The Georgia General Assembly has begun with 39 business days left before candidates can start sending fundraising emails again. The trade off is that candidates who remain in their elective office have a platform and megaphone to generate “earned media” – essentially letting news media distribute their messages for them.
Senator Michael Williams started this morning:
Awkward! Michael @williamsforga takes the Senate floor to announce it’s “time for political shenanigans in Georgia to come to an end” as @CaseyCagle watches. Both are running for Georgia gov. #gapol pic.twitter.com/rNt15xf9Fe
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) January 8, 2018
Casey Cagle’s Campaign Manager decided to throw slightly more than a brush back pitch.
As Georgians across the state rally for UGA, let’s reflect on the fact that @williamsforga is a total phony! #gapol #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/1fK2GRCukA
— Scott Binkley (@ScottGBinkley) January 8, 2018
It’s one thing to be a BAMA fan, it’s another to be a BAMA fan pretending to be a Dawg fan for political gain! #gapol pic.twitter.com/rm0EmOqlIR
— Scott Binkley (@ScottGBinkley) January 8, 2018
Here is @williamsforga before he became Campaign Michael! #gapol pic.twitter.com/Ja8Hv6rRcp
— Scott Binkley (@ScottGBinkley) January 8, 2018
It’s one thing to call someone a low down no good member of “Teh Establishment”. It’s quite another to call someone a traitor to Bulldog Nation hours before the biggest game in a generation.
Today’s round goes to Cagle. At least 39 more to come.