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Tag: campaign

  • The Race is Done

    We have another poll showing the Democratic primary for governor is done. Roy has 64% of the primary vote, with an MOE of +/- 5%. I am inherently dubious of InsiderAdvantage polls and a 5% MOE is huge. However, these results jibe with everything else we’ve seen. That said I doubt Roy has 64% of…

  • The Cream of the Crop

    Dammit Mike. Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond… hasn’t disclosed anything whatsoever since 2007. Thurmond, who’s running for the U.S. Senate, filed no financial disclosure forms with the State Ethics Commission in 2008 or 2009, a check of the commission’s online look-up shows. Elected officials in Georgia are required to report on basic details of their personal…

  • Poll for your Morning

    I bring you a good poll for your morning. Rasmussen (I know I know) says our one candidate for Governor, Roy Barnes, trails the top three Republicans, with a MOE of +/- 4.5% (!). Matchups: Oxendine 43 Roy 39 Deal 47 Roy 40 Karen 42 Roy 39 Roy 42 Eric 38 First, there is no…

  • Dueling Press Conferences

    About 30 minutes ago, Ken Hodges kicked off his campaign for Attorney General at the Gold Dome (unless something came up that caused it to be postponed). He is traveling the state today, making a number of stops with press conferences to kickoff his campaign. One of those stops is in Columbus at Noon. Immediately…