Perdue, Loeffler win in Forsyth County
News January 5, 2021
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. –Republicans in Forsyth County gave incumbent Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler their overwheming endorsement in the U.S. Senate runoff election Tuesday.
Perdue received 75,734 votes to Democrat Jon Ossoff’s 33,764. Loeffler defeated Rev. Raphael Warnock 34,456. Republican Party Chairman Patrick Bell said he was pleased with the Republican’s effort to get out the vote in his county.
“We had people all day today trying to get people to the polls.” Bell added, however, he was concerned with the statewide vote.
But the effort may not be enough. When Forsyth County’s votes were reported at about 11:30 p.m. Warnock had just taken a 26,000 vote lead over Loeffler and Perdue saw his lead drop from about 118,000 votes to just 3,000 after 130,000 votes were reported from heavily Democrat DeKalb County.
BKP speaks with Republican Senator David Perdue
Election, Featured News, Featured Stories, News December 30, 2020
Mere days before the run-off election deciding the Georgia’s Senate seats for this term, David Perdue (R), current Senator and incumbent candidate, is preparing for the final push up to election day. Counties across the state have reported record turn-outs for voting during 2020 and it looks like this election will see more voters than usual as well.
Voters are also turning out to rallies and campaign events as well. With debates still going over the Presidential Election and voters asking for continuing support, Perdue notes that he was among the few Senators who supported Trump before he was initially elected. Perdue said he fought with Trump as he turned the nations economy to it’s “best economic turnaround in history.”
Going through options and ideas in fighting what they are calling corruption in the recent election.
It is constantly a struggle against the Democrats according to Perdue who said that he is continuing to do everything that Trump asks him to do for that support.
Perdue noted, though, that people who are angry need to support Trump and the Republicans, but they also need to get out to vote. With numerous registered voters in every district still not voting on election day, Perdue calls to citizens saying that they are trying to fight the corruption and make the vote fair. He said they are working hard but it is very frustrating that people are still not voting.
Part of the efforts he has been working towards, Perdue has spoken with President Trump on Christmas Day. Perdue noted the stimulus and support for small businesses, people, and those in need from the pandemic fallout.
Perdue went on to speak on the omnibus bill at the federal level and looking at the efforts of the president fighting for people.
Senator David Perdue
This was a great focus of Perdue in his time with BKP as he pointed to national security and what is at stake in the January election.
Perdue said that Jon Ossoff has been paid for two years by the Chinese Communist Party. Perdue said, “This is another example of how the Chinese Communist Party is trying to influence American Politics. They got in Hunter Biden’s pocket, they got into Congressman Swalwell’s bedroom, and they got into Jon Ossoff’s ego and his ambition to be an elected official. For two years after he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and lost against Karen Handel in 2017. The very next year they hire him and pay him for two years. He hid it from the people of Georgia during his Primary this year. He lied about it. When he got caught, he came clean and then lied about it again.”
Perdue said that Ossoff is not good for Georgia because he is being controlled and influenced by China just like Biden and Swalwell. He noted that if the Republicans lose these two seats, then Biden will absolutely ruin everything in America that we have fought for.
Perdue called on voters again and said, “Don’t do it for me, don’t do it for Kelly, don’t do it for yourselves. Look at the children and think about their children. This is what’s at stake right now, the form of America. What America will look like in 50 to 100 years is determined by these two Senate races.”
Perdue: “Georgia’s not turning blue” in anticipation for Jan. runoff
Featured Stories, News November 13, 2020
U.S. Senator candidate Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue talked to Georgia voters in Forsyth County. They hosted a large crowd at Black Diamond Grill at 3 p.m.
The goal was to reach voters in the area to encourage voting for the runoffs on Jan. 5. The race between GOP Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will be the first runoff.
The second runoff will be between Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock. The outcome of the runoff will determine which party will have control over the Senate.
Loeffler made it clear to the Georgia voters that she plans to continue to be the voice for each of them.
“Make no mistake, we are the firewall, not just for the U.S. Senate but for the future of our country,” Loeffler said.
The runoff is crucial to the representation of the Republican party. All Georgia citizens have to do is get their vote out, Perdue said.
“Georgia’s not turning blue,” Perdue said.
Loeffler said Perdue and herself ensure the “conservative values” for each Georgian, and further stressed the importance of voting in the runoff.
“No one is going to outwork us to make sure that Georgian’s have what they need,” Loeffler said. “America has the freedoms that we deserve and that our God given rights of the Constitution. We’re going to continue for conservative rights, for affordable healthcare, for school choice, for conservative values that lift everyone up. We will be your voice in Washington if you’re our voice on January 5.”
Party in-fighting erupts among Georgia Republicans
Feature News, Featured, Featured News, Featured Stories, News November 9, 2020ATLANTA, Ga – Republican Senators David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) trade barbs concerning the integrity of Georgia’s election process.
In a joint statement, Perdue and Loeffler requested the resignation of Raffensperger, citing “the management of Georgia’s elections has become an embarrassment for our state” and failure to deliver honest elections.
However, the statement lists zero evidence of voter fraud or specific examples of the Secretary of State’s election failures. The Georgia Republicans and Senators are both in separate January 5, 2021 runoffs. Perdue is facing Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff. Loeffler is in contention against Democrat Raphael Warnock.
The statement goes on to address that every legal vote should be counted and for transparency in the county process.
“We believe where there are failures, they need to be called out – even when it’s in your own party. There have been too many failures in Georgia elections this year and the most recent election shined a national light on the problems.”
The complete statement from Georgia Republicans and Senators Perdue and Loeffler.
Raffensperger’s Response
In a rebuttal statement, Raffensperger asserts that he has no intention of resigning, “the voters of Georgia hired me, and the voters will be the one to fire me.”
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R)
The Secretary of State lists the facts pertaining to the November 3 election and the days following. Almost five million Georgians cast ballots in this election. 75 percent voted in person, and 25 percent voted no-excuse absentee ballot. The no-excuse absentee law was passed by a Republican legislature with support from Speaker David Ralston and signed by then-Governor Sonny Perdue.
Senator Perdue received more votes from Georgians than President Trump, and the president garnered the most votes ever for the Republican presidential candidate in Georgia.
The Secretary of State’s office is and will be investigating any “specific allegations of illegal voting.” It also has a monitor in Fulton County, “one of the longtime problem Democrat-run counties.”
“I care about counting each and every legal vote… and assuring that illegal votes won’t be counted,” Raffensperger added.
He agrees that illegal voting probably occurred in Georgia, but not to the extent, or margin necessary, to change the presidential race outcome.
Concerning the lack of transparency charge, he directed attention to the daily, sometimes twice daily, press conferences and hourly number updates.
Raffensperger alludes to problems with federal law when it comes to maintaining “clean voter rolls.”
“Federal law, not state law, is what allows people to register to vote before a runoff even if they weren’t registered in for the general election. Now that Senators Perdue and Loeffler are concerned about elections, hopefully, they can fix these federal laws.”
Secretary of State ends with a promise to do his duty as an elected official and is concerned about Republicans maintaining the U.S. Senate. He suggests that Perdue and Loeffler “focus on that.”
Statement from Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger pic.twitter.com/Sf1JIWH5qg
— GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (@GaSecofState) November 9, 2020
What’s the deal with Senator Loeffler’s stock trades?
News, Opinion October 29, 2020
Loeffler just keeps getting away with improper transactions. This is just one of them. And she knows that very few people can follow her trails.
Loeffler says she was ‘cleared’ by the SEC for her stock trades she made after a Senate briefing on Covid-19 back in January. What she doesn’t tell you is, she wasn’t actually ‘cleared.’ The SEC did not find sufficient evidence to move forward with the investigation of the stock sales through her brokerage accounts. But the real smoking gun here is what the SEC didn’t address; the sales of stock in INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE (ICE), the company she is a majority shareholder with her husband. ICE owns the New York Stock Exchange along with 13 commodity exchanges where the futures are traded every day on all the commodities we use from food to lumber to cryptocurrency and OIL.
You see, immediately after that briefing on January 27, 2020, Loeffler basically walked out of the meeting and filed a Form 10b5-1 with the SEC. This form is a requirement the requires majority stockholders in a company to file a notice of intent to sell when a majority shareholder has ACCESS TO MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION. This is supposed to be protection for the public.
Loeffler and her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, then proceeded to sell $15 to $18 MILLION in stock on the first day they could, February 26, 2020, exactly 30 days after the Senate briefing on Covid-19. This is not a coincidence. This was a deliberage act. The SEC only reviewed her stock sales that were made in her brokerage accounts that she claims are managed by a third party. She could have easily called her broker and told him to sell and/or buy certain stocks.
But KELLY LOEFFLER and ONLY LOEFFLER could file that form 10b5-1 and make the decision to sell ICE stock. There was no “third party” to blame the transactions on.
So, after receiving MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC information gleaned from a Senate briefing, she sold millions to further feather her nest. No wonder she has so much more money than her opponents to run for this Senate seat.
Senator Loeffler hosts meet and greet
Community, Election 2020, Featured, Featured News October 8, 2020
On Oct. 2, Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler and Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn hosted a meet and greet at Black Diamond Grill. Both Senators were behind schedule – planned to start at noon – due to getting tested for COVID-19 prior to their arrival.
Both. Loeffler and Blackburn had been in contact with President Trump in recent days. Both senators’ tests came back as negative. Loeffler’s goal for her campaign and the upcoming election is to shake up the status quo as a businesswoman.
Blackburn –who introduced Loeffler – said since Trump has been in office, the economy has grown as well as the strength of the country. It will continue to grow with the leadership of figures like Trump and Loeffler, according to Blackburn.
“This country is coming back because with Donald Trump and Republican leadership, we can do this again and we will,” Blackburn said.
Loeffler said Washington is in need of more businesspeople like herself and Trump. Her fight for the Georgian’s will not stop, according to Loeffler.
“There’s nothing that the radical left fears more than a strong, conservative businesswoman, so I am proud to stand by you,” Loeffler said. “The radical left is working overtime to take away our freedoms, our opportunities, our way of life here in Georgia. They’re trying to get outsiders, like myself, like President Trump out of Washington but we’re not going to let them.”
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Loeffler’s campaign is based on the American Dream and to continue to fight for it. Loeffler has focused on her core values of pro-life, pro-second amendment and holding China accountable.
“I have stood up to the radical left’s cancel culture and I’ve drawn the line and said we will not be canceled; we will not be silenced. I’m going to be that voice for every single Georgian who feels like they can’t speak out,” Loeffler said. “I am working for you…for all Georgian’s.”
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BLM protest draws fire from Forsyth County Republicans
News September 4, 2020
State Rep. Sheri Gilligan
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Local Republican leaders were quick to condemn the action of the left-wing radical group Black Lives Matter that brought a halt to Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s trip to Forsyth County on her All About America bus tour Thursday.
Before her speech to supporters at the Sawnee Mountain Park Community Center was halted by BLM activists Loeffler blasted protesters.
“You have seen the left move swiftly, radically, violently. You couldn’t imagine it, but this year, 2020, they want to replace American ideals literally with socialism,” she said. “They’re looking to replace not just our freedom and our Constitutional rights but our way of life.”
Moments later she was shouted down by chants of “Black Lives Matter” and “No Justice No Peace.”
Forsyth GOP Chairman Patrick Bell
Forsyth County Republican Party Chairman Patrick Bell said, “So chanting, interrupting and even threatening people is how the left intends on making this a better country. As we have seen several times this week, Republicans in this state are being recognized for real measurable successes for all citizens. Democrats…not so much.”
District 24 State Rep. Sheri Gilligan added, “Republicans had a great opportunity to hear directly from their senator. Unfortunately Democrat activists shouted down any ability to have a free exchange of ideas. Everyone agrees the lives of black people/people of color matter. Americans also agree we have room for improvement. The cancel culture movement harms its own message when their messengers are bullies. Brow beating is not debate. I admire (Loeffler’s) courage under fire and maintaining her composure.”
County Commissioner Molly Cooper
County Commissioner Molly Cooper stated, “The repetitive chant of “Black Lives Matter” continued in response to Senator Kelly Loeffler after she stated emphatically that black lives most certainly do matter and there is no place for racism in our country. It was such a shame that the Black Lives Matter chanters were deaf to what Senator Loeffler passionately emphasized. Regardless of the chants, or the refusal by the Black Lives Matter chanters to engage in discussion, we had a terrific meet and greet and if anyone was ‘on the fence’ about voting for Senator Loeffler, the Black Lives Matter chanters accidentally encouraged them to choose the compassionate, strong, conservative woman that does not back down. Thank you to the Black Lives Matter chanters.”
Former GOP Chairman Ethan Underwood, who campaigned unsuccessfully for 9th District U.S. Congress this year, said, “It’s ironic that freedom of speech is being used to drown out civil discourse.”
Ethan Underwood
Thursday’s protest infuriated Loeffler’s supporters who responded with chants of “All Lives Matter” and “Kelly, Kelly.” While several people confronted the protestors face-to-face, the confrontation did not escalate into violence. About a dozen Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies were stationed inside and outside the facility but were unable to intervene because the event was held at a public park.
Loeffler was never allowed to resume her speech. Before leaving along with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton for the next stop on her All About Georgia bus tour (Hall County), Loeffler spoke briefly with reporters outside the community center, stating that she has proposed legislation that would withhold funding from district attorneys who refuse to prosecute crimes that arise from protests.
“It applies to any rioters, looters, arsonists, anything that is unlawful,” she said. “We have to enforce the law. We have district attorneys who are not enforcing the law. We have to make sure they are accountable.”
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Black Lives Matter disrupts Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s bus tour
News September 3, 2020
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Black Lives Matter demostrators shouting “no justice, no peace” and “Black Lives Matter,” interrupted Senator Kelly Loeffler’s meet and greet Tuesday at Sawnee Mountain Park.
Click Here to Watch Video of : Loeffler’s encounter with BLM protesters.
The event, which was part of Loeffler’s “All About Georgia” statewide bus tour took place inside the Community Center. It was scheduled to last for one hour, instead it ended in half that time.
Supporters of Kelly Loeffler attempt to keep demonstrator from getting to the senator.
The disruption began when one BLM supporter began shouting questions to Loeffler but when the senator attempted to respond, the chants began and drowned her out. The demonstration lasted about 30 minutes.
About a dozen well restrained Forsyth County deputies kept a close watch inside and out. While many of Loeffler’s supporters grew angry and responded with shouts of “All Lives Matter” and “Kelly, Kelly”the, demonstration never turned violent. Loeffler and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas remained to take photos with supporters, but left at approximately 4 p.m. on the next stop on the bus tour in Hall County.
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Loeffler bus tour to arrive in Cumming Thursday
News September 1, 2020
Sen. Kelly Loeffler
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Senator Kelly Loeffler’s “All About Georgia” statewide bus tour will roll into Forsyth County Thursday (Sept. 3).
Loeffler is scheduled to arrive at Sawnee Mountain Park Community Building at 3 p.m. It will be the second of three stops that day following an appearance in Gilmer County. At 5 p.m., she will be at Smoke House BBQ in Hall County.
Senator Johnny Isakson resigned his senate seat due to deteriorating health last December and Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Loeffler to fill the position until a special election could be held Nov. 3.
Loeffler will face stiff opposition in the special election which currently has 21 candidates. All candidates, regardless of party, will be placed on the same ballot. Party labels will be printed on the ballot and if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff election to be held on Jan. 5.
Loeffler, Republican 9th District U.S. Congressman Doug Collins, and Democrats Raphael Warnock and Matt Lieberman are considered the front runners at this point.
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2020, following Senator Johnny Isakson‘s resignation effective December 31, 2019. Governor Brian Kemp appointed Kelly Loeffler to serve as Isakson’s replacement, effective January 6, 2020, until the special election.