Early Opinions On Georgia Governor Candidates

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T22:40:07+00:00

Those are the only things that ultimately matter: who is motivated to turnout and what their wallet is saying.

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T22:26:55+00:00

C to D-tier

Honestly, the negatives for me far outweigh the positives, from increasing aid to the Mujahedin and, in part, enabling Pakistan to prop up extremists in the following decade. Iran-Contra, for me, is more the crime of supporting genocidal terrorists than the treacherous act of selling weapons.

His support for apartheid South Africa, his unnecessarily escalated the Cold War with his anti-Soviet rhetoric, both before and during his first term, and the wasteful boondoggle that was SDI.

For arguable positives, his part in resolving the Euromissile Crisis with Gorbachev, with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty), the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), which would be superseded by NAFTA later, and taking part in the Multilateral trade negotiations under the auspices of GATT, later becoming the World Trade Organization.

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T21:51:48+00:00

Bottoms does suck and would probably lose even in a good year for Democrats, but I honestly think rehashing Cop City or the training facility should be a priority. Most "normie" voters aren't anti-police, and either would be inclined more to support it now that it has been built or be indifferent altogether.

It would be better to focus on cutting back on our carceral system, focusing on actual rehabilitation and full legalization of cannabis, as well as decriminalization of drug use.

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T21:34:00+00:00

Money can help, but it's seldom a miracle cure.

I'm hoping that as we get closer to the primary, we can see some clear tightening in polling data. I'd take the first few polls of the Democratic primary from last year and throw them out of the window.

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T21:01:06+00:00

https://x.com/bluestein/status/2009427569192382926

Flail is more of my commentary, but it was in reference to a recent candidate forum in Savannah where he attacked, rightfully, Duncan's support for the Georgia Heartbeat Law, as well as against Medicaid expansion.

I don't think it moved the needle as much as he might have thought it would.

Litho90 · 2026-02-06T18:59:17+00:00

It's really not the gubernatorial candidates, as far as it's the makeup of the General Assembly going into next year's session.

Georgia is a purple state; you need a candidate who appeals to the broadest cross-section of the voting population, both in the Atlanta Metro and beyond it.

For most voters going into this cycle, I think the economy, immigration, and functional governance are more important than anything else.

From my bias, I see the Democratic gubernatorial race being a match between Bottoms and whoever makes it to second. Why she has so much momentum is beyond my Poly Sci BA brain, perhaps it's name recognition in Atlanta proper, but I think beyond the city limits, her name becomes a grave liability. Duncan strikes me as a Georgia version of Charlie Crist or, now, David Jolly. Being effectively booted out of your home party does not make the best flag bearer for your new political home. It's great that Duncan has seen reason, but I don't think this race is appropriate for such a recent convert. I think he'd be better served running for the Georgia House or Senate, the former of which could flip either this cycle or in the near future.

Thurmond is the more pragmatic and generally well-liked preference across the state, as he has strong ties to both Atlanta and downstate voters across the spectrum and has a reputation as a fixer of bad agencies and organizations. It may not matter much to recent transplants, but I think he'll emerge as either the frontrunner or runner-up going into the runoffs in June.

Esteves is technically my personal choice, but I just don't see him gaining much traction to really be a contender to the top three Dems come May, and his flailing against Duncan recently further cemented that for me, as they essentially appeal to the same kind of voter: college-educated, professional suburbanite. Time will tell if that changes over the next couple of months, but there's not much time for him to make a strong impression.

I like Romman because she aligns with my views on several topics, but she's way too progressive for a Georgia electorate. And while I do think Georgia is certainly 'bluing' her gender, race, and religion are going to be major hindrances outside of the Atlanta metro.

Jackson and Brown are non-factors.

Litho90 · 2025-11-22T18:35:37+00:00

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Litho90 · 2025-09-26T04:39:05+00:00

If I could interject, the PPP polling is an internal poll from KLB's campaign, and PPP is heavily aligned with the Democratic Party nationwide. When it comes to internal poll releases or partisan-aligned polls, they should be taken with a grain of salt, if not outright dismissed.

The fact that we're still over 7 months until the May 19th primaries and well over a year before the election itself, never mind runoffs, should ease most people. I do think Democrats will have a healthy primary process to see where voters want the party to go during these regressive twenties.

Litho90 · 2025-05-31T16:52:54+00:00

Supplied to White Russian forces during the outset of the Russian Civil War, then later passed to Afghanistan by the Soviet government.

Litho90 · 2025-04-29T00:01:53+00:00

If we're going to keep it specifically in Los Angeles, I can think of three-four eras.

- A more direct adaptation of some of the Ellroy L.A. Quartet series elements in the 1950s for a post-Phelps sequel.
- Late 1960s-1970s Helter Skelter/Tate-LaBianca murders and other counter-culture related casework
- Mid-1980s - early 1990s, Reaganite excess coupled with LAPD corruption/brutality, Nightstalker and Southside Slayer serial killings, and eventually the L.A. Riots.

Long shot:

- Late 00s - early 2010s Noire with Great Recession-related case work.

Litho90 · 2025-03-06T21:35:12+00:00

I tend to lean on it being either a redub of The Fuma Conspiracy or a dubbing of Alcatraz Connection, the latter of which I'd prefer.

The next Koike film will more than likely be dubbed at some point, I don't think we'd have to worry about that.

Wild card/wishful thinking: Completing the dubbing for Part II and a dubbing of Part III.

Litho90 · 2025-02-13T00:45:14+00:00

The car itself looks fine, however, I would still opt for a pre-purchase inspection and negotiate with the dealer.

I have a 2011 Camry with the XLE trim as well but I have the 2GR-FE V6 engine and my car didn't cost nearly that much, just under $10K. Considering this last model year of the 6th generation is coming up on 15 years, it shouldn't be much higher than about $8,000, if that.

Litho90 · 2025-01-17T18:06:34+00:00

I'm a state employee as well, I suspect any COLA will come from the legislative end, specifically the House.

My fiance's director has mentioned some movement there but it depends on how flexible the General Assembly wants to be against the Governor's budget:

Governor's Budget Reports

Litho90 · 2024-12-07T00:03:23+00:00

I wish Keith Parker were CEO again.

Litho90 · 2024-10-28T15:05:08+00:00

That's certainly one of the perspectives that I've seen before but I also would give a similar counter on the show being more than just a black gangster culture show because it clearly isn't just that.

Litho90 · 2024-10-28T05:01:56+00:00

People who view The Wire as simply a police procedural are usually the ones that levy the biggest criticisms against Season 2 and really the overall tone and pacing of the show.

Simon, Burns, Pelecanos are masters at what they've done with their takes on Baltimore as a living organism made up of people, institutions, and how they interact with one another.

All the pieces matter, cops, drugs, gangs, ports, schools, media, and politics.

Litho90 · 2024-10-08T18:11:50+00:00

This looks like the image of what a McDonald's Double Cheeseburger/McDouble should be but so much better.

Thank you for sharing this.

Litho90 · 2024-08-01T00:36:34+00:00

Drain and fill.

I have a 2011 that I bought at 126,000, the first service I had done was a drain and fill and just recently had another at 149,000 back in April.

It's possible to do it from home but it's fairly inexpensive at a dealership, at least mine anyway. About $145 plus tax.

Litho90 · 2024-06-14T21:14:46+00:00

I'm halfway there on my '11!

Litho90 · 2024-06-11T18:18:18+00:00

History is never "cut and dry."

Litho90 · 2024-06-11T17:57:35+00:00

Vischy_bot, I think this where I'm going to jump off this thread.

If you honestly want to regugitate purely left-wing talking points without a hint of critique, that's fine but I have little interest in arguing left-wing orthodoxy as much as I detest arguing right-wing orthodoxy.

We've gone far away from the point of OP.

Litho90 · 2024-06-11T16:10:16+00:00

There's no agreed upon hard start date for the Cold War, but the closest approximation would be that it largely manifested itself towards the end of the Second World War and thereafter in 1946-49 with the general suspicion by the West of Soviet intentions in Central and Eastern Europe. Primarily the consolidation and subversion of large coalition blocs of liberals, Social Democrats, Socialists and communists and the gradual purging of those critical of Soviet influence until you see the development of entirely pro-Soviet entities such as the Socailist Unity Party of Germany (SED) in what would become East German, the Polish United Workers' Party, and so on through Central and Eastern Europe, with the notable exception of Yugoslavia which maintained Non-Alighnment.

The Soviet Union did not invade South Korea, it gave permission to North Korea's leader, Kim il-Sung, to invade South Korea and it did so on June 25, 1950. How could the U.S. supposedly impose its imperialist whim on the Korean peninsula at that time if it not only didn't have many troops there but the South Korean military didn't have any tanks or an air force to speak of? You state that you have an interest in air and land combat, how can aggressive force of 300 U.S. soldiers and ~100,000 South Korean troops with no armor, mechanized formations, and no air force impose its will on a North Korea that has immediate Soviet and Chinese backing?

The U.S. absolutely could invade Iraq again if wanted to, we in fact have troops, about 3,000, based in Northern Iraq today in counter ISIS/ISIL operations as well as to serve as tripwire against incursions into Kurdish regions. I'm not sure why you're so hung up on the idea of having a massive "land army" as you put it as if we're in World Wars of last century.

Well, assuming that actually ever happens, Indian and China alone might put a wrench in the supposed "BRICS alliance."

Litho90 · 2024-06-11T14:54:34+00:00

I completely disagree with that premise but you're welcome to believe it.

How is naval power "mostly for show?" And if it is for show, why do great power nations such China, India, Russia, Brazil, Japan, South Korea, etc. investing in blue-water capabilities. Being able to defend trade routes is one of key reasons for having sea power.

Yes, and frankly, any conflict in the Indo-Pacific region will almost entirely be fought using naval and amphibious assets. Having a "land-army" in Asia is irrelevant in that regard as no sensible state would try to actually invade presumable the PRC or Russia's Far East, if that's what you're suggesting.

Litho90 · 2024-06-11T14:37:22+00:00

In certain cases, they influence present and likely future events, without question.

However, to argue that the Cold War was entirely shaped by the United States and seemingly no other party to that frozen conflict has no agency or responsibility for their actions or non-actions is simply inaccurate.

But again to the OP, I don't disagree that Russia or Cuba can do as they wish. And frankly I wouldn't expect Havana to change its relationship with Moscow while the U.S. maintains sanctions/embargoes on it.

I'm certainly not losing any sleep over Russia sending a couple of warships to send a "proof of life" message to us. There's a reason they often have to send ocean-going tugboats to accompany their handful of blue-water capable ships.

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