Category: Campaigns+Elections

  • The sad, strange tale of Alvin Green gets sadder and stranger

    Today, Alvin Green, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in South Carolina and favorite topic of conversation around these parts, was indicted on felony obscenity charges for showing pornographic material to a college student last year. Greene was previously arrested on the charge in November, so it isn’t entirely out of left field, but the indictment…

  • Wearing the Green

    To say,”welcome, come in, have a seat and a sip or two of our sweet tea,” I’ll be wearing my green jacket to the DPG convention on Saturday. I want all the Republican and Independent women who once supported Karen Handel, the strongest Republican candidate for Governor, to know that the welcome mat is out. …

  • Pants vs. Britches

    Let’s face it. Karen Handel ran a great race, and she was by far her party’s strongest candidate, but now, she will sit on the sidelines and watch while Barnes takes Deal apart. In coming days, there will be analysis ad nauseam regarding why Karen Handel was unable to win her party’s nomination. It could…

  • Channeling Tip O’Neil, well sorta.

    Former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neil, famously said “All Politics is Local”, and by now all you politically savvy folks know this to be true. Those who ignore this advice do so at their peril. So why bring up this old chestnut now Juliana? He also famously said, “no contribution is too small” and…

  • Election Night Open Thread

    Democratic turnout is going to be dismal. The only statewide race is Secretary of State, which hasn’t received any press. Though, I did receive a mailer from Sinkfield. In the Atlanta area, there’s a Fulton County commission and house district race. Is that it? The big news will be on the Republican side, where Sarah…

  • Interesting

    In my heavily Republican precinct, at 8 a.m. this morning, there was one person waiting to vote, and one other person leaving. I’ve seen more people there for a SPLOST vote. I don’t presume that this anecdotal snapshot predicts low turn out statewide, but it’s interesting. Certainly, if turnout is low in Middle and South…