Category: Campaigns+Elections
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Isakson’s Health
So Johnny Isakson had two visits to the hospital earlier this year, once with an irregular heartbeat. The reason? A “little infected bump” in his ear. Right. If Thurmond starts actively campaigning I have a hard time believing Isakson could keep up.
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Hodges’ false argument
“If the facts are on your side, argue the facts. If the law is on your side, argue the law. If neither the facts nor the law is on your side, bang on the table.” I’ve said for a while that the most interesting race to follow as we trundle towards July 20th is the…
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South Cackalacky
Thanks to Sara and Catherine, here’s what we’ve learned: South Carolina’s system is similar to Georgia’s, in that you can only vote in one primary. In order for Republicans to have voted for Alvin Greene, they would’ve foregone voting in their hotly contested primary for Governor. In 2010, there were 424,893 ballots cast for Republicans;…
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AG’s Race Goes Enviromental
Ken Hodges pledges to go after BP if they f’ up our coastline. “As Georgia’s Attorney General, I will ensure that BP is held accountable, to clean up all the damage affecting the Georgia coast through oversight of our office. They have pledged to pay for any and all clean up and I will enforce…
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AFL-CIO ATM? WTF?
Something interesting happened in Arkansas this week. An incumbent US Senator barely squeaked to a runoff win, despite having a hefty initial fundraising advantage and the support of a lot of the Democratic establishment (including the not-so-tacit-support of the state party, and the anything-but-tacit support of a certain former President from Arkansas). That it was…
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Meanwhile, in Cobb County
Cobb is hardly a progressive utopia, but it is quickly becoming the front line in the battle to turn Georgia blue. Obama garnered 45% of the vote in Cobb County in 2008-up from John Kerry’s 37%-and 6 of Cobb’s 14 state house seats are now in Democratic hands. It goes without saying that Democrat Pat…