Last week, we started peeling back the layers of the self-propelled myth that Paul Broun is in politics because he is in selfless pursuit of a constitutional nation. We’re using Matthew 7 to Judge career politician Broun on the fruits his political career has harvested. Thus far, the bushel basket contains the fact that he
One of the four qualified candidates in House District 8 is a principled young man from the Tiger area in Rabun County. I had an opportunity to sit down with him to discuss his candidacy and came away with the thought that he may not win but he will not be outworked by his opponents
Republicans that are wary of Donald Trump should be very wary of the Ides of March. Today voters in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and the Northern Marianas Islands will go to the polls. All but North Carolina are winner take all contests on the GOP side. Depending on how Donald Trump performs today
Qualifying ended Friday at noon, and there were a few gems who qualified including: Derrick ‘TMOT’ Grayson for US Senate – Republican Mary Kay Bacallao for US Senate – Republican (you might remember her from the ‘14 State School Super race) Allan Levine for GA-14 – Republican (guy who qualifies for Congress in multiple states,
Qualifying for the 2016 elections has ended with a flurry of last minute candidates who think they have a chance to win either their primary or in November. We have Republicans qualifying in normally Democratic districts, and many challengers hoping to defeat incumbents in a primary. One wonders if the success of outsider candidates has
As qualifying week comes to an end, so it is that some of the more unusual candidates come out of the woodwork, having surveyed the scene and deciding they have a chance in their races. Some might have a realistic chance of winning, or at least making the race interesting. Others, like the guy who
Georgia Democrats hope the David Perdue strategy will be the one that defeats Senator Johnny Isakson. Jim Barksdale filed his paperwork on Thursday to challenge Isakson. A political newcomer, Barksdale is an accomplished Atlanta businessman, much like Perdue. Barksdale is the pick of Georgia Democrats’ brass and with a strong first impression has no website
Paul Broun announced yesterday that he misses the $174,000 he used to make in a taxpayer funded salary. After shopping various districts he’s decided to run against Congressman Doug Collins of Gainesville in Georgia’s 9th district. Broun, a Congressman from Athens in the 10th Congressional district, now claims Clarkesville as home. But no matter. He’s
He’s back. Former DeKalb County CEO and Democratic Senate candidate Vernon Jones has qualified to run in House District 91, currently occupied by Dee Dawkins Haigler, who in turn is running for Senate District 43, which JaNice Van Ness won in a special election last year. At this point, Jones is the only candidate qualified
Qualifying is underway for elections up and down the ballot. First time candidates are defining themselves for the voters with a common theme: Outsider. While “The Outsider” is not new to politics, reading it invokes memories of Senator David Perdue’s 2014 primary election. Senator Perdue beat a crowded field of current and former elected officials (and
