State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta) will move on to her general election a couple of days early. Her primary opponent, Kevin James, was disqualified yesterday for failing to pay back state and federal income taxes, per the Marietta Daily Journal. According to tax liens filed by the state in 2012 and 2016, James owed $2,463.77
It’s Nathan Smith’s birthday today. He’s among the first folks I met as “Icarus”, back when he was still mostly a kid attending Dalton State college. Instead of getting him off my lawn, I’ve been able to watch him morph over a decade into a District GOP Chairman, husband, and father. He’s always been mature
Y’all. I even set a reminder. Campaign life fries your brain. At least 8 are dead in a Santa Fe school shooting. Because campaign disclosures are interesting, I don’t care who you are. Well, if this isn’t the sweetest thing I have read all morning. In the world of totally bizarre news... I was going
Former U.S. Reps. Jack Kingston, Lynn Westmoreland, and Phil Gingrey have publicly endorsed Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle’s campaign for Georgia Governor. They each shared their reasons for backing Cagle below. Jack Kingston: “During my years representing Georgia, I partnered with Casey Cagle. As an early supporter of President Trump, I can confidently say Casey Cagle’s
Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore wasn’t content to let Casey Cagle work on keeping HQ2 out of Atlanta. She let it know she’s “not the biggest fan” of Amazon setting up shop in Atlanta. “I just think it will accelerate some of the gentrification and affordability [issues in Atlanta]” President Moore said on WABE’s
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR EARLY VOTING. THE ELECTION IS TUESDAY MAY 22ND. Primary season is almost over in Georgia. The distinctions between the Republican and Democrat focuses is plainly obvious from the television ads. Republicans are fighting to prove who is the most Trump like. They have chosen undocumented individuals as the focus to
Jessica S. did a wonderful piece earlier today on the art (or lack thereof) of negative campaigning. It was due to constant negative campaigning by former Rep. Geoff Duncan that led me to vote for Sen. David Shafer for Lt. Governor. It just so happens that the USPS shows I have a campaign mailer waiting for
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-proclaimed democratic socialist and New Deal-era American progressive, has officially endorsed Stacey Abrams for Governor of Georgia: “Stacey Abrams is the only candidate for governor of Georgia who has real solutions that will help the lives of working people in Georgia. She will make access to universal Pre-K a reality for
Negative campaigning. It’s an art – one we all hate, love to hate, but probably most importantly – hate to love. Every time campaign season comes around, regardless of which level of government, we all cringe and say “it’s never been this bad,” but a few candidates and/or elected officials get smeared, the rest of
