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Jeff Amy

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Election policy analyst for Eternal Vigilance Institute. Sometime journalist. Strong opinions about gumbo and jambalaya. 504-214-609-573-256-251-601-404

 Atlanta, Ga.
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Joined December 2008
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Members wore red at the company awards ceremony this week to show pride in our colleagues’ work. Do leaders share that pride? AP execs are undercutting our journalism while honoring the best of our journalists. We call for a reinstatement of our expert photo and video producers.
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Although adjusted for inflation, Meg Whitman's $144 million for California governor in 2010 would be worth $222 million today. So maybe @RickJacksonGA is only fifth in self funding. #gapol
Jeff Amy (@jeffamy) profile pictureJeff Amy@jeffamyOct 28
According to @OpenSecretsDC, the only larger self funders ever were 2020 presidential spends by @MikeBloomberg ($1.09 billion) and @TomSteyer ($342 million) #gapol opensecrets.org/elections-ov…

Top Self-Funding Candidates

More and more candidates are jumping into politics using their personal fortune, rather than trying to raise all those funds from other people. Though they don't lack for money, self-funded candida...

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According to @OpenSecretsDC, the only larger self funders ever were 2020 presidential spends by @MikeBloomberg ($1.09 billion) and @TomSteyer ($342 million) #gapol opensecrets.org/elections-ov…

Top Self-Funding Candidates

More and more candidates are jumping into politics using their personal fortune, rather than trying to raise all those funds from other people. Though they don't lack for money, self-funded candida...

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Jeff Amy (@jeffamy) profile pictureJeff Amy@jeffamyOct 28
.@RickJacksonGA could surpass the $215 million that @TomSteyer spent on a losing 2026 primary race for governor in California, which appears to be the record for self-financing a governor's race. The Golden State has roughly 3x as many voters. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/10/ric…
Rick Jackson pours more than $200M of his fortune into Georgia governor’s race

Rick Jackson pours more than $200M of his fortune into Georgia governor’s race

Republican billionaire Rick Jackson has contributed a staggering sum to his campaign for governor, but hasn’t given him a clear lead over Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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.@RickJacksonGA could surpass the $215 million that @TomSteyer spent on a losing 2026 primary race for governor in California, which appears to be the record for self-financing a governor's race. The Golden State has roughly 3x as many voters. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/10/ric…
Rick Jackson pours more than $200M of his fortune into Georgia governor’s race

Rick Jackson pours more than $200M of his fortune into Georgia governor’s race

Republican billionaire Rick Jackson has contributed a staggering sum to his campaign for governor, but hasn’t given him a clear lead over Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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Scott Colom for real? Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads to the South #msleg apnews.com/article/democrats…
Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the South

Senate Democrats' campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's Senate race for the first time this cycle.

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🚨 Reuters SCOOP DOJ gave California 48 hours to match its voter rolls with a thumb drive that got dropped off on Tuesday with the names of suspected noncitizen voters. DOJ says it may sue to throw out ballots if California misses the deadline. reuters.com/world/us-justice…
EXCLUSIVE: US Justice Department threatens California over alleged noncitizen voters, letters show

EXCLUSIVE: US Justice Department threatens California over alleged noncitizen voters, letters show

The US Justice Department on Tuesday gave California officials 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters or face ‌legal action, according to two letters reviewed by Reuters, part of an...

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The anti-SEC Deep State has engaged in cloud seeding and weather manipulation to interfere with the Georgia-Alabama game
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They’re calling it the weirdest split ticket combo of all time #gapol
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One thing about those Kemp results in Oconee - he's an Athens homeboy. It's a very Republican county, but Jackson may not have the kind of personal ties that Kemp has there. #gapol
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Oconee might be the best county in Georgia for benchmarking GOP success. Small by pop, but very consistent -48.3% coll. grads (3rd in GA) -50.6% Households $100k+ income (2nd) -2nd Healthiest GA county -2nd best public schools in GA -86.1% turnout in '24; 84.5% in '20 (both 1st)
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A statement on the death of NMG President Vin Cherwoo
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This is the last gasp of the Black and rural white coalition that ran Alabama for decades following the Voting Rights Act.
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In 2006, Democrat Ron Sparks won reelection as Alabama Ag Commissioner 59-41 even as Republicans swept every other statewide office. Twenty years later, he’s trying to do it again against Corey Hill in a far redder Alabama. (Coosa County missing from SOS data. For some reason.)
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alaska, where land votes democratic
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Today, AP News Media Guild members across the U.S. are sending emails to Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham opposing the offshoring of 40 U.S. and U.K. jobs to India. This is a violation of our contract and demand this effort be stopped.
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The more interesting question is two largest metro areas, and I think it’s Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Palm Beach and Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
MaineJumbo🌲🦞 (@MassJumbo) profile pictureMaineJumbo🌲🦞@MassJumboAug 17
What are the two largest cities in the Contiguous U.S. that don’t have a direct flight between them?
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This is a hilarious story about the pope and the White Sox. nytimes.com/2026/08/07/busin…
A Pope From Chicago Was Elected. The White Sox Were Resurrected.

A Pope From Chicago Was Elected. The White Sox Were Resurrected.

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native and lifelong supporter of the Sox, was a godsend for a team failing on the field and with fans.

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So some good news -- I have a full-time job again. I started Monday as an election policy fellow for the nonprofit Eternal Vigilance Institute, researching election policy in Georgia. (Yes, I know the name is a lot.)
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I did have some opportunities in journalism, but I decided to try something new, in part because a steady paycheck will relieve a lot of financial uncertainty that I was feeling.
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I'd be lying if I didn't say I was uneasy about not being a full-time journalist anymore. I'm still going to try to freelance on some subjects not related to Georgia politics or elections.
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Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia georgiarecorder.com/2026/08/…
Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia • Georgia Recorder

Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia • Georgia Recorder

MONTICELLO, Ga. – Three years ago, Evan Newton was an intern at the Monticello News. Last month, he became the newspaper’s editor, publisher and owner after purchasing the outlet from its previous...

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