Brian Kemp’s television ad attacking Stacey Abrams for “walking out” of an important vote is the biggest waste of money this campaign has seen. To the untrained eye, accusing a member of taking a walk on a vote sounds menacing. In reality, this claim is just a poor shot from a candidate struggling to find
Does anyone still doubt November’s election will be a nailbiter? If so the latest AJC/WSB poll should put that to bed. From the AJC writeup: The poll showed Kemp ahead of Abrams 47.7 percent to 46.3 percent, a statistically insignificant difference within the poll’s 2.8 percentage point margin of error. Libertarian Ted Metz had 2.3 percent
This week’s Courier Herald column: It is wise to be wary of “national conversations” that we have right before elections. For the past couple of weeks, the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh had many national and local media outlets invoking the recent Me Too movement as part of the process. Directly and indirectly,
Congratulations to the City of South Fulton for taking a step away from willful ignorance. Just weeks ago, the City of South Fulton City Council voted to change the official holiday that occurs each October. Columbus Day is a Federal holiday and a state holiday in more than thirty states. Many local governments also recognize the
Listening to WABE this morning they mentioned three Presidents and a Vice President have all weighed in on the 2018 gubernatorial election in Georgia. (Donald Trump and Mike Pence for Brian Kemp and Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama for Stacey Abrams who also was endorsed by Hillary Clinton). Which got me to thinking: has there
Stacey Abrams made a trip to Manhattan on Monday to discuss her book: “Minority Leader.” Abrams said she hopes people stop fixating on her being the first black nominee for governor of Georgia calling that “Crayola politics.” “Fundamentally it doesn’t really matter what race you are; we want a good governor who can lead.” You
Former President Barack Obama made his “first wave” of endorsements nationwide in the 2018 race. While four Georgia Democrats received his good news, John Barrow, a national co-chair of Obama’s “Vote for Change” initiative during the 2008 presidential race, did not. Ouch. A message was left for the Barrow campaign and I’ll update when I
Democrats almost assuredly like the results from the latest Gravis Marketing poll. Trump disapproval 49%, only 46% approve! Generic Dem congressional candidate up by four points! Abrams over Kemp by two points! Sarah Riggs Amico(!) over Goff [sic] Duncan by two points! Barrow over Raffensberger by four(!) points! Same-sex marriage supporters outnumber opponents by three percent! But
It’s already national news, so I’ll keep the intro short. UGA’s Dean of Journalism had the temerity to call Secretary of State a “nice guy” on Twitter. Some found this unacceptable, and the professor has apologized for the tweet. There’s so many directions to go with a “hot take” on this. There’s so little time…
This week’s Courier Herald column: 2010 was only eight years ago, but those years seem like an eternity as measured in political events. A popular incumbent Governor was term limited. All statewide positions were on the ballot. Primaries were bitter. Elections got personal. I remember it well, as I had a bit of a front
