Georgia voters faced a decision in last week’s primary beyond which presidential candidate they wanted to support. In Georgia, we have open primaries, which means that we get to choose whether we vote in the Republican or the Democratic primary. True-believing die-hards from either party will rarely waver on which ballot they choose, but as
Monday was the first day of qualifying for the May primary and the November general election. At the Capitol, long lines formed as the Republican and Democratic parties helped candidates for federal and state officeholders. You can view the entire list of people who qualified here, but here are some highlights: Johnny Isakson qualified early
Former State Representative Delvis Dutton and current Chairman of the Toombs County Commission Blake Tillery have qualified to run for Senate District 19 to replace retiring Sen. Tommie Williams. Brief bio of Blake Tillery from his press release: “Tillery is the current Chairman of the Toombs County Commission and serves on the Heart of Georgia
Congressman Rick W. Allen (R, GA-12) will be seeking re-election to a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. As part of the re-election campaign, Rep. Allen will hold a bus tour this week travelling to all 19 counties in Georgia’s beautiful 12th District. The week will be highlighted with a barbecue fundraising supper with Rep. Tom
#RINORadio GeorgiaPol Radio took to the air again on Friday where Charlie Harper, Jon Richards, and Stefan Turkheimer discussed the hangover from Super Tuesday. Is Donald Trump unstoppable? Are we in the midst of a political realignment within both parties? Luckily, we have the downloadable podcast version just in case you missed the live version
Bill Jackson announced this week that he’ll be retiring from the Senate. This will end a decade of his service to the upper chamber after having served 16 years in the State House. Thus far I’m not aware of any announced candidates to replace him. One of our regular commenters is the Mayor of Bowman
If you believe that evolution and the Big Bang theory are lies straight from the pit of hell or that Federal employees don’t have real jobs or that the 16th and 17th amendments be repealed and that the Civil War and healthcare reform are comparable then your candidate looks poised to enter the 9th Congressional
After Tuesday’s presidential primary in Georgia, you probably know that Donald Trump won every one of Georgia’s 159 counties except for Clarke, Cobb, DeKalb, and Fulton. And when you look at a map of the race, you see a sea of red except for those four. That isn’t very helpful in determining where The Donald
What is happening to the Democratic Party this year? The attention being given on cable television to the raucous Republican campaign masks deep problems for Democrats’ prospects. Two different articles online in the AJC and New York Times today should be sending progressives to the pharmacy for antacids. Here are the Georgia numbers. The overall
From the AJC: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton scored complete victories in Georgia in Tuesday’s primary, trouncing their opponents as they edged closer to their parties’ nominations. Huh? Clinton surely trounced Sanders last night. She took 71 percent of the statewide vote and, according to the exit polls, had resounding margins among white women, black
