(Photo/Foster Steinbeck)As Georgia situates itself as a state on the cusp of turning purple, it’s become a venue of political activity for the upcoming 2020 election.Atlanta will host the fifth Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Tyler Perry Studios, bringing the top 10 candidates to the stage for a two-hour showdown on who will become the nominee.For Athens Democrats, the debate’s location shows their party may take the state come next November.“I think it speaks volumes about how far we’ve come in transforming the political landscape for Georgia,” said Gabriel Shippy, the vice chair of community engagement for the Athens-Clarke County Democratic Party. We could use your help.I've also invited all my POC friends to like POC for Bernie Sanders. “We’re clearly a battleground state, and Clarke County has a big role to play in that.”Shippy scouts out locations for debate watch parties, which the ACC Democrats have hosted for every debate. That suggestion is based on a 5-metric analysis; the candidate who wins the most categories will earn our recommendation. Power up your campaign. I'm so glad you had a such a good turnout for your event. Athens’ local election is the same date as the Democratic Primary — June 9. 2020 Candidates for Athens, GA; Election Results. You have people who are going to have to clean up the mess that the boomers left,” Decker said.Decker expects the debate to center around the impeachment hearing, though he hopes they also talk about healthcare, taxing the 1% and the environment.In addition to these topics, students said they were interested in hearing policy plans about gun control, abortion and student loan debt.But Yang supporter Patrick Nercessian said these big-ticket topics are overdone, especially now that we’re on the fifth debate.“At this point, what more is there to say about healthcare?” the junior computer science major said. An all-female panel, including MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, NBC foreign correspondent Andrea Mitchell, NBC White House correspondent Kristen Welker and The Washington Post White House reporter Ashley Parker, will moderate the event.The upcoming debate watch party will be at downtown pizzeria Little Italy.“We’re proud to support everyone exercising their rights and democracy,” said Little Italy employee Richard Hallmark, who often discusses politics with his co-workers and broadcasted parts of the impeachment hearing at the restaurant.Shippy said there is no one candidate who is more popular with the county party right now, which prompts good discussions at the watch parties and other events. Grow your email list.
APN breaks down the candidates, provides some analysis and offers a suggestion on how to vote. Our experience. I'm in Athens and will check out the FB page.Check out our Facebook page and our twitter account. “Everyone else is talking about the exact same stuff that the media is covering, but Yang is talking about things that people aren’t as aware of that are still problems.”To discuss these differences in platform points, campus organizations are hosting watch parties as well.Decker will be watching the debate at the Young Democrats of UGA watch party, co-hosted by the Undocumented Student Alliance and the Athens chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America, in Caldwell Hall starting at 7:30 p.m.“The reason it’s important to have stuff like this is because we want to make sure that we don’t just have a bunch of pockets of progressive students around campus, but we actually kind of start to connect the dots a little bit,” Decker said.Students in the public affairs communications certificate program through the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication will meet at the Globe to eat and watch the debate.“We wanted to give our students a place to watch the debate and discuss the implications for the primary, especially from a communications perspective,” PAC media relations fellow Carter Chapman said. Together, we can win tough races in unlikely places. We even had a few women who are self-described current/former disenchanted Republicans!Surrounding the blue island that is Athens, there is a sea of red counties. I think if they are on there they will probably be looking for Athens events and groups. 2020 Local Ordinances; 2019 Local Ordinances; 2018 Local Ordinances; 2017 Local …
The group included students, townies, young parents, computer/social media experts, local business owners, musicians, carpenters, organic farmers, professionals, teachers, university professors, artists, social activists and retired folks. Wouldn't we be thrilled to see Georgia turn Blue for 2016! Due to the amount of candidates, the debate was split into two nights. Y'all are doing great work up there in Ithaca! A big discussion going on the People of Color FB page. 2020 Local Election and Primary Results; Local Government. The Young Democrats of Georgia is the state’s official youth arm of the Democratic Party. Due to the amount of candidates, the debate was split into two nights. I will pass along all the suggestions to the committee. Our event was in the auditorium of our recently renovated county library. Members of the organization strive to make a positive difference in the community by working within the political process and upholding the principles of the Democratic Party. There was no candidate that dominated throughout the debate. Local Democratic supporters attend the viewing party for the first night of the Democratic debate at Little Italy on June 26, 2019, in Athens, Georgia. The values of freedom of equality include non-citizens more than it should.
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