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riversedge

(80,582 posts) Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:40 PM 9 hrs ago

Wow. A huge fired-up crowd showed up in Rome, Georgia today for @PeteButtigieg and @ShawnForGeorgia in MTG's former di

Good to see this.

Wow. A huge fired-up crowd showed up in Rome, Georgia today for @PeteButtigieg
and @ShawnForGeorgia
in MTG’s former district — among the most conservative in the country.

Folks in NW Georgia are clearly ready for leadership in Congress that puts them first.

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Wow. A huge fired-up crowd showed up in Rome, Georgia today for @PeteButtigieg and @ShawnForGeorgia in MTG's former di (Original Post) riversedge 9 hrs ago OP

Anyone making light of this acting like its no big deal given how red this district is no Dem should've even made it thi riversedge 9 hrs ago #1

Excellent! SheltieLover 9 hrs ago #2

beautiful! I'm in tears Come on Georgia! mountain grammy 9 hrs ago #3

500 people came out in a county of 100,000 and a 10 county district with 570,00 registered voters 😝 😝 😝 It was f riversedge 9 hrs ago #4

meh....color me very skeptical democratsruletheday 9 hrs ago #5

K & R.............. Lovie777 9 hrs ago #6

All right! Blue Owl 9 hrs ago #7

I hope it is true, but I will believe only after brer cat 8 hrs ago #8

So great to see! Keep it up! Go Shawn Harris!!! liberalla 7 hrs ago #9

Perhaps sanity has returned. n/t mtngirl47 7 hrs ago #10

OMG....we did have the first Black POTUS, and now possibly??? The FIRST GAY POTUS!!!!!!! a kennedy 7 hrs ago #11

I missed seeing Pete B. with Gen. Shaun today? Ilsa 6 hrs ago #12

I believe it is "Shawn" Skittles 6 hrs ago #13

riversedge

(80,582 posts)

1. Anyone making light of this acting like its no big deal given how red this district is no Dem should've even made it thi

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:42 PM

9 hrs ago

Anyone making light of this acting like its no big deal given how red this district is no Dem should've even made it this far even the news media thought for sure it would be two republicans in that run off.

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SheltieLover

(79,795 posts)

2. Excellent!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:43 PM

9 hrs ago

Thx for sharing!

Guessing lots of people are rethinking their loyalty to the chickenhawk party.

mountain grammy

(28,971 posts)

3. beautiful! I'm in tears Come on Georgia!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:44 PM

9 hrs ago

riversedge

(80,582 posts)

4. 500 people came out in a county of 100,000 and a 10 county district with 570,00 registered voters 😝 😝 😝 It was f

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:51 PM

9 hrs ago

500 people came out in a county of 100,000 and a 10 county district with 570,00 registered voters
😝 😝 😝
It was friggin’ HUGE!!! 😝 😝

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democratsruletheday

(1,867 posts)

5. meh....color me very skeptical

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 06:52 PM

9 hrs ago

these are BOOBS that voted, empowered and made MTG the runaway baboon that she became. They aren't real bright and I have no real faith in them. TIme will tell if they prove me wrong. Hope to hell they do.

Lovie777

(22,801 posts)

6. K & R..............

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:00 PM

9 hrs ago

Blue Owl

(58,923 posts)

7. All right!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:07 PM

9 hrs ago

What a refreshing change to hear intelligent, thoughtful and humane speaking vs. the cruel, deceitful vitriol of the American Nazi party…..

brer cat

(27,539 posts)

8. I hope it is true, but I will believe only after

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 07:13 PM

8 hrs ago

the votes are counted. This is deep red country.

liberalla

(11,046 posts)

9. So great to see! Keep it up! Go Shawn Harris!!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 08:46 PM

7 hrs ago

mtngirl47

(1,240 posts)

10. Perhaps sanity has returned. n/t

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:03 PM

7 hrs ago

a kennedy

(35,844 posts)

11. OMG....we did have the first Black POTUS, and now possibly??? The FIRST GAY POTUS!!!!!!!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Mar 14, 2026, 09:04 PM

7 hrs ago

It could happen…..he’s the smartest, soft spoken, intelligent, and kinda cute. (am I allowed to mention that?) man that could run this country. Gawd I love him.