Tag: Nathan Deal
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Signs of the Times
Evidence that Deal’s popularity is plummeting began popping up around Macon today in the form of Isakson/Deal yard signs, with Johnny on top, of course. I don’t know who paid for them. (Not every political dollar can be spent on materials advertising for BOTH a federal candidate and a state-level candidate.) But, I do know…
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Political Nightmare – for Georgia
From one scandal to the next, it seems that where ever Nathan Deal goes, Casey Cagle is not far behind, and now, these two men want to hold the two most powerful offices in Georgia. All I can say is – grab your wallets. Republicans and political insiders are already openly suggesting Deal is damaged…
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GOP Leaders Dish on Deal
Tom Perdue? Kenny Burgamy? Voices from within his own party are calling for Nathan Deal to do the honorable thing and step aside. Shannon McCaffrey has the scoop. I don’t know Tom, but I do know Kenny, who is from Macon. We agree on little politically, but when it comes to ethics, we’re on the…
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Sins of Omission
Friday, in his interview with the AJC, Roy Barnes focused on Georgia’s economy. Today, in his interview with the AJC, Nathan Deal focused on his own economy. There’s no better example of the immediate difference in these two candidates- one prepared to focus on Georgia, the other distracted by a personal financial crises. With every…
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More Deal Drama
The AJC is reporting more trouble for the embattled former congressman and would-be governor, Nathan Deal. His son-in-law, Clinton Wilder, had filed for bankruptcy in 2001, four years before Deal agreed to co-sign more than two million in loans for the now-failed business. When Wilder again filed for bankruptcy in 2009, he allegedly failed to…
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Deal: Damage Control
The sirens are blasting over in Deal-land, with the campaign now in full damage control mode. Deal is hosting a conference call this morning at 9:45 to somehow blame Barnes and “his supporters” for his woes. Whatever. How about the “misrepresentation of facts” on Deal’s own disclosure? That this call is happening at all (they…