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Tag: thurbert baker

  • Endorsements

    Billdog endorsed Thurbert and Palin endorsed Handel. You tell me what this means. Considering Obama won GA pretty convincingly in the primary I have doubts about Bill’s endorsement but what do I know.

  • What Senate Race?

    I just watched the gubernatorial debates. Not that the two hours were anything other than completely rivioting, but I’m stuck on the responses of the Democrats to the question about which Republican office-holder they most admired, Both Baker and Poythress pick Sen. Johnny Isakson. Maybe they both missed the bulletin that their colleague, Mike Thurmond,…

  • Hope you haven’t forgotten about Troy Davis…

    On June 23rd, Troy Davis will finally get an evidentiary hearing on his  habeas corpus petition down in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia in Savannah.  (If you are wondering “who the heck is this Davis guy?” right now, first slap yourself hard for being uninformed, and second, read here.)  So why…

  • Ouch

    Remember in 2006 how we had those pretty brutal YouTube ads of dubious origin just before the primary? Well it appears we may have the first one of this season. And it is not nice to Thurbert. Whenever you are running in a Democratic primary and you have video of Obama, Sharpton, and Joseph Lowery…

  • Baker’s First Policy Announcement Today

    Thurbert Baker’s first major policy announcement will come at a 2 PM press conference today, dealing with “economic development”. Your intrepid correspondent will not be able to make it, as he has to do something at work that justifies his continued spot on the payroll.

  • New Governor’s Race Poll

    Blah blah blah, Barnes is within striking distance of all the Republicans, Thurbert doesn’t get above 36%, no point in even polling for other candidates. Nothing on the primary from what I saw. RB vs Ox: 43 – 45 RB vs Deal: 39 – 46 RB vs KH: 41 – 42 RB vs Eric: 42…