Most of the focus at the state convention in June will be on the election of delegates and alternates to the national convention the following month, but that’s not the only race that the state convention will decide upon. With current National Committeewoman Linda Herren not running due being term-limited, that leaves an open seat
A post on the National Review website postulates that Governor Nathan Deal’s recent veto of House Bill 757, the Free Exercise Protection Act, shows that the influence of the Christian right is declining in the Peach State. One week after Deal’s veto, which came on Easter Monday, evangelical leaders, lawmakers, and activists across the state
This week’s Courier Herald column: The Georgia General Assembly adjourned Sine Die the Thursday before Easter, after passing a controversial religious freedom bill the week before. It was a final week filled with threats of boycotts and political reprisals. After a brief break for Easter weekend, the Governor emerged last Monday with a veto. It
Yesterday, the Georgia Republican Party executive committee voted to reopen qualifying on the Republican ticket in State House Districts 3 and 52 after incumbent Representatives Tom Weldon and Joe Wilkinson, respectively, decided to withdraw their candidacy. The Catoosa County Republican convention passed a resolution requesting that the state GOP to reopen qualifying for House District
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 Monday, Governor Nathan Deal vetoed HB 757. Just now, I’ve received my third email from Mike Crane’s congressional campaign on the matter. Two of the three were direct fundraising emails. This latest one puts Senator Crane directly into the “ScamPAC” territory. In the email, Crane threatens a false deadline of 48 hours “to choose”.
Back in 2014, I wrote a post about the Preservation of Religious Freedom Act, the first effort by Rep. Sam Teasley and Sen. Josh McKoon to pass a version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Georgia. In the post, I referred to the objections of a young Republican Christian activist who is also gay:
State Rep. Joe Wilkinson of Sandy Springs announced he will withdraw from his race to be re-elected in House District 52, and will retire from the House at the end of his term. The Ethics Committee Chairman took office in 2001, and was instrumental in the formation of the city of Sandy Springs. Two years,
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
UPDATED: For clarity, Representative Weldon hasn’t officially withdrawn from the race. The Catoosa GOP has, in its resolution, will send a certified letter requesting that Weldon send a formal letter of withdrawal with 72 hours of his decision. Georgia State Representative Tom Weldon (R-HD-03) decided last week to withdraw from his re-election race. My understanding is that there
