The Seventh District Republican Convention got a little testy this afternoon after initially rejecting a slate proposed by the nominating committee and then voting to send all but Debbie Dooley to the Republican convention in Cleveland. Instead of Dooley, convention delegates chose David Hancock, the head of the United Tea Party of Georgia. Roughly 70%
The National Diversity Coalition for Trump will begin its official operations on Monday with a Noon announcement at Trump Towers in New York. The group, which says it is “a coalition of Americans from across different racial, ethnic, and religious groups whose goal is to elect Donald J. Trump as the 45th President of the
A poll taken in early April by the Democratic consulting firm Lake Research Partners shows Hillary Clinton defeating Donald Trump in Georgia, 50% to 37%. Clinton is slightly less strong against Ted Cruz, but still leads 47% to 40%. The poll of 400 likely voters was conducted with live interviewers, and has a margin of
After a good showing in Wisconsin last Tuesday, the chances for Ted Cruz to become the GOP presidential nominee increased. Right now Donald Trump has 743 delegates to Cruz’s 517. There are 882 delegates still up for grabs, according to the Associated Press. That means that while both candidates have a path to reach the
We’ve heard people claim Donald Trump has the potential to expand the GOP voting base for nearly nine months–particularly blue-collar workers in Midwestern states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Other people say a Trump candidacy will produce a map similar to Barry Goldwater’s 1964 catastrophe. Of course, it’s only March. We have a little over seven
On Saturday night I watched the housing bubble movie “The Big Short” and concluded that Donald Trump’s campaign has some amazing parallels to the 2007 collapse of the financial markets. Start with the premise that real estate is a safe investment because it always goes up. Compare that to the premise that government should run
As Governor Deal considers whether he will sign or veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, presidential candidate Ted Cruz has released a list of 15 recommendations from his Religious Liberty Advisory Council regarding actions he should take if he were to win the presidency. In a statement, Se. Cruz said, During this Holy Week, as
GeorgiaPol’s publisher Charlie Harper had the opportunity to be on international teevee over this weekend courtesy of CNN International. The topic that seems to be on everyone’s mind around the world is the sideshow of the Donald Trump campaign. Charlie talks about the nomination process and offers up a sobering prediction for Republicans this year, but
Republicans that are wary of Donald Trump should be very wary of the Ides of March. Today voters in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, and the Northern Marianas Islands will go to the polls. All but North Carolina are winner take all contests on the GOP side. Depending on how Donald Trump performs today
#RINORadio GeorgiaPol Radio took to the air again on Friday where Charlie Harper, Jon Richards, and Stefan Turkheimer discussed the hangover from Super Tuesday. Is Donald Trump unstoppable? Are we in the midst of a political realignment within both parties? Luckily, we have the downloadable podcast version just in case you missed the live version
