Handel follows DeVine advice: Rejects automatic recount, concedes race to Deal before Noon [updated]

By: Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary)  |  August 11th at 09:41 AM  | 

[update, Noon, August 11, 2010 - from the Political Insider] The statement just arrived from her campaign: I want to thank all of my friends, supporters, volunteers and my campaign team for a tremendous effort over the last 16 months. We ran a terrific campaign, beat the odds to come in first place in the Primary, and came so very close in the runoff election. | Read More »

Christie-Like Handel in GA GOP run-off for governor

By: Mike gamecock DeVine (Diary)  |  July 22nd at 11:05 AM  | 

Karen Handel will face Nathan Deal in GOP gubernatorial run-off, after the tea partier and Sarah Palin-favorite garnered a third of the vote in yesterday’s Georgia primary. Deal, a long-time Congressman backed by former Speaker of the House and fellow Georgian Newt Gingrich, captured 23% of the vote to earn a spot in the run-off to determine who will face the Democratic Party nominee, former Governor Roy Barnes. Barnes has already | Read More »