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Georgia Dems pick former AG candidate Bailey to lead party back to win column May 3, 2025
Charlie Bailey, a former attorney general and lieutenant governor candidate, was elected as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia Saturday, replacing Atlanta U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams. Bailey becomes the Democratic Party of Georgia’s first full-time chair as the party intensifies its efforts to fundraise and campaign for candidates and reenergize a base after setbacks […]
Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Democrats set to regroup after 2024 election reversals from 2020 wins May 2, 2025
The Democratic Party of Georgia is set to elect a new state chair on Saturday to compete against Republican-controlled state and federal governments. A new leader will be selected by the Georgia Democrats to replace Atlanta U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, who resigned in March following internal pressure from key members of her party, including U.S. […]
Stanley Dunlap, Ross Williams
Cherokee County could soon prove new bellwether for Georgia’s northern shift from red to blue May 2, 2025
Cherokee County hasn’t voted for a Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter was on the ballot. Tucked in between the conservative, rural north Georgia mountains and the more liberal Atlanta suburbs, Cherokee has a relatively large population that is relatively conservative, which makes it a gold mine for Republicans running statewide races. Last fall, Cherokee […]
Ross Williams