope she runs, but she'll likely lose just like Michelle Nunn for Senate.

[hatrack]

12. So, ignorant, white wing racist Lite! Yeah, that's the candidate we need!

Stop fucking worrying about what Festus and Goober think, and start working on smart, accomplished candidates who can sell their ideas.

[Hoyt]

14. I think she'd make a great/deserved candidate, but she won't win in white wing Georgia statewide.

[hatrack]

15. Then don't run a candidate, since it's so hopelessly white-wing . . .

Or Georgia Democrats could select a nice bland, focus-tested, gun-totin' Republican-Lite individual with testes and white skin and facial hair, and Rufus and Bubba would . . . . oh, that's right, they'd vote for the Republican.

[Initech]

13. They gave us Trump. They should be disqualified from politics for an eternity.

They need to shut the fuck up for a while. A long while.

[DBoon]

16. Thats a feature, not a bug

Good, I would hope so

[StevieM]

5. Hillary came within 5 points in Georgia. And without the Comey intervention she would have

come within 1 point, even assuming the race had narrowed somewhat to a 6 point national win.

Had the race not narrowed then she would have won by 1 point, assuming an 8 point national win.

I think that with a local candidate we can do even better. I believe that Georgia is a state that we can put in play.

Our candidates for governor and senate were looking pretty strong in 2014 until the GOP persuaded people that Obama was going to let us all catch the ebola virus.

[StubbornThings]

17. LOL. No way would did Comey intervention add 4 points to Trump win in Georgia.

She was always going to lose by 5 points (which is still really good) in Georgia.

[StevieM]

21. IMO she would have come at least within 2 or 3 points of winning.

I understand why you have made the assessment that you are asserting and I realize that it is well thought out.

But there is a growing Hispanic and Asian population in Georgia and the Carolinas and that bodes well for the Democrats.

I honestly believe that we can win Georgia in 2020 and that we can win the governor's election in 2018.

Also, I believe that Comey's intervention cost Clinton 4 points nationally (6 points in states like MI, WI and PA). And that is assuming that the race was the still going to narrow somewhat even without the FBI intervention.

[StubbornThings]

22. Not sure if you live in Georgia, but I do and have been following local politics for years.

I agree that Democrats have a good shot in 2018 and 2020, but only because of Trump. The demographics are better but they are not quite there yet.

And, I don't think any Democrat candidate (definitely not Hillary) had any chance of getting within 5 points in 2016.

[StevieM]

23. I have no doubt that you understand the situation on the ground better than I do.

But HRC did get a loss limited to 5 points. So I figure Comey must have cost her some votes.

But if it is true that he cost her almost nothing in Georgia than that proves just how many votes he cost her in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina (where he did not lead in a single poll), Florida and Arizona.

Anyway, it seems reasonable that 1 percent of the electorate shifted as a result of the FBI intervention and Comey's lies. That is a 2 point shift.

[StubbornThings]

24. No offense, but I don't think anyone knows for sure why she lost in MI, WI, and PA.

Comey may have had an impact, maybe not. No one will ever know for sure.

[StevieM]

25. I am 100 percent certain that he not only had an impact but that he dramatically reshaped the race.

He labeled one of the candidates a criminal suspect who was under FBI investigation. That is as big as it gets. Her numbers tumbled when she fell down on 9-11. She was labeled a liar for that non-event. The Comey intervention made that pale by comparison.

[Hortensis]

19. For sure the 45th will be helping put the state in play.

I haven't looked at the rest of Ms. Yates' resume yet, but she made an extremely good impression in her initial interview. I like the idea--a lot.

[NNadir]

6. Sounds good to me! We need to take the State houses and government. .

The reason why our country is run by a minority party composed of small minded bigots is that this group has successfully gerrymandered their way into power.

That needs to change, big time.

[YOHABLO]

8. Would still be a tough battle but I'm in if she is.

[hrmjustin]

9. As long as it is Georgia Democrats pursuing this.

They know their state better that DC Democrats.

[n2doc]

10. Good. We desperately need a strong candidate

Because given how the R's are devolving, Their next candidate is likely to be worse than Brownback, Walker and Scott combined.

[StubbornThings]

18. My wife, who works in Georgia politics, is convinced the race is already going to the GOP.

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A younger, smart, anti-Trump candidate is exactly what the Democrats need at this time.

[mdbl]

20. I'll vote for Yates

In a Georgia minute - which is usually about an hour.

[NCjack]

26. If she is elected governor in 2018, then DEM nomination for prez 2020. When

you have the big mo, ride it to the top.