Georgia GOP Power Struggles and Election Law Drama: Josh McKoon, Voting Rules Controversies

GOP Chairman Josh McKoon is seen counseling Mary Clarice Hathaway amid internal conflicts, including Lisa Pierce’s 9-day delay in admitting she didn’t qualify for 1st Vice Chair against Salleigh Grubbs and JaQuon Stembridge’s bid to oppose Caroline Jeffords. Mesha Mainor’s switch from Democrat to Republican added intrigue with her relationship to the McKoon’s. As Georgia’s legislature recesses, backroom deals are underway to push bills before the session closes, suspiciously timed dismissal of the Curling vs Raffensperger case, after over a year of delay—mirroring the VoterGA case under Judge Brian Amero. Listeners will explore questions of judicial fairness, GOP leadership tactics, and election integrity in this critical Georgia politics update.
It looks as though Mary Clarice Hathaway is getting counseled by Josh McKoon the chairman of the GOP.
Remember Lisa Pierce took 9 days to declare that she didn’t meet the qualifications for 1st Vice Chair, opposing Salleigh Grubbs.
Now JaQuon Stembridge is running against Caroline Jeffords.
Remember Mesha Mainor switched from democrat to republican.
Under the Gold Dome the legislature is not in session today. They are discussing what bill they are going to get across the finish line. They are wheeling and dealing behind closed doors. Today is the day that they are getting together.
No coincidence that this comes out just before the close of the legislative session as Brad Raffensperger the new election rules as the legislature is trying to pass Donald Trump agenda on elections. Now in GA, the Curling vs Raffensperger case has been sitting on the judges’ desk for more than a year. It could have changed the voter system in GA. And in GA we don’t want to drive our legislatures in a certain direction. The day before they are working to finalize the voting laws in GA, what they do is dismiss the case on standing. It was ordered by Judge Amy Totenberg on March 31, 2024. This reminds us of Brian Amero and the VoterGA case where he hears the case for months and then all of a sudden it is determined that the case was dismissed because of standing. You don’t listen to a case or have evidence presented and take a year to make a decision to dismiss on standing.