Category: Campaigns+Elections
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Run where you live for Pete’s sake…
On Tuesday, a complaint was filed against the Republican candidate for State House District 38, Sam Teasley. The complaint claims that Teasley took a homestead exemption on a home outside of the district. Teasley is running against State Representative Pat Dooley (D-Marietta).
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Say Anything
She filps, she flops, but make no mistake about it – Karen Handel is the most liberal of the Republican candidates for Governor. Now, that might be a little like saying Macon is the coolest spot in Georgia today, but it’s the truth. Karen can say whatever she wants about the emails where she makes clear her…
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New Gubernatorial Poll
There’s a new poll from the newly formed Georgia Newspaper Partnership. Barnes leads the Democrats with 54%, with Baker pulling 30%. The real race, then, is on the GOP side, where Oxendine, the state insurance commissioner, gets 31 percent of the vote to 23 percent for Handel, the former secretary of state. Former U.S. Rep.…
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Ever Gotten A Call Call from A Rock Star?
Want one of these artists to call you before the election? : Questlove, Matt Berninger, Marc Brownstein, Wayne Coyne, Jon Fishman, Warren Haynes, Willie Nelson, Grace Potter, Bob Weir, Yim Yames All you need to do is PLEDGE TO VOTE with HeadCount! You’ll get a call from a familiar voice reminding you to VOTE before…
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Chuck Pardue Qualifies for Senate District 23, Finally
So our good soldier, Chuck Pardue, has stepped in to attempt to save a long-time Democratic State Senate Seat. After He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named emptied this seat with a hand-picked Democrat to succeed him, things looked rosy. Until they turned to poop. Turns out the hand-picked successor didn’t live in the cocka-doody district. Enter Chuck Pardue, who steps…