The race to replace Congressman Lynn Westmoreland continued apace on Wednesday, with the Drew Ferguson campaign announcing another endorsement, and the Mike Crane campaign announcing a rally featuring Senator Ted Cruz. Ferguson’s endorsement comes from former Governor Sonny Perdue, who said the candidate will stand for Georgia values. “As Governor, it was a pleasure working
Let’s see: we have a runoff defined by out-and-out racism, legislators who pass laws that would eliminate a tax break no one understands, and a school board so opposed to a development deal they’ll cost themselves $460,000 in revenue. And that’s just DeKalb County. The summer heat has brought the crazy elsewhere, such as the
This week’s Courier Herald column: Like most Georgia families in the middle of the last century my family was made up of Democrats. It’s OK. I still love them. But when Bo Calloway won the election for Governor in 1966 (three years before I arrived on the scene) my Grandmother pronounced the change. Why is
As Nathan reported yesterday, it appears that GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has chosen Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate, confirmed on Twitter (where else?) and an official announcement planned for Saturday morning. I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate. News conference
The Indianapolis Star is confirming that Indiana Governor Mike Pence is suspending his re-election campaign. That pretty much points to him being GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump’s choice for Vice President. That doesn’t mean it’s “official”, but the official announcement will come tomorrow at 11a. Former Speaker and Georgia Congressman Newt Gingrich had been named
Drew Ferguson has polled higher than GA Senator Mike Crane in two recent polls for the GA-3 Republican runoff. A Meeting Street Research poll shows Ferguson ahead 45-36, while a Clout Research/zpolitics poll shows Ferguson ahead 40.7-34.5. In addition, Ferguson has been endorsed by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber over Crane. From
On the eve of the Republican National Convention, an extensive state-by-state poll by Morning Consult shows Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would win the presidency with an electoral college vote of 320-212. Morning Consult polled 57,000 voters in its survey, which took place between April and June. In Georgia, Clinton leads, although within the margin
The deadline for third party and independent candidates to submit signatures to the Secretary of State’s office came and went on Tuesday, and at least two candidates were successful. After visiting Atlanta and Athens last month, Green Party candidate Jill Stein will be on the November ballot statewide, according to the Athens Banner Herald. Stein’s
And Newt and Fox News have agreed to “suspend” their contributor agreement, per the twitterverse: "Fox News Channel has mutually agreed to suspend its contributor agreement" with Newt Gingrich "effective immediately." Story TK. — Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) July 12, 2016 STATEMENT: “FOX News Channel has mutually agreed to suspend” relationship with Newt “effective immediately” pic.twitter.com/NNMZlwuuxv
