After a good showing in Wisconsin last Tuesday, the chances for Ted Cruz to become the GOP presidential nominee increased. Right now Donald Trump has 743 delegates to Cruz’s 517. There are 882 delegates still up for grabs, according to the Associated Press. That means that while both candidates have a path to reach the
Most of the focus at the state convention in June will be on the election of delegates and alternates to the national convention the following month, but that’s not the only race that the state convention will decide upon. With current National Committeewoman Linda Herren not running due being term-limited, that leaves an open seat
Yesterday, the Georgia Republican Party executive committee voted to reopen qualifying on the Republican ticket in State House Districts 3 and 52 after incumbent Representatives Tom Weldon and Joe Wilkinson, respectively, decided to withdraw their candidacy. The Catoosa County Republican convention passed a resolution requesting that the state GOP to reopen qualifying for House District
We’ve heard people claim Donald Trump has the potential to expand the GOP voting base for nearly nine months–particularly blue-collar workers in Midwestern states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Other people say a Trump candidacy will produce a map similar to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 catastrophe. Of course, it’s only March. We have a little over seven
On Monday, Governor Nathan Deal vetoed HB 757. Just now, I’ve received my third email from Mike Crane’s congressional campaign on the matter. Two of the three were direct fundraising emails. This latest one puts Senator Crane directly into the “ScamPAC” territory. In the email, Crane threatens a false deadline of 48 hours “to choose”.
On Saturday night I watched the housing bubble movie “The Big Short” and concluded that Donald Trump’s campaign has some amazing parallels to the 2007 collapse of the financial markets. Start with the premise that real estate is a safe investment because it always goes up. Compare that to the premise that government should run
This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia General Assembly has gaveled out sine die and members have returned home from Atlanta. The Easter holiday will likely be the only down time for many as May 24th primaries for legislative and congressional offices are less than two months away. Many of those who have chosen to
GeorgiaPol’s publisher Charlie Harper had the opportunity to be on international teevee over this weekend courtesy of CNN International. The topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind around the world is the sideshow of the Donald Trump campaign. Charlie talks about the nomination process and offers up a sobering prediction for Republicans this year, but
UPDATED: For clarity, Representative Weldon hasn’t officially withdrawn from the race. The Catoosa GOP has, in its resolution, will send a certified letter requesting that Weldon send a formal letter of withdrawal with 72 hours of his decision. Georgia State Representative Tom Weldon (R-HD-03) decided last week to withdraw from his re-election race. My understanding is that there
It’s 10a (ok, a few minutes after) which means Republicans across the great state of Georgia are now convened in their respective county conventions with the purposes of spending a spending a spring Saturday morning inside a building to elect delegates and alternates to their district and state conventions…and maybe a resolution or 20. What’s
