Democratic voters reject tradition, choosing outsiders in their quest to regain power, via @michaelscherer and @Daveweigel
https://t.co/Gb3VhK3Sde— Cathleen Decker (@cathleendecker) May 23, 2018
Fresh faces with compelling life stories prevailed in Democratic primaries across several southern states Tuesday, beating candidates with deeper political pedigrees and more governing experience in several key races…
Voters in Kentucky nominated Amy McGrath, the first Marine woman to fly an F-18 fighter jet, for a key House seat in Lexington over the candidate favored by party leaders, a two-term mayor who ran on a promise to bring “adult supervision” to Washington.
In Texas, Democrats nominated two lesbian candidate with military or law enforcement backgrounds, one Latina and the other Filipina, for key races. And Georgia voters gave former State House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams a shot to become the first black, female governor in the country…
From beloved (okay, indefatigable) commentor Raven:
And this one is especially sweet, she’s an old friend and wasn’t given much of a chance: It’s almost unheard of to beat a sitting judge, but public defender Lisa Lott ousted newly appointed Superior Court Judge Regina Quick, and it wasn’t even that close, 55–45.
Votes cast in the respective primaries has broken down to 55% GOP, 45% Dem. This is a stark improvement from 2014, where it was 65% GOP to 35% DEM. Dems did well around the black-belt of Georgia and made gains in Atlanta suburbs #gagov #GAPrimary pic.twitter.com/8gOd5QUisY
— Matthew Isbell (@mcimaps) May 23, 2018
Georgia Republicans outvoted Democrats by around 50,000 ballots in #GAgov primary. Four years ago, the margin was around 290,000 votes.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) May 23, 2018
BREAKING: Teacher defeats Kentucky House majority leader in Republican primary in wake of education protests at state Capitol.
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 23, 2018
And the AP calls it: @Lizzie4Congress has defeated @lcmoser, and will be the Dem nominee for #TX07. Basically a clean sweep for the candidates national Dems wanted in TX primaries.
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) May 23, 2018
Meanwhile, the other party’s Dear Leader on a hot mic…
Incredible riff from @POTUS right after imploring gala attendees to support GOP candidates in the midterms: "So your vote in 2018 is every bit as important as your vote in 2016… I don't know if I believe that…. Who the hell wrote that line?"
— Gabby Morrongiello (@gabriellahope_) May 23, 2018
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Good Work, Georgia Dems!Post + Comments (223)