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GA: GOP AG Race Heads to Runoff
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:53 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:52
From mysouthwestga.com:
Former prosecutor Ken Hodges easily defeated state Rep. Rob Teilhet to claim the Democratic Party’s nomination for Georgia attorney general, while ex-Cobb County Commission chair Sam Olens and state Sen. Preston Smith advanced to a runoff in the GOP race.
In other races for constitutional offices, State Sen. Ralph Hudgens and Atlanta attorney Maria Sheffield are headed to a runoff in the Republican primary for Georgia insurance commissioner. The winner will face Democrat Mary Squires, who was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Georgia Dem wins Lt. Governor Nomination; Husband Loses Gubernatorial
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:53 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 21 July 2010 12:41
From macon.com:
Political newcomer Carol Porter of Dublin celebrated her win in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, even as her politically-seasoned husband, DuBose Porter, lost the gubernatorial nomination.
For most of the evening Carol Porter led her opponent, Tricia Carpenter McCracken of Augusta, with about 70 percent of the vote. In Bibb County, Porter garnered 6,232 votes to McCracken’s 2,275.
But the road ahead will likely be steeper. McCracken did not mount a campaign, while Porter’s opponent in November is well-funded incumbent Republican Casey Cagle. As of the June 30 campaign disclosure report, Cagle had raised a total of $1.2 million to Porter’s $186,500.
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Primary Day – Georgia heads to the Polls
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:53 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 20 July 2010 11:41
From CNN:
The GOP primary winner in Georgia most likely will face off against former one-term Gov. Roy Barnes. Polls suggest that Barnes is the favorite to win Tuesday’s Democratic gubernatorial primary over Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker.
Barnes appeared to be looking to the general election in a debate over the weekend when he surprised some by saying he would sign an Arizona-style immigration bill.
Perdue defeated Barnes in the 2002 election when the latter was seeking a bid for a second term.
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Attorney or General? The Georgia Attorney General Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 11:54 Written by rslcpol Monday, 19 July 2010 01:49
From Southern Political Report:
His GOP opponent, Max Wood, fits the description of someone leading with the crime issue. Wood leads by touting his prosecutorial record as a U.S. attorney and assistant district attorney. He even notes his military experience and service in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a Justice Department attaché, placing him squarely in the “general” category. Of course Woods shares similar concerns about immigration, ObamaCare, abortion, and gun ownership, but he leads with the crime issue.
It’s harder to categorize Republican State Sen. Preston Smith as more of an “attorney” or “general,” as he touts his legislative experience and accomplishments in the service of both concerns. Let’s say he’s playing a 50-50 strategy on both issues.
The Democratic Party race also has a contest between an “attorney” and a “general.” Ken Hodges is clearly running in the “general” category; the former Dougherty Circuit district attorney has devoted the bulk of his campaign on stopping violent crime. His opponent, State Representative Rob Teilhet, is somewhere between Preston Smith’s and Sam Olens’ strategy, noting law enforcement support in the legislature, but perhaps more emphasis on civil concerns than crime coverage.
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GA: Vacancy in AG Office is Rare
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:03 Written by rslcpol Monday, 12 July 2010 01:33
From Gainsvilletimes.com:
It’s been more than 60 years since there was an open seat for Georgia’s top state attorney position, but with Thurbert Baker leaving the post of attorney general to run for governor, five people are running in what should be a heated race to succeed him.
The attorney general and his staff of lawyers serve as the legal counsel for Georgia’s governor and state agencies of the executive branch, providing legal opinions and going to court to represent the state in civil cases.
The office also prosecutes public corruption cases, can conduct special criminal investigations into state agencies and represents the state in death penalty appeals.
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GA AG Debates Get Heated
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:03 Written by rslcpol Monday, 12 July 2010 09:54
From the Augusta Chronicle:
In back-to-back debates sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and broadcast statewide by Georgia Public Broadcasting, the six candidates sparred over pressing issues and on whose professional experience was best. Republicans Sam Olens, Preston Smith and Max Wood went first, followed by Democrats Ken Hodges and Rob Teilhet.
Smith attacked Olens repeatedly for having been active in the Democratic Party and living in New Jersey, and Woods blasted him for the number of Democrats who have given to his campaign.
Olens shook it off, saying it was the price of being the front runner. Besides, he said, Republicans need Democratic votes to win in November. When given the chance to question his opponents, he declined so he wouldn’t have to be negative.
“I have not been negative or nasty in any prior campaign, and I will not do it now,” he said.
Throughout the half-hour forum, Olens stressed his managerial experience as Chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners and its 4,500 employees.
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GA: Rare Open AG Race leads to Intense Race
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:40 Written by rslcpol Monday, 14 June 2010 01:21
From AccessNorthGA.com:
The first open seat in the election for the state’s top lawyer in more than 60 years has transformed a normally down-ticket race into one of the most hotly contested campaigns in Georgia.
That helps explain why three prominent Republicans and two well-known Democrats are running to become the state’s next attorney general, and each have unveiled ambitious plans to use the post to push their agendas. All have vowed to play a more proactive role in enforcing state law.
On the Republican side, former Cobb County Commissioner Sam Olens, state Sen. Preston Smith and former U.S. Attorney Max Wood face off for their party’s nomination in the July 20 primary. Meanwhile, Democratic state Rep. Rob Teilhet and Ken Hodges, an ex-Dougherty County district attorney, will square off in their party’s contest.
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GA: Democrat AG’s Staff Error could Cost Georgia
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:52 Written by rslcpol Friday, 4 June 2010 01:24
From the Augusta Chronicle:
An error by Attorney General Thurbert Baker’s staff prompted the Georgia Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal today in a case that could have major budget implications and increase the number of appeals filed by convicted felons.
The case involves a class action by 187 convicts who argue taxpayers must provide them attorneys so they can file appeals because they don’t have enough money to hire them on their own.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter issued a ruling in February agreeing with the convicts and ordering the state to give each an attorney within 30 days.
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GA: Campaign Ads Slow Down
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:12 Written by rslcpol Friday, 14 May 2010 10:15
From RN-T.com:
Voters are beginning to get their introductions to gubernatorial candidates via a few television ads even though the primary Election Day is more than 70 days away.
Generally in a year like this one where political contributions are low for all candidates, campaigns tend to save their money until a big push closer to when voters cast their ballots. Three candidates, though, have bucked that conventional wisdom.
Democrats Roy Barnes and David Poythress and Republican Eric Johnson beat the rest of the 14-candidate pack with early ads on TV. Each aims to begin shaping voter perceptions.
In the case of Poythress and Johnson, the ads both try to touch on the potent issue of jobs while introducing the candidates to voters who might not know them, despite their long, respective careers in state government. Poythress, in an ad running in Athens, Augusta, Columbus and Albany, stresses that he will draw on his experience as a three-star general in the National Guard to fight for jobs. He adds that he won’t collect a paycheck as governor until unemployment drops to 7 percent.
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GA: Democrat Election Shenanigans
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:21 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 11 May 2010 12:55
From the Augusta Chronicle:
What they attempted — clumsily, since Garvin didn’t seem to know what district he lived in, and didn’t know what counties the 23rd included — is beyond offensive. It looks for all the world like a cynical attempt to play games with the people’s Senate seat, to treat it as their own.
That’s the kind of arrogant shenanigans that gave Augusta politics a well-deserved rotten reputation for years. Obviously, some folks are still trying to play such games.
Powell’s bait and switch — he gave no indication he’d be jumping out of the Senate seat, and didn’t even let the Democratic Party know — now has left District 23 voters with no Democrat in the race. And he’s a supposed Democrat.
Republican Jesse Stone, former mayor of Waynesboro, is now the lone candidate running, although Democrats are scrambling to run Chuck Pardue as an independent.
Richmond County Democratic Chairman Lowell Greenbaum was said to be livid about Powell’s power play. For his part, Greenbaum says, “We were shocked and surprised.”
Why would a Democrat do this to his own party, and to voters in his district? “This is the question we’re all asking ourselves,” Greenbaum says, adding that Powell offered no explanation in a recent conversation. “It put our party in a very difficult position.”
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