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Pro-Abortion Candidate John Barrow Defeated in Georgia Supreme Court Race
Georgia Recorder ^ | May 21, 2024 | Jill Nolin

Posted on 05/24/2024 12:49:31 PM PDT by riverdawg

A sitting state Supreme Court justice fought off a spirited challenge from a candidate who campaigned on protecting abortion rights in Georgia.

The Associated Press called the race for Justice Andrew Pinson at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.

As of Wednesday morning, Pinson had about 55% of the vote in the head-to-head race against John Barrow, whose efforts to make the race a referendum on abortion rights turned the contest into one of most closely watched on Tuesday’s ballot in Georgia.

(Excerpt) Read more at georgiarecorder.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; judicialsystem
Former Congressman John Barrow lost decisively to incumbent Justice Andrew Pinson in a referendum on unrestricted abortion rights.
1 posted on 05/24/2024 12:49:31 PM PDT by riverdawg
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To: riverdawg

Uh oh. If it looks like ABORTION isn’t a good enough cause to defeat Trump, I expect more serious actions will have to be taken. This was the left’s silver bullet!


2 posted on 05/24/2024 1:04:44 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: FrankRizzo890

It was a great idea having the election the same night as “Cat’s Night Out” at participating Dairy Queens. Other states should follow suit.


3 posted on 05/24/2024 1:13:52 PM PDT by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991)
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To: riverdawg

Blue and purple states are using referendums for abortions to full term to bring out the abortion extremist crazies who they figure will vote Dems down the line.


4 posted on 05/24/2024 2:15:14 PM PDT by chuckee
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