Sunday, November 15, 2020
Georgia is Blue!
As an adult learner, I like to consider politics in relative real life terms. The focus of today's election in Georgia is not only turning the state blue for the first time in history, but also turning the House seats and the Senate seats blue too.
Shea Roberts, in her second run for a House seat, has uprooted the Sandy Springs incumbent and won her election. Across the state, other former red seats have now turned blue. Is changing really coming? Time will tell. Here's the reality that I see. Everyone in their right mind was ready to do any and all things necessary to remove Trump and his minions out of their respective, high level positions. This means everyone had to band together for the greater good. Let's also consider that here in Georgia there are a lot of people who have migrated here from other states that do not have that like minded southern mentality that has been the controlling mindset for a time. I hope that this is all real.
On the other hand, let's play devil's advocate. Let's say the Georgia House turns blue, the Georgia Senate turns blue and the President is blue. The only thing left to consider is whether or not Biden's tax plan will benefit the middle and lower classes as promised or if it won't because even through all the tough talk and midnight tweets, Trump was a business man and with every change he implemented everyone benefited financially due to the trickle down effect. Those are facts. If all turns blue, and Biden's plan doesn't benefit anyone, we've all been lied.
Outside of all that, until this weekend with all the protests going on against Trump's loss, it sure has been peaceful outside.
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There was a rush of excitement to see Georgia turn blue for the presidential election, then that rush of excitement turned into worry. Although the presidential election is over, Georgia still needs to worry about the runoff election for Senate. I'm worried because there are a lot of people that only focus on presidential and nothing else. We will continue to see ads pour out on television and social media; we will also continue to see these candidates giving their interviews on the news but you can't help but wonder, "Is that enough?"
ReplyDeleteI just hope that Georgia can pack the polls again.
With Georgia making history flipping blue for the first time since 1992, there is a true question about the new demographics of Georgians. With Stacey Abrams and other voting rights activists, minority communities that are often disenfranchised were able to vote due to the help of Fair Fight and the GA DNC. That being said, the momentum is what Georgia needs now more than ever in regard to the Georgia run-off races. With historic electoral progress, Georgia is tasked with the hands of the Senate in the upcoming race. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are household names in the Atlanta area, but can they outreach beyond metro Atlanta to gain traction?
ReplyDeleteI find your post to be interesting and refreshing to hear. The times have definitely changed in Georgia, and Georgia flipping blue for the first time since 1992 shows a real change in the demographic makeup. I think we must credit the work of Stacey Abrams to advancing Georgia many years in flipping blue. Do you think there are other areas of Georgia we need to place more emphasis on or do you think just focusing on Atlanta is enough?
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