Couple of things
- The 10th Congressional District race is getting jam-packed as Paul Broun's son jumps into the fray. He's a good conservative, however, unlike his daddy as he supports things which make me cringe ... like a national sales tax. Willie Green, Doc Elderidge and Tom Chasteen ... you're up next!
- It's a mighty big 'if' regarding the Navy School site. Understandably, the LRA wants a committment from the University of Georgia regarding building the medical school, which I don't think is unreasonable at all. This isn't a simple sale of property, but an awarding of public land for specific use approved by the LRA. If there's no assurance the medical school will actually end up on that site, then what's the point in giving the land away?
- Folks, we're just dancing now. Sen. Saxby Chambliss wants the state to handle its PeachCare situation, while the state wants Congress to do something (even to the tune of suspending the Georgia General Assembly's session). Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the governor campaign on a platform that touted a massive $500 million surplus? Where did that revenue go?
- This kid has got to come to Georgia because of the endless possibilities regarding his name. Can't you hear Larry Munson hollering after he picks off a pass 'Rambo draws first blood!'
- The endorsement letters are trickling in to the Athens Banner-Herald, and the first one is Joshua Inwood backing Andy Herod. As an aside, I'm working to schedule interviews. I'm meeting with David Hamilton on Saturday morning, and I'm finalizing setting up a time with Herod (hopefully on Friday). I'll record them both and put 'em up as podcasts.
- Mitt Romney recently lined up his campaign team in Georgia, and he's getting blasted from the left (Matthew Yglesias) and the right (Erick at Peach Pundit)
- Wow. Andy Totten sets up a ridiculous false argument by advocating that those who call for a minimum wage hike try to live on $7.25 an hour. If we're setting up juvenille and shallow arguments Andy, why don't you try living on $5.75 an hour?
- It's a mighty big 'if' regarding the Navy School site. Understandably, the LRA wants a committment from the University of Georgia regarding building the medical school, which I don't think is unreasonable at all. This isn't a simple sale of property, but an awarding of public land for specific use approved by the LRA. If there's no assurance the medical school will actually end up on that site, then what's the point in giving the land away?
- Folks, we're just dancing now. Sen. Saxby Chambliss wants the state to handle its PeachCare situation, while the state wants Congress to do something (even to the tune of suspending the Georgia General Assembly's session). Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't the governor campaign on a platform that touted a massive $500 million surplus? Where did that revenue go?
- This kid has got to come to Georgia because of the endless possibilities regarding his name. Can't you hear Larry Munson hollering after he picks off a pass 'Rambo draws first blood!'
- The endorsement letters are trickling in to the Athens Banner-Herald, and the first one is Joshua Inwood backing Andy Herod. As an aside, I'm working to schedule interviews. I'm meeting with David Hamilton on Saturday morning, and I'm finalizing setting up a time with Herod (hopefully on Friday). I'll record them both and put 'em up as podcasts.
- Mitt Romney recently lined up his campaign team in Georgia, and he's getting blasted from the left (Matthew Yglesias) and the right (Erick at Peach Pundit)
- Wow. Andy Totten sets up a ridiculous false argument by advocating that those who call for a minimum wage hike try to live on $7.25 an hour. If we're setting up juvenille and shallow arguments Andy, why don't you try living on $5.75 an hour?
posted by Jmac at 7:03 AM
5 Comments:
no surprise about Green being a Republican - he was a prominent figure in the Maddox campaign so, that should have been your first clue...
on the Congressional and SD47 races, this is what I think:
retired_cowboy said...
Voters in ACC will have no real influence on who is elected in either this congressional race or the SD47 seat. We've been effectively neutered by the redistricting.
If Doc and Tom need a hobby, they can run for this congressional seat but neither of them are the type of hard-right extremists that will appeal to majority of the voters outside of ACC. This district isn't going to elect a moderate - they equate moderate with liberal which, for them, equals something like satanic terrorist. Very sad.
SD47 voters may not be quite as bad but Kemp is a lock and anybody else who enters this race will just be another sacrifical lamb and noise maker.
It would be great to have some Dems who are willing to take a beating for the team but, there's no way that a Dem or even a moderate Republican is going to win either of these seats this time around.
Lesson from elementay school applies here: The big dumb kids always beat the crap out of the smart kids and that's going to be the fate of Athens, especially at the state level, for at least 2 more election cycles.
I don't necessarily dispute that, but I also think that if you had a candidate with cross-party appeal in Athens-Clarke County (like Tom Chasteen for instance), that could make them a more viable candidate. If we're talking purely 'R' vs. 'D' then, yes, it's an uphill climb.
Mac Rawson didn't have the best showing in that race, but I also think he was partially hurt by name reconigition. He was actually a good candidate who had a tough road to hoe with an incumbent Republican in a conservative district.
The 10th District is, well, pretty friggin' Republican. I still contend a moderate Democrat in a race with no incumbent could run a competitive campaign. But it would take a lot of work and a lot of informal, grassroots campaigning in my personal opinion. I know a lot of folks up there in that, and most are more conservative than me. But they all appreciate honesty, and I think you sell them a bit short if you think they couldn't be won over by someone with an economic populist message and moderate views on social issues.
All politics are local, and if you know what matters to them, they'll think twice about you.
The only good conservative is a fiscal conservative
JMac has some very good points but think about what happens in a congressional campaign...when are the honest, real, sincere messages delivered and understood? If you answered "never", you are very close to the truth. Call me cynical or call me experienced but most of the campaigns will be calling to tell me lies about their opponents without ever once mentioning their own positions. It's ugly, ugly stuff on that level. About the only reason we didn't see a lot of it in this last cycle was because Holley never had any money and was never a serious threat to Norwood. Even with that, the only Norwood stuff I heard or saw was strictly on the message that the Democrats are evil.
I wish, I really, really wish, congressional campaigns really were about who is the best candidate and who best reflects your views on an individual basis. I do not blame the campaigns - I blame the voters! The voters have demonstrated time and again that they won't spend any time or effort trying to find out about the individuals. Very frustrating for all campaigns but I don't know how to make people act like they think a congressional race is more important than American Idol or re-runs of Gilligan's Island. They just don't. But, they all think that their taxes are too high - none of them really understand why and trying to explain it will put them to sleep. ;-)
Welcome to democracy, cowboy, which is clearly the second-worst form of government.
Regards,
Plato
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