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
The debates for U.S. Senate, GA-3 Congress, and Public Service Commission, District 2 have been posted by the Atlanta Press Club. Share your thoughts on each of the races in the comment section. U.S. Senate Debate – Sen Johnny Isakson (R, Incumbent) vs. Democrat Jim Barksdale and Libertarian Allen Buckley GA-3 Congressional Debate – Republican
This post was originally a column of mine from June 15, 2015. It was written the day after I learned Senator Isakson was battling Parkinson’s Disease. I was reminded of it earlier today having a Facebook conversation with a high school friend, who recently lost his dad after a long battle with Parkinson’s. I think
Landmark Communications just released new Georgia polling that shows Republican Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton by 5.5 percentage points, and Republican Johnny Isakson leading Democrat Jim Barksdale by 13.6 points. The poll was taken Tuesday and Wednesday using 1,400 likely Georgia voters. The margin of error is 2.7% IN the presidential race, Trump had
Despite a comfortable and consistent lead in the polls US Senator Johnny Isakson’s campaign is apparently taking nothing for granted and released a commercial accusing his opponent of hypocrisy. Notice there’s not a single accusation that Jim Barksdale is lying, low-energy crook whose father probably killed JFK. By 2016 standards, accusing your political opponent of only hypocrisy seems
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s not unusual to see campaign promises and pledges that diverge from reality. Campaign ads are designed to evoke emotion and feeling, both for a candidate and/or against an opponent. Most voters realize there is a “buyer beware” element with any advertisement, and especially campaign ads. And yet, when emotions
Larry Sabato has looked into his crystal ball and determined that Senator Johnny Isakson’s race should be rated as “safe Republican” – the highest ranking in Sabato’s arsenal indicating that Isakson is likely to return to Washington. From his post-debate email this morning: In Georgia, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) always looked more secure than McCain,
This week’s Courier Herald column: With the Presidential debates scheduled to begin on Monday evening, the 2016 campaign has entered its final stage. For some November 8th can’t get here fast enough, while others are still in a quandary as to how they are supposed to vote. We enter Fall with a much closer race
CNN takes a look at the Georgia Senate race between Democrat Jim Barksdale and Republican Johnny Isakson, and wonders if the Democrats missed an opportunity to pick up a Senate seat in this year of presidential candidate discontent. Prominent Georgia Democrats, from Rev. Raphael Warnock of Ebenezer Baptist Church to House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams
Just under two months before the general election, Republican Drew Ferguson has earned the endorsement of the National Federation of Independent Business in his race for the third district open seat currently held by Lynn Westmoreland. In a press release, NFIB National Political Director said, “Drew Ferguson would be a strong defender of small business
