There you go ...
None of it is particularly shocking, but the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsements and the worst-kept secret in Athens-Clarke County was made public ... and that's Charlie Maddox picked up their support (and $1,000).
Again, this makes sense. Maddox's vision for the community lines up pretty well with the Chamber's vision for the community, so it's a logical pairing. All in all, the Chamber went with ...
Athens-Clarke County Mayor - Charlie Maddox
Athens-Clarke County Commission District One - James Garland
Athens-Clarke County Commission District Nine - Alvin Sheats
Georgia General Assembly (House) - E.H. Culpepper
Georgia General Assembly (House) - Bob Smith
Georgia General Assembly (Senate) - Bill Cowsert
All pretty much what you would expect, though it seems the endorsement of Sheats is more the case of the 'he's not the worst one' for the Chamber. It was obvious Kelly Girtz was not going to get their support, nor was Ed Vaughan.
What is interesting is Blake Aued's commentary at the 'In The Loop' blog:
The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce held a "press conference" today to announce their endorsements (see tomorrow's paper; I'm sure you can guess). At this "press conference," chairman Michael Rainer was nowhere to be found, and PAC secretary Trey Thompson read a prepared statement that had already been e-mailed to the media, said "we're done here," then immediately power-walked out the door. The board members and staff he left behind refused to answer any questions. The chamber likes to complain about the newspaper not treating them fairly, and honestly, sometimes they have a point. But it's pretty hard to write a fair story when you lack all but the most basic information.
Again, this makes sense. Maddox's vision for the community lines up pretty well with the Chamber's vision for the community, so it's a logical pairing. All in all, the Chamber went with ...
Athens-Clarke County Mayor - Charlie Maddox
Athens-Clarke County Commission District One - James Garland
Athens-Clarke County Commission District Nine - Alvin Sheats
Georgia General Assembly (House) - E.H. Culpepper
Georgia General Assembly (House) - Bob Smith
Georgia General Assembly (Senate) - Bill Cowsert
All pretty much what you would expect, though it seems the endorsement of Sheats is more the case of the 'he's not the worst one' for the Chamber. It was obvious Kelly Girtz was not going to get their support, nor was Ed Vaughan.
What is interesting is Blake Aued's commentary at the 'In The Loop' blog:
The Athens Area Chamber of Commerce held a "press conference" today to announce their endorsements (see tomorrow's paper; I'm sure you can guess). At this "press conference," chairman Michael Rainer was nowhere to be found, and PAC secretary Trey Thompson read a prepared statement that had already been e-mailed to the media, said "we're done here," then immediately power-walked out the door. The board members and staff he left behind refused to answer any questions. The chamber likes to complain about the newspaper not treating them fairly, and honestly, sometimes they have a point. But it's pretty hard to write a fair story when you lack all but the most basic information.
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