Category: Congressional Races

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Plans for a debate between Senate candidates Democrat Jim Barksdale and Republican Johnny Isakson are being negotiated, and could include six debates, each in one of the major media markets in Georgia, according to a story published in the Red & Black. While the idea for one or more senatorial debates has been rumored, the

This week’s Courier Herald column: The benediction to the first night of the Republicans’ convention two weeks ago was unusual. Pastor Mark Burns of South Carolina announced to the delegates “Our enemy is not other Republicans, but is Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.” He then prayed that “we together can defeat the liberal Democratic

There’s runoffs across Georgia today. Blah blah blah. Let’s skip to the results. Most of them (Congress, State House & Senate, D.A.’s, etc) can be found here. Want to know how Tim Lee is faring in Cobb? We’ve got a link for that. How about Sharon Barnes Sutton in DeKalb. That one’s…well, maybe here eventually.

This morning, Johnny Isakson has endorsed Drew Ferguson over Mike Crane in the race to replace Lynn Westmoreland in Congress. Isakson in a press release (full release below the fold) says Ferguson has his “full support”. The race is about to get some national attention as Senator Ted Cruz will do a soft launch of

The race to replace Congressman Lynn Westmoreland continued apace on Wednesday, with the Drew Ferguson campaign announcing another endorsement, and the Mike Crane campaign announcing a rally featuring Senator Ted Cruz. Ferguson’s endorsement comes from former Governor Sonny Perdue, who said the candidate will stand for Georgia values. “As Governor, it was a pleasure working

Let’s see: we have a runoff defined by out-and-out racism, legislators who pass laws that would eliminate a tax break no one understands, and a school board so opposed to a development deal they’ll cost themselves $460,000 in revenue. And that’s just DeKalb County. The summer heat has brought the crazy elsewhere, such as the

Drew Ferguson has polled higher than GA Senator Mike Crane in two recent polls for the GA-3 Republican runoff. A Meeting Street Research poll shows Ferguson ahead 45-36, while a Clout Research/zpolitics poll shows Ferguson ahead 40.7-34.5. In addition, Ferguson has been endorsed by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Chamber over Crane. From

Former businessman, presidential candidate and conservative talk show host Herman Cain has endorsed Drew Ferguson for the open 3rd District congressional seat being vacated by Lynn Westmoreland. In a press release issued by Ferguson, Cain said, In politics, there are candidates with a record of doing things and others with a history of talking about

This morning 3rd District Congressman Lynn Westmoreland endorsed former West Point Mayor Drew Ferguson to be his successor. Ferguson faces State Senator Mike Crane of Newnan in next month’s Republican primary runoff. In addition to the Congressman, Ferguson has garnered the support of every other primary challenger from May’s primary – as well as Mike