Evening Roundup, May 6
Georgia the Great Battleground State, the calamities of Callais, what's coming this November, AI woes, The Movement, and The Pod
Spotlight Story
The GOP's Grand Southern Delusion
2026 is a very busy year in Georgia. To start, there’s a special July election for the newly-opened seat in House District 13, the May Governor, House, and Senate primaries, and the November general election. By all accounts, Georgia is one of the key battleground states this political season.
Voting Rights Under Siege
The Redistricting ‘Unholy Alliance’ and Up-For-Grabs Voters
The media has a habit of two-dimensionalizing complex stories to feed audiences simplistic clickbait. This might help drive short-term traffic, but it damages the nation’s ability to understand itself.
Looking Towards November
The Fifth Circuit Proves Abortion Is on the Ballot this November
A highlight of being in Ireland (where I recently crossed the finish line of the Dublin Half Marathon, a great story for another day!) has been following the local news, especially the robust abortion beat.
This Montana Maverick Is Out To Bust Fox News Stereotypes
2024 was a rough election year for the Democratic party. The right-wing culture war was in full swing, many citizens were disillusioned with politics, and Americans could not agree on what really mattered in life. Fast forward to today, folks across political ideologies are feeling betrayed by their government and hungry for change.
The roundup reads like a battle map drawn by people still convinced the war is electoral. Georgia, redistricting, the Fifth Circuit, Montana, November. Every item assumes the machinery still responds to votes counted honestly and rulings followed in good faith.
That assumption is the thing under attack, not a battlefield within it. The genre needs an editor who’ll ask what happens when the scoreboard itself is the target.
Johan 🐌
Former FSO