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@UnifiedSubtext @HamptonPrezcott CNN has never and will never be leftist. How they cover Bernie and other DSA candidates is certainly not leftist

@HamptonPrezcott Full-on leftist propaganda outlet CNN had to get out of downtown Atlanta. What does that tell you about downtown Atlanta? Although I give CNN credit for hiring Scott Jennings.

CNN leaving Atlanta was a disastrous development for the area that isn’t talked about nearly enough.

@JasonTh03937504 @ajlamesa @Feral12345 @KeishaForGA Isn’t that for the campaign to find out? I don’t know what KLBs message is or what she’s fighting for but she should know and message that

@ajlamesa @Feral12345 @KeishaForGA Ill ask again whats the message? How do you fix it?

Since Keisha Lance Bottoms has a lot of baggage, it's extremely important for Democrats to be honest about it and assess how it can be managed. Winning this race is extremely important.

@beagleoverlord @AaronRegunberg Vetoing bills your own party’s legislature passed is surely “governing in the real world” for you centrists

@AaronRegunberg The difference is between those who actually want to govern in the real world and those who want to virtue signal and just pump out dumb ideas to appease the far left base.

Comparing Abigail Spanberger and Zohan Mamdani approximately half a year into their first term really demonstrates the stakes of the current battle for the future of the Democratic Party. After their respective elections, a lot of Third Way types argued that Zohran's win in NYC offered the Dem Party few if any lessons, and the real attention should be on folks like Spanberger. Fast forward, and Zohran is reinvigorating municipal institutions and doing a whole spectrum of things to make people believe that democratic government can, in fact, make a positive impact in their lives. Compare that to Spanberger, who is vetoing laws to support collective bargaining and protect immigrants and lower prescription drug prices. This really gets to the core divide between Dem factions right now: Between those who think Trump/MAGA appeared out of nowhere and so all we have to do is win one election against them, and those who understand that these forces arose out of a disillusionment with our democratic institutions -- a belief that the system isn't working and so we need a strongman to blow it up -- meaning that the only long-term solution (that can avoid a repeat of this Biden-wins-in-2020-but-Trump-is-back-in-2024 loop) is proving that democratic government can, in fact, work for regular people. In NYC, Zohran is doing that hard work of proving democratic (and Democratic) government can make a positive impact in people's lives. In Virginia, Spanberger -- after running and winning on an affordability message -- is doing favors for Big Pharma to stop legislation that could control prescription drug prices, i.e. resorting to the samed failed playbook that makes voters think, "Oh, GOP or Democrat, these politicians are all the same." At the state level, this is the kind of trajectory that will lock in a Republican gubernatorial victory in Virginia in three years. But bigger picture -- and as we think about the next presidential primary -- this demonstrates that the question must be not just who can win in 2028, but also what will they do after winning to ensure we're not right back in this fascism loop a few years later. We've talked a lot about how economic populism is our best frame for winning upcoming elections. But we should keep in mind that just as importantly, it's a necessary governance strategy to lock those wins in for the long term.

@PhillyGov This guy doesn’t care about facts. He has an agenda to push

This is a really bad interpretation of Rabb winning! He won multiple Black wards including the mayors.

@amunzemi @Know_Dono @ferupity This sounds more like a park cookout. Nothing fun about standing around a gas station

@Know_Dono @ferupity Black people having a pow wow worldwide has always been fun? Niggas use to dance, BBQ, network, memories etc. And then with nice cars even more of a vibe.

Last place I need to be is around 10+ niggas with guns and no law enforcement

@77816411g @fxcknxggafree_ NYC is run by a socialist and has lower crime rates than Atlanta

@dbclass18 @fxcknxggafree_ I get it. Progressive sounds better than socialist. Even more crime is not what Atlanta or Georgia needs.

Andre Dickens too. Lets get them outta here. We need new progressive blood whose main goal should be to close the wealth disparity gap.

@Pathstopeace1 It’s funny how y’all don’t see the issue here when Abrams was able to unite the party in 22. There’s a reason people are skeptical about KLB when weren’t against Abrams running.

in GA we are MORE tired of Republicans running the state and stealing Gov races from Dems!

@77816411g @fxcknxggafree_ Liberals are not progressive, yes.

@fxcknxggafree_ Oh so by progressive you mean socialist. Got it.

@77816411g @fxcknxggafree_ 50 years of neoliberals*

@fxcknxggafree_ Have you considered maybe progressives aren’t the answer to closing the wealth disparity gap? 50 years of Atlanta progressives have only make it wider.

@senorfilthy @conorsen @BanUnsweetTea This election wasn’t ideological. Everyone running was a moderate. The difference between KLB and non KLB voters is that the non voters don’t think her record at governing is good enough to run the state

@conorsen @BanUnsweetTea That doesnt mean they arent going to support her in the general election. She’s just more moderate and centrist than they would have liked her to be. Her pragmatic and measure approach to governance is what will usher her into the governor’s mansion later this year.

In Atlanta’s east side — the wealthy, well-educated, white progressive part of town that loved Stacey Abrams, Keisha Lance Bottoms mostly got sub-20% in the Georgia Dem gubernatorial primary (Jason Esteves dominated here): ajc.com/politics/2026/…

@BluntStatement There’s a difference between the primary electorate and the general electorate. This primary was decided by mostly older Black voters. The other candidates had little to no media coverage or attention given to them and KLB won off of name recognition. She didn’t even campaign

@dbclass18 i dont disagree with the premise, bcuz you are right about her record, however, if given all that the other 3 candidates couldnt even make the race against KLB close, what makes you think they could be a Republican in Georgia? You can say the base picked a bad candidate but...

idk when a candidate needing to be perfect became a thing, i get having a level of standard, but when you have 2 choices and 1 is far and away better, you pick the better choice

@oh_HOLMES You should vote because of the policies but seeing how older Black voters chose KLB many don’t care about that

If AOC thought coming down to ATL for a photo opp is enough to secure the Black vote she is sorely mistaken🤣. We would never in our lives be stupid enough to shift support her way off the performative BS.

@electionsjoe I don’t even care if it’s real or not at this point

Okay to be fair, I think more people would have thought it was real if all the conservatives didn't start posting a copy and paste reaction demanding a ballroom.

@_LoveT_ She did worse in Atlanta than outside Atlanta

It grinds my gears how much the dems forget the rest of Ga. Folks voting for Keisha in side Atlanta ain’t gon cut it for this Governor race.

@MiracleRankinGA It’s definitely not your loss, it’s ours

Receiving nearly 49% of the vote in a statewide race as a first-time candidate for office is truly humbling and a reflection of how many Georgians believed in me and supported me throughout this journey.

@chattyopp @ItsJanata Ossoff and anger against Trump will drive turnout this November. Doesn’t mean we can’t critique KLB for the things people been criticizing her on

@ItsJanata Yall can criticize all day all it does is encourage ppl to sit out on Election Day., it’s another dumb move Dems do every season. Republicans rather they like the candidate or not stand 10 toes down & guess what they win?. What do dems do complain criticize & lose

Folks have a right to criticize this, I don’t give a damn what yall talking about! Most of us that voted for others will unfortunately vote for her in November. It is what it is. Democrats do this stupid shit all the time, and wonder why the country is where it’s at!

@AinLyin This map shows a real cultural divide

Atlantans were so disappointed in KLB mayoral term but we didn’t drag her in public because of the culture. But honestly that points to a wider issue in atlanta politics. We have to move on from being happy with anyone black and really challenge our leaders to work for us.

The Atlanta cultural divide, mapped

@mainey_maine Fr I haven’t heard a single policy these people support from her. She got more support from the suburbs than she did in Atlanta

Yall ain’t wasting no time with this identity politics shit