In an exclusive poll by Fox 5 | Opinion Savvy, Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff is currently leading Republican candidate Karen Handel at 40% with Handel behind him at 20%. Next up are former Johns Creek City Councilman Bob Gray and State Senator Judson Hill of Marietta, tied at 10%. Former State Senator Dan Moody of Johns
1) The past two evenings I’ve been pinged late asking when we’re going to cover Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s endorsement of Judson Hill for the special election to CD6. 2) Consider it covered. 3) Here was the Governor’s Chief Of Staff’s response to this endorsement: @Meagan_M_Hanson @bluestein @marcorubio I would remind the 6th district, The
Released today, new CD-6 poll numbers, commissioned by ZPolitics and gathered by Clout Research, show former Secretary of State Karen Handel leading Republicans with 25%. First term Roswell City Councilor Bob Gray trails behind at 11%. The two day survey polled 694 respondents. Democrat Jon Ossoff has an overall lead of 32%. However, Democrat hopefuls shouldn’t pay too much attention to
This post is about political targets of opportunity. Many people outside the system believe the left and right oppose each other all the time. Politics, unfortunately, runs by a self-serving principle (and principal) too often. As such, elements from polar opposites of the political divide can unite when they see the potential to advance their
From Rep Chuck Martin: ANNOUNCEMENT Georgia House Chamber will be busy soon; we will be taking the Oath of Office when the House convenes at 10am. I will take that Oath and continue in service to House District 49 and the State of Georgia; as such, I will not be a candidate for the Sixth
On this date Ford Motor Company announced that there would be a new daily minimum wage of $5 and an eight-hour workday. Peaches An anti-Catholic law? State audit may bring changes to the Georgia lottery The Zell Miller Institute aims to increase relevancy Jimmy Carter North Carolina Gov plans to unilateraly expand Medicaid US Dept. of
Former Secretary of State Karen Handel wrote a Facebook post this morning thanking people for their encouraging message as she considers running for Representative Tom Price’s soon-to-be vacated seat. She ended her post with, “Watch for a formal announcement early in the new year.” Here is her full post: Steve and I want to thank
Former 6th District Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich endorsed State Senator Judson Hill for the seat he once held. In a Facebook post, Gingrich said: America should be encouraged that Congressman Tom Price will be our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, but this also means voters in the 6th District
Longtime Georgia political operative Rob Simms is leaving the RNCC after two terms (the first as Political Director, the most recent as Executive Director) to set up a political consulting practice with Mike Shields. Politico Playbook has the details: Mike Shields and Rob Simms, two of D.C.’s top GOP operatives, are starting Convergence Media, a
The allure of possibly being Speaker of the House is more appealing than being the junior-most member of Georgia’s congressional delegation. At least that’s how I interpreted the news that Jan Jones won’t run for the Sixth Congressional District seat. Incumbent Tom Price was tapped by President-Elect Trump to serve as Health & Human Services
