Category: Politics

Five Georgias: South Georgia

This week’s Courier Herald column. You may find the previous parts of this series by following this link. There was a time in the not too distant past that South Georgia ruled state politics. Given that the state was divided into “Atlanta” and “Other Georgia” and Atlanta was easily outnumbered by the others, being from

Morning Reads — Aloha Edition Part 2

Aloha again! This post is brought to you by the island of Oahu. Ohana Obama means family. Here’s a video I watched yesterday: State The GAGOP elected a new chairman and there was some drama. Blah, blah, blah obligatory 6th District story. Stacey Abrams wants to be the nation’s first female black governor. The myths

Updated: Gubernatorial Candidate Michael Williams makes claims of bribery at State Convention

In between votes for State Chairman, candidates for governor are being allowed to make their stump speeches to the over 1500 delegates present in Augusta.  Moments ago, gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams took the stage and his first statement was that he had just been offered Chairman of Appropriations in the State Senate if he would

#GAGOP State Convention Open Thread

Today, the Georgia Republican Party will have a new state chairman. Speeches will be made, votes will be cast, resolutions will be resolved, and I’m sure some folks will leave mad because of #TheEstablisment or something.  Feel free to discuss what you see at the convention in the comments below, and consider this an ::OPEN

Landmark/WSBTV Poll Shows Dead Heat in #GA6 Race

A Landmark Communications/WSBTV poll appears to reveal a dead heat between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel in the #GA6 race. The poll of 500 likely voters conducted May 30-31, 2017 showed 49.1% for Ossoff, 47.6% for Handel, and 3.3% undecided. The poll utilized a mixture of interviews including IVR (recorded interviews) and online surveys. The

Collins supports Appropriations plan

9th District Congressman Doug Collins issued a press release announcing his support of an appropriation process introduced by 14th District Congressman Tom Graves to move 12 appropriation bills through the committee process before August and elevate conservative priorities in the budget for FY 2018. In announcing his support the  Congressman said, This plan is ambitious, and we

RC Cola Did Not Troll President Trump

RC Cola, based out of Columbus, GA, has fallen victim to an internet troll. Somebody created the fake Twitter account @OfficialRCCola and pretended to be the company. The impostor posted a Tweet yesterday morning that stated “We have no plans to release any covfefe flavored cola. If you want the taste of incompetence there are other

Handel Confirms Four #GA6 Debates

We have received a press release from Karen Handel’s campaign announcing four confirmed debates between her and Jon Ossoff. Three of the four debates will be televised. Mrs. Handel stated: “I look forward to several robust debates on the issues so that the people of the 6th District can be informed about the stark contrast