First and foremost, Georgia will cast its electoral votes for Donald Trump. Every election we see talking-heads waste our time on guessing when Georgia’s electoral votes will be cast for the Democratic nominee for president. I’ve heard my fair share of it earlier this election cycle and, quite frankly, I’m glad we’re through with it. The presidential
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it will place poll monitors in 67 jurisdictions in 28 states for tomorrow’s election. Here in Georgia, the department will have personnel in Fulton, Gwinnett and Hancock counties. The department’s monitors will be fluent in Spanish and Asian languages, and will look for cases of racial or
This week’s Courier Herald column: This week I opened a letter from State Farm that I thought was junk mail. Instead, I learned that my agent and friend Mickey Littlefield died a couple of weeks ago. The letter was one of transition. I first met Mickey when I moved back to Fayette County and became
A statewide poll of 1,200 likely Georgia voters shows Republican Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton, 49-46%, with Libertarian Gary Johnson getting 3.1% of the vote. 2.2% remain undecided. The same poll predicts Republican Johnny Isakson will win without a runoff in his race, with 52% of the vote. Democrat Jim Barksdale would get 41%,
You’ve probably heard about the fact that many conservative-leaning newspapers have endorsed Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 election. Papers including the Arizona Republic, Cincinnati Enquirer, Dallas Morning News, and the San Diego Union Tribune made rare endorsements of the Democratic candidate, some for the first time ever. Our friend Loren Collins, who
There hasn’t been a lot of polling done on U.S. House seats that are contested on Tuesday. Landmark Communications decided to do some polling on its own to determine the status of four races, in the 3rd, 8th, 11th, and 12th distrricts, and it appears Republicans are on the way to winning each one. The
So much of Georgia is discussed politically in broad brush strokes. We’re a “red state”. Democrats are mostly urban creatures found inside or near Atlanta’s Perimeter. The battle of attrition is usually one discussed as the long awaiting “changing demographics” of Atlanta’s suburbs. For bonus points, “white suburban women” have been long publicly acknowledged as
The short answer: No. Forsyth County is infamous for its bloody expulsion of its black residents in 1912. If you are interested in this notorious page of Forsyth County’s history, you can purchase Patrick Phillips new book, Blood At The Roots, on Amazon. It’s a disturbing and interesting read. As the legend goes, Forsyth County had
Multiple states will offer voters a chance to express their opinion about easing marijuana laws including 5 with recreational use initiatives making weed legal. Florida is the closest to Georgia where voters will decide if pot may be offered for medicinal purposes. Here is a story from the AP posted on Cannabist about the ballot initiatives.
Gwinnett County has often been cited as the next big county to turn Democratic. Many have said that the Peach State won’t turn blue until Gwinnett does. Its population as a whole became majority minority several years back, and this year, for the first time, whites make up a minority of registered voters, although not
