Better Georgia

Survey shocker: Sen. Jason Carter polls ahead of Gov. Nathan Deal

Bryan Long — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:37:48 +0000

If Gov. Nathan Deal wants to keep his seat in the governor’s office, he may want to start thinking about leading on issues that have an impact on people outside of his donor list. In a statewide survey of voters, Better Georgia found no strong support for Gov. Deal, primarily because of voter perceptions of more »

Poll: Michelle Nunn beats Karen Handel head-to-head

Bryan Long — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:47:26 +0000

Better Georgia released the results of a recent statewide survey of registered voters testing announced and potential candidates for the U.S. Senate seat open in 2014. The survey finds that potential candidate Michelle Nunn’s entry to the race would immediately make the General Election competitive. The survey shows a Republican advantage of 4 percentage points more »

Georgia high school students ready for first integrated prom

Bryan Long — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:43:40 +0000

Wilcox County’s first-ever integrated prom is tonight, thanks to the leadership of the town’s teenagers. There’s a lot we could say about the prom but we’ll just let the students talk instead. Here’s an interview with two students and Democracy Now host Amy Goodman: Why two proms? MARESHIA RUCKER: Our school, when they integrated, they never did start more »

AJC: Emerging force in Georgia politics likes to needle ruling party

Bryan Long — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:38:04 +0000

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a profile of Better Georgia in a two-column article on the front of today’s Metro section. The article shows why our work is important and reveals how we’ve already been successful. Rarely has a no-comment generated such impassioned response. After Gov. Nathan Deal’s office said he wouldn’t chime in on a left-leaning more »

Whites only prom tonight

Bryan Long — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:29:51 +0000

There were some people — especially Georgia’s conservative lawmakers and pundits — who asked why Better Georgia would jump into the issue about the Wilcox County integrated prom. Georgia conservatives just couldn’t figure out why we should care. Some said we were late to the parade. The governor’s office called it a ‘silly publicity stunt.’ more »

Gov. Nathan Deal finally speaks on integrated proms

Bryan Long — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:23:18 +0000

Under mounting public pressure, Gov. Nathan Deal has finally addressed the integrated prom being organized by students in Wilcox County: “I believe that anything that’s associated with a school should not have the distinction or discrimination made based on race or gender or any other separation,” he said. “But it appears to me that the parents more »

Congressman Rob Woodall still blames the ’47 percent’

Bryan Long — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:21:18 +0000

Congressman Rob Woodall is still using last year’s talking points. It may be time for him to update his note cards. At a recent town hall meeting, the Georgia Congressman complained that many Americans don’t care about our country because they are getting a free ride. He told the group that it’s time for every more »

Gov. Nathan Deal ‘won’t take sides’ on integrated prom

Bryan Long — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:02:40 +0000

It should be easy for Georgia’s governor to stand behind students who are fighting to end an unacceptable tradition of “separate-but-equal” proms. We found out last night that it’s not. Gov. Nathan Deal refused to support the students of Wilcox County who are breaking with tradition to host the school’s first integrated prom. Speaking to more »

Wilcox County students offer redemption for Georgia

Seth Clark — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:46:51 +0000

By now, it’s old news that Wilcox County holds segregated proms. Wilcox County parents’ decision to host two proms continues to earn them some well-deserved criticism. But, these antiquated reminders of a terrible time should not and cannot overshadow one of the most important things that has happened in south Georgia since the Talmadges reigned more »

Sen. Steve Gooch fears Nathan Deal’s retribution over Chip Rogers

Bryan Long — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:16:00 +0000

Caught on tape Gov. Nathan Deal must really love Chip Rogers. Since creating the GPB job for Chip in a private meeting in October and making the announcement public in December, Gov. Deal has done everything in his power to protect the $150,000 per year job from a growing controversy. Today we finally learn what’s more »