Category: Campaigns+Elections

  • GABEO – Candidate Forum

    10:48 am – I’m at the GABEO (Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials) candidate forum. Not that many candidates are here. Unfortunately not many candidates are here. The assumption is that the missing candidates are at the Georgia Municipal Association meeting. 10:52 am – US SENATE RJ Hadley nor Michael Thurmond are here. GOVERNOR Only…

  • Squires Calls for Hudgens to Retire

    Turns out she wasn’t too pleased with Ralph Hudgens’ comments that the Insurance Commissioner “can’t do squat about healthcare”. Full release below.

  • Court of Appeals

    Justice Johnson is retiring at the end of the year and so far, there are four lawyers who have announced they are running for his seat. I could tell you about all of them, but I won’t. Christopher McFadden is, by far, the most qualified. McFadden has practiced primarily before the Court of Appeals of…

  • Roy’s Latest Ad

    You know you like discussing political ads. Be sure to note the subtle shoutout to labor unions too. At least one candidate has an ad up so we can have the impression of a race.

  • Weighing in on Superintendent race (part 2)

    I ended the last post with the phrase “the coming LEAN years.” Nothing further from the truth. The last couple of years were lean. This year will brutal, especially for the next State Superintendent of Schools. Our General Assembly and Governor have passed yet another budget that does not take into account any possibility for…

  • Weighing in on Superintendent race (part 1)

    Nothing more worrying to me than a Johnny Come-lately… I find it incredibly ironic that the role of this year’s Jim Martin will be played by his brother. You remember Jim? He was the guy you cut the checks to when the powers that be decided they needed him to run because Vernon, Dale, Rand,…