Overwhelming Democratic turnout for GA primary.

[Cattledog]

GA Early voting ballots cast: (D) 580,000 (R) 430,000, Non partisan 16,000

[SSJVegeta]

1. Right but Georgia is a red state. Dems cant win there regardless of messaging and money

Oh wait.

[JI7]

5. Georgia is purple . Louisiana is red.

[SSJVegeta]

6. Lousiana had several governors and senators until the early 2010s

Who are Dem.

Dont tell me it s red when you can find a dem thst won there 3 elections ago for senate and 2 elections ago for governor

[JI7]

7. Vermont has a Republican governor

doesn't mean the state isn't blue.

[SSJVegeta]

9. Absolutely does mean that.

VT was a deep red state till Bernie sanders ran there. It still has appeal to Republicans

[JI7]

11. Then the entire country was deep red. None of this is about messaging

It's about things like demographic changes and how those things also changed thec parties.

We use to have very conservative democrsts and liberal Republicans.

[SSJVegeta]

18. Its a false dichotomy. The country is neither red nor blue.

And neither is any State.

Nothing is really set in stone.

We are nearing another massive 70s-90s style realignment and I think the "red" and "blue" state perception is largely the result of parties being unable to adapt when these realignments happen. Ideology and culture definitely makes it impossible for some parties to win in the traditional way in many places. But not in other ways.

[AZProgressive]

12. That Republican governor allowed cannabis to be legal in Vermont

Do you know how to left you have to be to win as a Republican in Vermont? He's not far left but it is fair to consider him a liberal Republican. It wasn't always that way meaning being a blue state. Up until Bush or Clinton Vermont mostly voted for Republican for President which is why it surprised national media a Democratic Socialist won in Burlington in the 80s.

[JI7]

13. California also voted Republican. All of these changes are just

demographic changes and how they have affected parties.

It's why national elections are closer and Republicans will never be able to win as Reagan did.

[karynnj]

16. He publicly said he was not voting for Trump in 2020 and 2024

[Greybnk48]

14. I think it was meant as sarcasm, mocking right wing talking points.

I have friends and family in Georgia, all Democrats. Especially Savannah.

[multigraincracker]

2. That's peachy

[Figarosmom]

3. Looks good.

[1WorldHope]

4. Praise the Lord and Lady of justice!

We must get more people to vote! Like I complained here a couple of days ago, the most liberal county in Nebraska had a 28 % turn out this primary where we are trying to unseat Ricketts, Fisher, Flood, and Pillen, wtaf?

[Pinback]

8. Dems here are furious and highly motivated

(as they are everywhere), and many independents who took a flyer on the Pedo in 2024 have extreme buyer’s remorse (as they do everywhere).

I am never terribly confident leading up to elections, but I’d say we do have a reasonable chance of doing well this cycle. The fact that the current SoS and Asst. SoS are (though conservative) not crooks makes a favorable outcome more likely.

All that said, we’re all on guard for Repukes to pull whatever bullshit they think they can get away with. So glad I voted early, because I didn’t want to have to worry about election day violence and intimidation tactics.

[Buddyzbuddy]

10. I think we can assume almost 100% of Dem votes are for Dems

but I'd be willing to bet a good number of Republicans and non partisan are also for Dems. Keep 'em coming.

[Dulcinea]

15. 4 blue votes from Chez Dulcinea.

I voted with my older daughter a couple of weeks ago. My husband & younger daughter will vote Tuesday.

DeKalb Co., suburban Atlanta.

[chowder66]

17. Out of 7,540,601 estimated registered voters, that's pretty good!

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/registered-voters-by-state


I'm grateful for every vote for democrats or left leaning independents and hope a good chunk more turn out. That goes for every state.