Josh McLaurin

Stunning but true: Democrats are about to flip some statewide seats in Georgia for the first time in 20 years

Go Dawgs!

Quick reminder that Democrats are about to win Georgia.

Thank you to Sen. Mark Kelly for coming to Georgia to support Democrats up and down the ballot!

Just as important as getting past the Trump era will be understanding what happened. The accountability won’t be there without understanding / reflection

We’re excited to endorse @keishaforga.bsky.social, @joshforgeorgia.bsky.social, @tanyaforgeorgia.bsky.social, and Judge Penny Brown Reynolds 🙌🏾 With one of the strictest abortion bans in the country, it has never been more important to elect leaders in Georgia who will defend reproductive freedom.

Did you know on May 19 a record 2,000,000 Georgians voted in the primary election, and Georgia Democrats got 54% of those votes? Did you know that’s the highest primary vote share since 1998, the last time we won the Governor’s mansion?

Oh no; it appears Donald Trump has endorsed against my campaign for Lieutenant Governor with all thirty-one percent of his approval rating.

30 minutes until Trump hands the midterms to Georgia Democrats

The MAGA plot to subvert the 2026 midterm elections is coming into focus. 1. Declassify docs to claim 2020 was stolen. 2. Declare a "national emergency" to seize control of the election apparatus. 3. Hope the "national security" predicate keeps courts out. www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-...

BREAKING: Eleventh Circuit, on a 2-1 vote, upholds injunction blocking Florida from enforcing its 2022 Stop WOKE Act in the university context. The majority opinion is from Judge Britt Grant, a Trump appointee: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

This is why I have waged war against predatory car booting in Georgia. The issue resonates with voters more than pundits expect because it’s actually about declining third spaces and the cost of living.

Happy 250th from Dunwoody, GA!

Interesting

I see a lot of “so-and-so is a birthright citizen” because their parents weren’t citizens when they were born on American soil. But the truth is, we’re all birthright citizens, unless we have been naturalized.

The thing you need to understand is that there are 2 (TWO) different method for amending the constitution 1) The process laid out in the constititon itself (conventions, or 2/3's of both houses followed by 3/4 of states ratifying) OR 2) find five votes on the Supreme Court.

Opinions at 10am.

Dolezal is the Republican I’m running against for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. He is an election denier and has to be stopped. I just won the primary and became the Democratic nominee last week. My website is joshforgeorgia.com - would love to have you on the team.

Seems bad

BREAKING: Georgia lawmakers have taken redistricting off the table as a result of public pressure. The state will no longer consider a new, racist map that would have diluted Black voting power. This victory makes it loud and clear: Our demands are working.

Last night I became Georgia Democrats’ nominee for Lieutenant Governor. I’m honored to have this chance to chart a new course for Georgia state government for the first time in 20 years. Very grateful to my friends and supporters for the hard work to get this far. Let’s get it done in November.

Honored to have Stacey Abrams’s endorsement in my campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Election Day (primary runoff) is this Tuesday!

Georgia: did you know there’s a primary runoff? Early voting June 8-12 (including June 6 if you’re in Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fulton, or Cobb) Election Day June 16!

Over the last 48 hours, my campaign for Lieutenant Governor received the endorsement of Senators Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. I’m incredibly grateful to both of them for their endorsement and leadership. We are building the team that will win in Georgia for the first time in 20 years!

When I’m asked about “hope” on the campaign trail, I often mention Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The federal government brought its full weight down on him - illegal deportation, violation of court orders, state-sponsored smears, torture prison, contrived indictment - yet he’s back home and still standing.

I’m excited to be in the June 16 runoff for the Democratic nomination for GA’s Lieutenant Governor. We won 115/159 counties last night with 41.4% of the vote - we’re heading into the runoff in the lead. Grateful to all my friends and supporters who worked hard for this result. Four weeks to go!

#gapol nerd Super Bowl is tomorrow

580,000+ Democratic early voters in Georgia - expecting to hit a million Dem primary voters in total on Election Day this Tuesday. If you’re looking for an indication of what November will be like in Georgia… here it is.

Corporations and politicians have worked together to obstruct workers’ ability to join together in unions and build power, especially in the South. Community benefits agreements are the way forward. More from Nashville and Middle Tennessee CLC President @unionwoman.bsky.social:

Black women in America are more than twice as likely as white women to have a stillbirth. Getting physicians to take their concerns seriously is one reason for this disparity, they say: “If you’re a Black woman, you get dismissed.” (Published Dec. 2022)

I’m a broken record, but it’s facially insane that the SCOTUS’s position is that the interest of a political party—an entity with no special constitutional protection—in gerrymandering is more important than black people’s right to vote, which we have several constitutional amendments addressing

Kemp has called a special session in Georgia for June 17, to do the same thing the other southern states are doing. It’ll be all hands on deck to try to protect Black voting power in Georgia.

Alito’s primary strategic weakness (and the reason the incumbent scotus will lose to a popular reform movement) is his arrogant belief that his legal reasoning is stronger than the forces it masks

i have said this before but the hate you have for citizens united is imo more properly reserved for buckley v. valeo

I’m in a union — I have friends everywhere.

Rodney Taylor is free!!

“More blue districts” is not the same as protecting Black voting power - this is something that must be made clear as the VRA is demolished and redistricting wars continue to escalate

The court has simply recreated the pre-Brown world in allowing racial discrimination across a broad number fields as long as it is “facially neutral,” gutting the Reconstruction Amendments in the process.

On Workers Memorial Day, America’s unions mourn the workers who have lost their lives or been injured or made ill on the job. Every worker should be able to go home after their shift safe and healthy, and we’ll keep fighting like hell to make that a reality for every worker.

Evergreen

About to appear on GPB for the Atlanta Press Club debates at 6:30 pm! Livestream available. Excited to make my case for the May 19 primary.

Jon Ossoff is gonna smoke Mike Collins

Really grateful to have the Georgia AFL-CIO’s endorsement in my race for Lieutenant Governor. As income/wealth inequality and corporate greed keep getting worse, it matters immensely to have the trust of working people in building a campaign to fight back. Thankful to my friends in organized labor.

Suddenly more excited for JD to come stump for Georgia Republicans at my alma mater, UGA, this week

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