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| Kelly Loeffler starts voter organization to rival Stacey Abrams' political machine after GOP losses in Georgia |
| 2021-02-22 |
| [FOX] Former Sen. Kelly Loeffler is starting a voter registration and outreach group called "Greater Georgia," in her first major public move since losing her Senate seat to Democrat Raphael Warnock in a Jan. 6 runoff. Loeffler's group will mirror some of the functions of "Fair Fight," the Stacey Abrams-affiliated group that many Democrats credit with the significant progress the party has made in the state in recent years. Loeffler's group will focus on registering "conservative-leaning" voters, engaging low-propensity voters and strengthening election security. "Our state is greater — and our democracy is stronger — when everyone’s voice is heard, and that’s exactly what Greater Georgia’s work is about," Loeffler, a Republican, said in a statement. She will be the chairwoman of the group. "But for too many in our state, the importance — and even the sanctity of their vote — is in question," she said. " That’s why we’re rolling up our sleeves to register conservative-leaning voters who have been overlooked, to regularly engage more communities, and to strengthen election integrity across our state." Loeffler will be seeding the group with a seven-figure investment and it will use the donor network she built from her runoff effort against now-Sen. Warnock. She is not ruling out a Senate run in 2022 but her focus, for now, will be on Greater Georgia, a group spokesperson told Fox News. Former Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., who also lost a runoff election in January to Sen. Jon Ossoff, has already filed preliminary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission and announced that he is considering running for the seat currently occupied by Warnock. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #6 join them my ass. You don't beat a bully by joining them. |
| Posted by: Chris 2021-02-22 19:50 |
| #5 Where was this effort BEFORE the elections? Now, how about suing over the mail ballots before the next set of elections? |
| Posted by: Deadeye Jaiting7534 2021-02-22 19:33 |
| #4 "if you cant beat them join them" ... no. |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2021-02-22 15:37 |
| #3 Agree that this is the way to go. Stories I've read generally credit Stacey Abrams with a massive voter registration machine between November and January. It apparently worked--so if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. |
| Posted by: Tom 2021-02-22 12:43 |
| #2 This is how the Republicans flipped a couple of seats in Orange Co. California. Basically doing the aggressive voter registration and 'help them to the ballot' efforts. It teeters on the edge of legality because vote coaching is illegal but 'sort of' takes place anyway. But unfortunately the Dems do it so the Reps are stuck doing it also. |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2021-02-22 11:45 |
| #1 I certainly wish her all the best. Unfortunately, until the fok'ing CORRUPT PROCESS is cleaned up all the organizing, groups, and money collecting will be for naught. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2021-02-22 10:10 |