Going to need a spreadsheet to keep up with Democrats shooting themselves in the foot this week:
:: Fauxcahontas
:: Heitkamp
:: McCaskill with her pal O'Keefe
and now Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams, who glibly insulted the crowd at Georgia Southern University today by insulting farmers. Yes, in a state with 159 counties, with many of those counties loaded with farmers.
https://www.allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-politics/abrams-at-georgia-southern-people-shouldnt-have-to-go-into-agriculture-to-make-a-living
"Georgia Southern is located in Statesboro in southeast Georgia’s Bulloch County – a farming community surrounded by a number of other predominantly agricultural communities. Georgia has 9.6 million acres of land devoted to farms and more than 42,000 individual farms across the state, each with an average farm size of 228 acres. Agriculture is a $73 billion industry in the Peach State. One in seven Georgians work in agriculture, forestry, or related fields."
Yes, the same farmers who suffered massive crop losses due to Hurricane Michael just days ago.
It gets better. When asked by a publication to respond to backlash about this diss to farmers, Abrams just blathered word salad and issued a non-response response:
"The clip is brief, so AllOnGeorgia reached out to the Abrams campaign Wednesday seeking comment and clarification. As of publishing, the Abrams campaign had not responded.
UPDATE Abrams campaign provided a statement at 7:00 P.M.
From Abrams campaign spokeswoman Abigail Collazo:
“This is an absurdly misleading attack from someone who has plans to kill Georgia’s hospitality industry by signing discriminatory legislation like RFRA and who has personally guaranteed $10 million in loans for a company that defrauded farmers – actions Governor Nathan Deal’s administration has said may be a felony under Georgia law. And while Stacey Abrams believes all Georgians — including farmers and hospitality workers — should have access to affordable health care, Brian Kemp has continued to staunchly oppose Medicaid expansion. Abrams is the only candidate with detailed plans to invest in rural Georgia by creating good-paying jobs, expanding access to broadband, and investing in rural educators and students. It is clear that Brian Kemp’s go-to tactic has become lying about Stacey Abrams’ bold plans and detailed policy proposals in order to cover up the fact that he has none of his own.”
There were 3-hour long lines to vote early in my county today.
Angry voters are angry.