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8/12/2019 GA GOP Rebrand Report

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Georgia GOP Rebrand Report

A year ago, RNC Chair Reince Priebus spoke at the National Press Club and laid out a plan to

rebrandthe Republican Party and reach out to constituencies who rejected the GOP during the

2012 elections. But a year later, all the Republican Party has gotten is a year older. No amount of

outreach staff and trainings to teach candidates on how to speak to constituencies can change

the fact that the GOPs policy and rhetoric are offensiveand often dangerousto women,

people of color, the LGBT community and young people.

Unfortunately, too many examples of this failed rebrand originated from right here in

Georgia. The Georgia Republican Partys biggest problem has never been a lack of

trainings or how they package their message. Their biggest problem is who they are, whatthey believe, what they say, and how they govern.

The following are examples of the Republican Partys failed rebranding in

Georgia over the twelve months since the GOP Autopsy Report.

Georgia Congressman and US Senate candidate Jack Kingstonsuggested poor children who rely

on school lunch programs should sweep the floorssaying, "But one of the things Ive talked to

the secretary of agriculture about: Why dont you have the kids pay a dime, pay a nickel to instill

in them that there is, in fact, no such thing as a free lunch? Or maybe sweep the floor of the

cafeteria think what we would gain as a society in getting people getting the myth out of their

head that there is such a thing as a free lunch."

[W]e need to go back into the schools at a very early age, maybe at the grade school level and

have a class for the young girls and have a class for the young boys and say: This is whats

important. This is what a father does thats maybe a little different, maybe a little bit better than

the talents a mom has in a certain area. And same thing for the young girls, that this is what a

mom does and this is whats important from the standpoint of that union, which we call

marriage."Georgia Congressman and USSenate candidatePhilGingrey
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Georgia Congressmen and US Senate candidates Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston

voted to blockthePaycheck Fairness Act.

Georgia US Senate candidateKaren Handel- We must, must get the fed out of the way when itcomes to educating our children.

Georgia Congressman andUS Senate candidate Paul Brounintroduced a personhood bill

cosponsored by Congressmen and US Senate candidates Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingstonthat

specifies that a "one-celled human embryo," even before it implants in the uterus to create a

pregnancy, should be granted "all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of

personhood" though similar legislation has been rejected by voters in multiple states because

legal experts have pointed out that it could outlaw some forms of birth control and in vitro

fertilization as well as criminalize abortion at all stages.

Georgia Congressmen and US Senate candidates Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingstonvoted to

restrict womens right to choose.

Georgia Congressman and US Senate candidate Paul Brounpulled his support of a billthat

would restrict a womens right to choose because exceptions for rape and incest were added to

the bill.

Georgia US Senate candidate David Perdue - I dont see education in the Constitution.

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgenssaid that pre-existing conditions were the same

as having a car accident thatsyour fault.

Lord, Im going to get in trouble over this, but it is not natural for two women or two men to be

married If it wasnatural, they would have the equipment to have a sexual relationship.

Former Georgia Republican Chairwoman Sue Everhart
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Former Georgia Republican Chairwoman Sue Everhartasserted that same-sex marriage was

about scamming the systemsaying, You may be as straight as an arrow, and you may have a

friend that is as straight as an arrow Say you had a great job with the government where you

had this wonderful health plan. I mean, what would prohibit you from saying that youre gay,

and yall get married and still live as separate, but you get all the benefits? I just see so much

abuse in this its unreal. I believe a husband and a wife should be a man and a woman, the

benefits should be for a man and a woman. There is no way that this is about equality. To me,

its all about a free ride.

You know, folks mock Mitt Romney for what he said, but hes right. Forty-seven percent of

American citizens pay zero in income taxes. Its just true In fact, the bottom 30% of American

citizens profit from the tax code because they're getting refundable tax credits back I dont

care if youre paying a dollar. You need to believe that you are involved in the process, and you

need to have skin in the game."Georgia Congressman Rob Woodall

I dont believe we should cater to illegal aliens Providing them with a Georgia drivers

license is a privilege that shouldnt be granted to illegal aliens, but afforded only to lawful

residents of this state. Georgia State Senator Bill Heath

When called upon to support the integration of a segregated high school prom, Georgia Governor

Nathan Deal saidI think that people understand that some of these are just local issues andprivate issues, and not something that the state government needs to have its finger involved in.

State Representative Jason Spencerspeaking on Medicaid expansionBy the way, many

hospitals are addicted to the current reimbursement structure in Medicine (the main problem with

the healthcare). They are like addicts on crack. They dont want to give up the money or move to

a different solution. They benefit off the current system.

State Senator Josh McKoon,after several Georgia businesses spoke out against his legislation

that would allow employers to discriminate against potential employees based on current

protected legal statuseslike race, sex, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, nationality and even

religion under the guise of protecting the employers religious freedom. The only

discrimination going on in this state is against people of faith.
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State Representative Sam MooreintroducedHB 1033that would allow convicted child molesters

to loiter on school grounds andHB 1046,a bill that would legalize the use of deadly force

against law enforcement officers who use force entering someones home.

This year, Republicans in the state legislaturepassed SB 98legislation that would bar the state

employee health insurance plan from covering abortions with no exceptions made for rape or

incest.

Also this year, Georgia Republicansintroduced anti-Common Core legislationthat would allow

Georgia to retain absolute control over what its students were learning.

Republicans in the state legislature attempted to pass legislation to disenfranchise elderly and

minority voters byseverely reducing early votingunder the guise of saving money.
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