I was in Dalton on Tuesday for the campaign stop that Governor Mike Pence made to help rally support in what should be a red state in a normal presidential year. As we’ve seen, 2016 has been all but normal and extra mean by offing great people like Gene Wilder and Abe Vigoda (God rest
Ginny is out today, so y’all are stuck with me and my picks. It’s Friday, so try to escape the office a little early today if you can. Tell your management that I said it was okay. Today in Georgia history, Ty Cobb gets his 3,000th hit. Here: A handy guide on where to live
The Chattanooga Times Free Press filed a story a couple of days ago about the war of words that erupted between Jeremy Jones and Jeff Holcomb after the primary run-off election on July 26th for the two contenders in Georgia House District 3. You may recall that qualifying was reopened by the Georgia Republican Party after incumbent
The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals said the Federal Communications Commission did not have the authority to override state laws that prevent municipalities from providing broadband Internet access. Georgia isn’t necessarily affected by this ruling with a bill that would have prevented municipalities from offering broadband access failing passage during the 2013 legislative session.
Former Hall County Commissioner Ashley Bell has been tapped to be the top strategist and national director of African-American political engagement for the Republican National Convention according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The former president of the College Democrats of America recanted his Democratic allegiance in 2010 has had quite the meteoric rise in Republican
Donald Trump’s national poll numbers against Hillary Clinton aren’t spectacular, and I think that’s putting it nicely. Jon also mentioned earlier about a prognostication by FiveThirtyEight on the possibility (if the election were held today) that Hillary Clinton could win Georgia. That would be a black eye for Georgia Republicans, but the ramifications go deeper
In an article over at Praxis, Matthew Sheffield discusses whether political ads that pepper our evening TV viewing time during the campaign season really work. In his opinion, they don’t, and he give five reasons why. I think we’ve gone past “weird” in terms of the 2016 political season, but Donald Trump has bucked a lot of
Ed is out stalking Michael Phelps and about in Rio for the Olympics, so I’m filling in today. It’s also the day after the run-offs. You can find the results to your favorite races here. Here: It’s been hot and dry (really dry up here in northwest Georgia), and the City of LaFayette is reminding
With the 2016 Republican National Convention officially in the books, there is also a transition occurring within the Georgia Republican Party. Yesterday was the last day of Linda Herren’s term as National Committeewoman for Georgia. She has served Georgia Republicans faithfully for the past 12 years. It’s one of those unsung, but very important, positions
Ginny is out watching people play Pokemon-GO on the Tech campus today, so I’m filling in for your Morning Reads. Today in History: Nixon visits Communist China Here: The lack of rain in north Georgia has caused the US Department of Agriculture to declare counties as natural disaster areas. Farmers and ranchers in those counties may
