Ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina primary, Ohio Governor John Kasich picked up the endorsement of several Georgia lawmakers. State Senator Chuck Hufstetler, State Representative Tom Taylor, and State Representative Wendell Willard are joining the Kasich leadership team. In a press release, Rome Sen. Hufstetler said, I am proud and excited to support Gov. John Kasich.
Georgia’s 3rd District Congressman Lynn Westmoreland knows Trey Gowdy well. They’ve served together not just as Congressmen from neighboring states in the GOP caucus, but also served together on the House committee investigating Benghazi. Tomorrow they’ll be talking about another common interest: Electing Marco Rubio. The media availability will be tomorrow afternoon just before rush
Once upon a time back at the old place, we were more of a comment driven blog. Times have changed and I don’t expect us to return to all of those days. That said, I do like the idea of promoting comments worthy of celebration to their own front page post. With that preface, I
UPDATE: JUST IN: @BernieSanders to visit @Morehouse in Atlanta on Tuesday. @KillerMike will join him at 5 p.m. — WSB-TV (@wsbtv) February 15, 2016 Bernie Sanders continues his HBCU Tour at Morehouse College on Tuesday. The Democratic prez hopeful has a rally scheduled for 7:00 to 9:00. In case you were wondering: The #FeelTheBERN HBCU
This week’s Courier Herald column: Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday. The immediate political reaction was as expected as it was unseemly. Expected because one of the courts most conservative members has left a vacancy during a heated election to replace our country’s most progressive President. Expected because the candidacies of Donald Trump and Bernie sanders
Fresh off a strong performance in New Hampshire, the John Kasich presidential campaign now has someone to lead its efforts in the Peach State. Billy Kirkland has been named State Director for the Ohio governor’s bid. In a statement, Governor Kasich said, What a big win this is for us, to have Billy Kirkland on
Hillary Clinton appears to be enlisting Atlanta’s two biggest heavyweights to go on the offensive against Bernie Sanders. On Thursday, Congressman John Lewis called into question, well, all of Sanders’ time in the civil rights movement. Mayor Reed, for his part, said Sanders is ignoring the record of the incumbent president. Both have been ardent
Senator Mike Crane, a candidate for Congress, ran for the hills rather than participate in the state Senate budget vote. His avoidance is particularly strange given he is a subcommittee chairman on the budget-writing committee. Those in Governor Deal’s orbit quickly pounced on him. Governor Deal’s Chief of Staff Chris Riley said that Senator Crane, “walks on budget
2014 was a Yunique year in GA-12, as longtime Democratic Representative John Barrow was finally unseated by current Republican Representative Rick Allen. Prior to that victory, Rep. Allen had unexpectedly won a 5-person primary by over 17,000 votes, allowing him to enter the general election without enduring the predicted runoff. The results of the primary election:
That didn’t take long. Less than 24 hours after Rep. Matt Ramsey of Peachtree City announced he would not seek another term representing the 72nd House District, former Peachtree City mayor Harold Logsdon tossed his hat into the race to replace him. In statement, Logsdon said, We need proven conservative leadership to succeed Rep. Ramsey
