Friday, December 1, 2023 - The party of self-preservation self-preserves

Georgia Republicans rammed through their handpicked legislative maps today, and revealed their idea for a new Congressional map, too, and - suffice to say - it, too, seems to continue benefit them along partisan lines but may run afoul of a federal judge's order and put all three maps up to another re-draw. I spoke with Ken Lawler, chair at Fair Districts Georgia about the statehouse maps earlier today. Needless to say, the drawing of Lucy McBath's House district to accommodate creating majority black districts elsewhere came with a rebuke from her office. George Santos is out and Randy Rainbow is in (town, actually - at Buckhead Theater Saturday night!) ... and the DeSantis v Newsom debate last night should have Democrats less worried about Presidential prospects beyond 2024 at least. The man has oratory skill galore ... but he's from California, so ... who knows.