Former Senator David Perdue apparently talked himself into challenging Governor Brian Kemp in next year’s Republican gubernatorial primary. He quickly earned former President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic support and another interesting lap dog: former Ambassador Randy Evans. Ambassador Evans quickly took to social media bemoaning the harsh critique of Senator Perdue’s ego trip by Governor Kemp
This week’s Courier Herald column: A year is several eternities in politics even in normal times. Our ongoing pandemic seems to have slowed time to a crawl, and the year that has transpired since the 2020 elections seems to have been much, much longer than that. Georgia had a few high profile municipal elections and
I was enjoying time away in Louisville, KY while former President Donald Trump made a stop in Perry, GA on his sour grapes tour. President Trump continued his feud with our elected Republican officials who have chosen to follow the law rather than the demands of the Cult of Trump. His displeasure with Governor Brian
We got this press release from the Floyd County Republican Party August Rally, formerly the Rally at the Tillman Hanger, that will take place on August 7th: The largest GOP Rally in the State of Georgia returns August 7,2021. Formerly known as Floyd County GOP Rally at the Hangar, we will host the event at
There was strong speculation that Doug Collins would run for either the U.S. Senate or Governor in 2022. He announced on Facebook a few minutes ago that he will not run for office in 2022. With Florida resident and former US President Donald Trump sticking his fingers in the Georgia Republican pie, speculation could be
I was a fly on the wall at the Gwinnett Republican Convention this year. I was working registration and credentials this year, so I didn’t get to listen in on a lot of what was happening on the floor. The parts I did see were a bit concerning to me. The Party of Trump has
Former Congressman Paul Broun is looking to remove the “former” from his title. He’s announced that he’s looking to succeed Jody Hice, who has announced his own intent to run for Secretary of State, in Georgia’s 10th District per Tim Bryant: Hat tip to John Vestal.
Rahul Bali tweeted out earlier today that State Senator Bruce Thompson has filed a declaration of intent to run for Georgia Labor Commissioner. ELECTION 2022 UPDATE: Georgia State Senator Bruce Thompson tells me he has filed his Declaration of Intent to run for the Republican nomination for Georgia Labor Commissioner. #gapol #gagop #GPBLawmakers pic.twitter.com/9C6DjtuTjA —
This week’s Courier Herald column: It’s time to close the books on the November election. After all, it’s spring of 2021. What happened in 2020 is done. And yet, Georgia Republicans have some unfinished business which must be addressed. Former President Trump’s refusal to accept that he lost his bid for re-election and the aftermath
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has been embroiled in an intra-party fight among the Georgia Republican Party that began with his and his office’s defense of the General Election where former President Donald Trump lost the state. Since November, it seems that Secretary Raffensperger and the Georgia Republican Party, mainly Chairman David Shafer, have been
