Oconee Countians Join In Political "Focus Group"

The organizers labeled the group conversation as one that should not involve political rhetoric, but given the topics selected that was a near impossibility.

Business, Economy, Education, Free Speech, Healthcare and Immigration are political issues, at least in the current environment.

Yet the 16 invited participants from five northeast Georgia counties worked hard to make the conversation nonpartisan at least, stating sometimes similar, sometimes different points of view respectfully and without direct references to parties or even to political leaders.

As a consequence, the event–held in Oconee County and sponsored by Conservative Republican Women of Northeast Georgia under the Engaging People In Conversation label–was one that participants said should be repeated in the future.

For more on this story, including a video of the entire conversation, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Diana Perez