This morning, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat speculated on Twitter that polling in Georgia shows that evangelicals are supporting Donald Trump at a lower rate than they did Mitt Romney back in 2012. Back to Georgia: State is 40% evangelical. Romney got 53 percent. If Trump's in the high 30s, he *has* to be
This week’s Courier Herald column: I was walking across the hallways of Georgia’s Capitol in early March when I ran into an old friend. I hadn’t seen Dr. Karen Mathiak in a while, but like many of my friends from political circles I keep up with her on social media. Dr. Mathiak is a Spalding
Many of us recall the collective media firestorm back in 2014 when the conventional wisdom was that the race to replace retiring Senator Saxby Chambliss would undoubtedly be headed into a runoff. Only one poll since September had David Perdue running at or above the 50% mark heading into Election Day. Indeed, the final RCP
If you have been waiting for Georgia to turn blue, you have your wish: That’s the latest map from the political prognosticators at FiveThirtyEight. It gives Hillary a 50.2% chance of winning the Peach State to Donald Trump’s 49.8%. Of course, there are disclaimers. This is their Now-cast view, which assumes that the election is
Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office announced a new app and a new voter registration service. The app, which is available for free on iPhone and Android, allows users to check their voter page, use business search, register businesses, and search the Certificate of Existence database. Perhaps most intriguing is the new voter registration service. Georgians can initiate
Rusty Kidd, who represents House District 145 in Milledgeville as Georgia’s only independent, told the Millegeville Union Recorder that he will abandon his bid for re-election to the state house this fall due to health concerns. He was first elected to the House in 2009. In his interview with the Union Recorder, Kidd said, A
Well, that didn’t last long. After Republican Party elector Baoky Vu announced that he would not vote for Donald Trump in the November election, and indicated he might not vote for Trump in the Electoral College, he reconsidered his position this afternoon, and has resigned from his position as a Presidential Elector in the Electoral
With the GOP nominee seemingly unable to get out of his own way, the unrest within the party is growing with some unusual declarations. The AJC’s Jim Galloway reported on a phone conversation he had with Baoky Vu one of the 16 Georgia members of the Electoral College. Vu has just put out a statement
This week’s Courier Herald column: The benediction to the first night of the Republicans’ convention two weeks ago was unusual. Pastor Mark Burns of South Carolina announced to the delegates “Our enemy is not other Republicans, but is Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.” He then prayed that “we together can defeat the liberal Democratic
Despite a record breaking Presidential Preference Primary on March 1st in Georgia, the July 26th runoffs did not see the best turnout. In a press release issued by Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office, the voter turnout for Tuesday’s election, which was the last election for Georgia until the November General Election, was declared “low”
