Earlier today, Erick posted an item asking “Did You Vote Republican For Nothing?” It’s a good and timely question, as is “did Republicans learn anything from this election, the rise of the Tea Party, and the crushing defeat of a liberal tax-and-spend agenda in November?” Looking purely at recent national and local political news relevant to folks in just one state – Georgia – it | Read More »
We should never confuse anecdotes for data, but I’ve got a funny one. I got called up to New York on the spur of the moment this past week for CNN so I ran out to early voting. I was somewhat stunned by the high number of black voters doing early voting. In any event, I stood in line in front of a black preacher | Read More »
I have written before about Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle. To say the least, I am not a fan. Last night in Georgia, a new revelation came out about Casey Cagle that solidifies a decision I’d already made. I will be voting for the Georgia Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor, Carol Porter. Last night in the 8th District Congressional Debate, Democrat Congressman Jim Marshall finally | Read More »
Like me, Melanie Cross is a graduate of Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Like me, Melanie Cross more likely than not had Congressman Jim Marshall as a law school professor. In 2006, Melanie Cross and her husband Ray held a fundraiser for Jim Marshall in their home and contributed $1,000.00 to Marshall’s congressional re-election campaign. Between 2006 and now, Melanie Cross became | Read More »
Judge Melanie Cross is a Tift County Superior Court Judge in Georgia. Congressman Jim Marshall, through his proxies at the Georgia Democratic Party, has demanded Judge Cross unseal Austin Scott’s divorce records — Scott is Marshall’s Republican opponent. Marshall, of course, denies he has any connection. However, Amy Morton (who I actually know and like), a local Democratic activist who is involved with the Democratic | Read More »
Donate now to Austin Scott. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released an internal poll in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District showing Jim Marshall ahead by twelve points. It is exceedingly rare in this election cycle for the DCCC to release an internal poll. Doing so shows a level of panic about this race and a desire to change expectations. The poll is also disconnected from reality. | Read More »
Meet Austin Scott. He is running in a district that leans decidedly Republican, having been won by both George Bush and John McCain. But the district is held by Congressman Jim Marshall, a Democrat and my former law school professor. If the GOP is going to take back Congress, it is going to have to take back this district. Jim Marshall is a card check | Read More »
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