What will Abrams do? (Atlanta: appointed, residential, retire)

[CaliDreaming01]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.67309afcd049

So Abrams is making her decision on which office she's running for by late March. I think it's a no-brainer that she should run for Senate and strike while the iron's hot. That Senate seat would be a sweet pickup for the Dems. So much could happen in four years and it may be hard for her to stay relevant.

I'm thinking she's purposely playing coy to build up anticipation for a Senate run.

[Pemgin]

She'll almost certainly run for Perdue's Senate seat. I get the feeling she'll be on a few Democratic presidential candidates' shortlist for VP.

[markjames68]

Originally Posted by Pemgin

She'll almost certainly run for Perdue's Senate seat. I get the feeling she'll be on a few Democratic presidential candidates' shortlist for VP.

Which candidates? I’d think after Trump they would go back to the Obama model - a new, young, charismatic candidate matched with a proven legislator with national experience as VP.

[FarRight]

Originally Posted by CaliDreaming01

https://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...=.67309afcd049

So Abrams is making her decision on which office she's running for by late March. I think it's a no-brainer that she should run for Senate and strike while the iron's hot. That Senate seat would be a sweet pickup for the Dems. So much could happen in four years and it may be hard for her to stay relevant.

I'm thinking she's purposely playing coy to build up anticipation for a Senate run.

She would be better off running for Mayor of Atlanta or Governor again. Running for senate in 2020 in a red state with Trump on the ticket is going to insure a MUCH higher turnout and that won't help her. Personally I am tired of her whining and wish she would go away.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by FarRight

She would be better off running for Mayor of Atlanta or Governor again. Running for senate in 2020 in a red state with Trump on the ticket is going to insure a MUCH higher turnout and that won't help her. Personally I am tired of her whining and wish she would go away.

The turnout for Dems is better in presidential election years so a 2020 Senate run would make sense, especially since she can easily build on her momentum from last year's governor's race. Demographic shifts happening throughout the state will benefit her as well. That said, even if Trump performs worse in GA in 2020 than he did in 2016 while still winning the state, I don't suspect that Sen. Perdue will really suffer. Perdue has the money and the backing, no scandals or controversies clouding his name, etc and would be a more formidable opponent than Kemp was. It will be interesting to see what she chooses to do going forward.

[FarRight]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

The turnout for Dems is better in presidential election years so a 2020 Senate run would make sense, especially since she can easily build on her momentum from last year's governor's race. Demographic shifts happening throughout the state will benefit her as well. That said, even if Trump performs worse in GA in 2020 than he did in 2016 while still winning the state, I don't suspect that Sen. Perdue will really suffer. Perdue has the money and the backing, no scandals or controversies clouding his name, etc and would be a more formidable opponent than Kemp was. It will be interesting to see what she chooses to do going forward.

Hopefully someone picks her as their VP,just get her out of Georgia. I like Perdue more than I like Isakson even though I didn't originally back either of them. Isakson just voted to reopen government so I truly hope he retires or gets primaried in 2022. For now I will vote for Perdue in 2020.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by FarRight

Hopefully someone picks her as their VP,just get her out of Georgia. I like Perdue more than I like Isakson even though I didn't originally back either of them. Isakson just voted to reopen government so I truly hope he retires or gets primaried in 2022. For now I will vote for Perdue in 2020.

We're on different sides of the political spectrum on this one as I think Stacey is good for Georgia as her record in the state legislature would suggest, and I think Isakson did the right thing. I don't think this vote will be enough for him to face a primary challenger in 2022 at all.

[FarRight]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

We're on different sides of the political spectrum on this one as I think Stacey is good for Georgia as her record in the state legislature would suggest, and I think Isakson did the right thing. I don't think this vote will be enough for him to face a primary challenger in 2022 at all.

I think he will retire,he has 3 years until 2022 and he has Parkinson's disease which who knows how bad that will be by then. Yes we are on different sides politically.

[CaliDreaming01]

Originally Posted by FarRight

I think he will retire,he has 3 years until 2022 and he has Parkinson's disease which who knows how bad that will be by then. Yes we are on different sides politically.

Yeah, I've heard that he will retire soon and then Chris Carr, the Republican AG, will be appointed to fill his place. The party wanted to wait until after the 2018 elections see if Carr was electable, since he had been appointed to position with little experience in elected office. Not sure how true all this is but just a rumor some folks have been circulating.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by FarRight

I think he will retire,he has 3 years until 2022 and he has Parkinson's disease which who knows how bad that will be by then. Yes we are on different sides politically.

I didn't know he had Parkinson's. He just may retire then.