As you contemplate potential New Year’s resolutions for 2024, several practices could move you toward greater political involvement. Which of these resolutions best suits your plans for political activity in the new year? 1. Be informed Make it part of your daily routine to check reliable news sources and consider purchasing subscriptions to legitimate news […]
Author Archives: Melita Easters
Melita Easters is the Executive Director and Founding Chair of Georgia WIN List, the state’s leading PAC for electing pro-choice Democratic women. A former journalist and UGA grad who grew up in rural Georgia, she is also a regular panelist on The Georgia Gang, Atlanta’s longest running public affairs program which airs Sunday Mornings on Fox 5 at 8:30 a.m. She has two daughters and nine grandchildren.
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Exemplifying America’s highest standards of command and compassion
This Memorial Day, it is appropriate to remember Lt. General Hal Moore and his wife Julie, for whom the Columbus, Ga., Army base was renamed earlier this month to honor their individual achievements and highlight the importance of families to military readiness. Documents supporting the name change to Fort Moore said the couple “exemplify America’s […]
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Women will serve in record-setting numbers for Georgia’s next legislative session
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director of Georgia WIN List, a grassroots political action committee dedicated to recruiting, training, supporting, electing, and re-electing Democratic women. As the Georgia General Assembly convenes Monday, women will hold a historic 82 seats for the first time since the Supreme Court of the United States set aside a […]
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Working to protect reproductive rights is more important than ever
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director and founding chair of Georgia WIN List, the state’s leading PAC for electing pro-choice Democratic women. Georgia voters who care about reproductive freedom have the opportunity to do more than wave protest signs by actively supporting candidates for the United States Senate, governor, attorney general and the Georgia […]
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Female, young voters a force in Senate races after big role in Democratic wins
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, executive director of Georgia’s WIN List
As Georgia becomes the “center of the political universe,” due to attention focused on Georgia’s highly unusual two United States Senate runoff races, two heavily courted groups are particularly meaningful for turnout as a tipping point towards a winning margin – Atlanta’s suburban women and Georgia’s newly energized youth vote.
