August 21, 2022 / Newsletter 290 |
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Hall County Democratic Party August Meeting
Please note different location.
When: Monday, August 22, 2022. Doors open at 6 pm, meeting gaveled to order at 6:30.
Where: Fair Street Neighborhood Community Center
714 Fair Street, Gainesville, 30501
For more information about and a map to Fair Street Community Center, click here.
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Candidates on Tap
Thursday Aug 25, 4-8
Join Isabel Martinez Flynn, Devin Pandy, Kim Floria, Mike Ford, Angela Middleton, Jody Cooley, Laura Colaninno, and Pat Calmes for pizza and beer!
Mark your calendars for this fun event where you can sample beer while you chat with candidates about their positions on issues important to you.

Candidates on Tap
When: Thursday, August 25th, 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Where: Beer Me
5609 Main St, Flowery Branch
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REGISTER TO VOTE or CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION
The deadline to register to vote in the November election is OCTOBER 11.
If you aren’t already registered, do it now.
If you’ve moved, update your address.
Even if nothing has changed, be sure to check your registration to ensure it is active. Reassure yourself that Brad Raffensperger hasn't purged you from the voter rolls!
We can’t win if you can’t vote!
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HALL COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE IS HIRING POLL WORKERS
As of last week, Hall County has hired and trained 300 poll workers. But that is only HALF of the goal of 600 poll workers for the November election.
We need people who believe in our elections system to work at the polls! These are paid positions. Click the image below to apply to be a poll worker.
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Help Our Overseas Military & Civilians VOTE in the November Election
Ballots are available to any civilian who will be away from the United States on election day. Ballots are available to all service members (and their family members) on active duty away from their home voting precinct on election day, either in the United States or abroad.
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WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE STACEY ABRAMS YARD SIGNS SOON! |
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PARTY NEWS
HQ Open for Business Again
We are pleased to announce that our Headquarters at 314 College Avenue in Gainesville is finally OPEN! Stop by or call us to
- sign up to volunteer
- pick up yard signs (unfortunately, we are currently out of Abrams and Warnock signs),
- find out information about voting, or
- just to say hi.
And, our parking situation has greatly improved with the addition of a parking lot behind
the building next door!
You can also meet our new Field Organizer from the Abrams/Warnock Coordinated Campaign, Chad Gowland. He'll be sharing with us soon all the activities he's involved with in Hall County and across the 9th District.
The current office hours are
Monday 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday CLOSED
However, with the state convention and other events coming up, it’s best to contact us ahead of time. If the American flag is out front, we’re there.
We had to fight tooth-and-nail to turn Georgia Blue, now let’s Keep It Blue in ’22! Let’s get to work!
Kim Copeland
Election Coordinator
Hall County Democrats
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Candidate News
Volunteer, attend an event, host an event, contribute
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Photos from Aug 13
joint campaign kick-off event for Devin Pandy and Angela Middleton
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Attention LGBTQ Community + Allies
Andrew Clyde is co-sponsoring Marjory Greene's bill to criminalize gender-affirming treatment of transgender teens and young adults. If the GOP get the majority in the House, this bill will be debated on the floor of the US House of Representatives. (story here: Newsweek article)
The following is a statement provided by Mike Ford, our candidate for Georgia's 9th Congressional District. Electing Mike Ford to replace Clyde in Congress is crucial to the health and well-being of our LGBTQ community.
The Amorals
The amorals, Andrew Clyde and Marjorie Taylor Greene, are among five in Congress who have signed onto a bill to criminalize gender-affirming care for children.
Gender-affirming care exists to build understanding in a safe environment where a child’s emotions, questions, and concerns can be expressed and examined. Children with gender identity issues may be in psychological distress or even crisis. Daily school life can be a nightmare as they experience teasing, bullying and violence. Interventions save lives by helping these children align their emotional, interpersonal, and biological life with their gender identity.
About 61% of transgender children have suicidal thoughts, harm themselves or attempt suicide. In the anti-reality world of Clyde and Greene, it’s child abuse to help these children in crisis. This abomination cannot be permitted to succeed. If you needed proof that Clyde does not represent the people of the 9th District, now you have it. Support Mike Ford and let’s get amoral out of Washington, DC.
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Donate to our Democratic Candidates
Using the secure website ActBlue, you can donate to these Hall County Democrats running for office. Use the links below:
Isabel-Martinez Flynn, Hall County School Board Post 2
Pat Calmes, Hall County School Board At Large
Get the word out and support these Democratic candidates.
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Voting and Elections News |
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Upcoming 2022 Mid-term Election Dates

August 22 - First day to submit application for absentee ballot
October 11 - Voter Registration Deadline for 11/8 & 12/6 state and local races
November 7 - Voter Registration Deadline 12/6 Federal races
NOVEMBER 8 - 2022 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTIONS
DECEMBER 6 - 2022 MIDTERM ELECTION RUNOFF
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To Fulton County DA Fani Willis, No One Is Above the Law
This week, the Fulton County Grand Jury was the center of national media attention. On Wednesday Rudy Giuliani arrived at the courthouse to testify, after trying such delaying tactics as saying he couldn't fly to Atlanta because of a heart stent operation early this summer. A Fulton County judge told him to take a train, a bus, or an Uber, but show up on his scheduled appearance date or be held in contempt. We don't know anything about his testimony at this point, but that he showed up says he knows the Fulton County DA, Fani Willis, is not playing around.
Perhaps he should tell Lindsey Graham, the SC Senator who made phone calls to state officials in Georgia on behalf of his buddy Trump after the 2020 election. Lindsey is still trying to duck and weave. This time it was a federal judge who denied the politician's effort to avoid complying with a subpoena from Willis. Graham is set to appear next week.
And then there is Brian Kemp. He was supposed to appear this week but instead filed a 121-page motion to quash his subpoena, accusing Fani Willis of "politicizing" the investigation into election interference. Willis's response: "This is NOT a politically motivated investigation," Willis wrote. "You repeatedly referring to it as a politically motivated investigation, does not make it so. In fact, you repeating it so many times only proves you have become very comfortable being dishonest."
Willis has made it clear throughout that she takes the issue of election interference in Georgia by the ex-President and his supporters very seriously and is committed to seeing the case presented to the Grand Jury impaneled for that purpose. What the Grand Jury will conclude, we cannot know. But we can count on Willis to fight to get all the witnesses to testify, whether they want to or not.
On the more pleasant side of election news, there are 3 great podcast episodes out this week that are worth a listen. The Fannin County Democrats interviewed Stacey Abrams for their North Georgia Blue podcast, while Allison McGill's Daily Beans AND the EtchTheEdges podcasts interviewed Mike Ford. Give them a listen!
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Judge orders Giuliani to testify to Georgia grand jury,...
If former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani can't fly to Atlanta for court-ordered testimony before a grand jury investigating Donald Trump, he'd better find another way to get there, a judge suggested Tuesday.
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www.cbsnews.com
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‎The Daily Beans: The One with Two Great Candidates...
Monday, August 15th, 2022 Among the topics in this episode is an interview with our 9th District candidate for Congress, MIKE FORD! Give it a listen. This links to Apple podcasts, but you can find The Daily Beans wherever you listen to podcasts.
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podcasts.apple.com
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Stacey Abrams, Democratic Candidate for Georgia Governor ...
The North GA Blue: Getting into Good Trouble podcast covers democratic politics in North GA, the 9th Congressional District, and across the state of Georgia. The podcast is in Q&A/Interview format with various democratic politicos including...
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www.buzzsprout.com
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GET TO KNOW MIKE FORD - HE IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS by...
We state it plainly because it needs to be said. Mike Ford is running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District. It ain't easy. He's a Democrat running in a GOP bastion of the state. Over 78 percent of the electorate voted for Donald Trump. He's got ...
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anchor.fm
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Giuliani appears before grand jury Wednesday
Rudy Giuliani, who was told by Atlanta prosecutors that he is a target in their probe of former President Donald Trump's 2020 election subversion schemes in Georgia, appeared behind closed doors for grand jury testimony in the investigation...
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www.cnn.com
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Judge won't let Graham delay testimony in election probe
Sen. Lindsey Graham can't put off his appearance before a special grand jury investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia, a federal judge said Friday. Earlier this week,...
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www.gpb.org
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Trump-allied lawyers pursued voting machine data in...
Placeholder while article actions load A team of computer experts directed by lawyers allied with President Donald Trump copied sensitive data from election systems in Georgia as part of a secretive, multistate effort to access voting equipment...
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www.washingtonpost.com
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Kemp blasts subpoena in Fulton election probe as...
Lawyers for Gov. Brian Kemp are seeking to quash a subpoena to appear before a Fulton County special grand jury investigating election interference as the largely secret proceedings are entering a new phase of bitter public fights over questioning.
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www.gpb.org
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Stacey Abrams Has Words For Gov. Kemp Over Trying To...
Ever since Fulton County DA Fani Wills's investigation into former President Donald Trump's election conduct (when Georgia turned blue for Biden in 2020), there have been roadblocks along the way. At first, Sen. Lindsay Graham refused to comply...
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www.theroot.com
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Letters to the Editor
This week, the Gainesville Times not only published a letter that highlights how Biden and the Democrats have got America back on the right track, they also published an editorial stating that Trump lost the 2020 election. That's quite a statement for the paper whose most prolific letter-writer lives in MAGA land! Of course, we can't hope for too much of a swing to the left (or even the center); the editorial board believes we need to put the Republican coup attempt behind us and forget about it, because that will surely restore faith in elections.
If YOU have an opinion you want to share, you can submit a letter to the editor here: https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/about-us-main/contact-letter/ The Times has long given short shrift to Democrats, so letters to the editor are a way to get out the message that we are here, we are active, and we care about Hall County and Georgia!

If you'd like us to help with a letter to the editor, email hallcountydemocrat@gmail.com and put "letter to the editor" in the subject line.
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Opinion: America is on the right track
Just in the last three weeks, this has been the good news in America: * Inflation is down by .6%; wages are up by 5.2% * The GDP rose and the supply chain is moving again * 528,000 jobs were created in July * Gas prices have dropped by more than...
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www.gainesvilletimes.com
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Editorial: America can't restore faith in voting until...
The 2020 election and its aftermath are the gifts that keep on giving for the nation's news media, providing a steady and varied diet of confusion, controversy, chaos and conspiracy for the American news consumer.
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www.gainesvilletimes.com
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State & Local News (Some links may require a subscription)
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Georgia state school superintendent candidates lay out...
The two candidates vying to lead Georgia's public schools shared a stage Thursday to sound off on the top issues facing teachers and students at a forum sponsored by the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education. Incumbent Republican...
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georgiarecorder.com
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This is how Gainesville's new armed security guard...
The Gainesville City school board on Monday, Aug. 15, presented a first draft of a new policy allowing security guards to carry weapons on campus. In July, the school system approved $1 million in funding to hire an armed security guard at each...
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www.gainesvilletimes.com
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Federal judge allows Georgia ban on handing voters food, ...
If you're voting in person this November, remember to bring your own snacks. A federal judge in Atlanta Thursday upheld a provision in Georgia's 2021 election overhaul forbidding people from handing out water, food and other gifts to people...
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georgiarecorder.com
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Herschel Walker declines invitation to debate Senator...
Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker says he's declined an invitation to participate in a debate in Macon against Senator Raphael Warnock. During an appearance in Wrightsville on Friday, Walker said he has no plans to attend the...
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www.gpb.org
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National News (Some links may require a subscription)
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Secret Service held onto Pelosi threat until after...
The Secret Service knew of a threat to Nancy Pelosi on January 6th days before the insurrection, but did not pass it along until hours after the Capitol had been breached, according to Secret Service emails obtained by CREW.
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www.citizensforethics.org
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Florida Gov. Ron Desantis' 'Anti-Woke' Crusade Takes A Blow
For months, Florida Gov. Ron Desantis has used the "war on Woke ideology" as a pillar to lift his profile within the Republican party. For a representative who claims he backs freedom of speech, the " Stop WOKE Act" actually placed a limit on how ...
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www.theroot.com
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Maps in Four States Were Ruled Illegal Gerrymanders....
Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share. Read in app This article is part of our Midterms 2022 Daily Briefing WASHINGTON - Since January, judges in Alabama, Georgia,...
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www.nytimes.com
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North Carolina Supreme Court rules that racially...
RALEIGH, N.C. - In a groundbreaking ruling today, in agreement with Plaintiffs represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC) and Justice Forward, the North Carolina Supreme Court held that the North Carolina Constitution imposes...
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www.southernenvironment.org
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We’re resuming HCDP Office hours! However, there may be some days where our volunteer staff have an outside commitment, so check for the American flag our front to know that HQ is open.
Monday 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wednesday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday CLOSED
Friday 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday CLOSED
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314 College Avenue
Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone: (470) 892-5825
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