State of the Georgia Senate race
It’s been four weeks since Georgia’s senior senator, Saxby Chambliss, announced he would not run for re-election next year. That news triggered an avalanche of speculation about who would run for the seat, with the field expected to get very crowded very quickly. That hasn’t happened. No one has entered the race or even admitted to giving it serious consideration on the Democratic side, and the GOP field has been developing only slowly:
- Congressman Paul Broun, R-Athens, was the first to file his paperwork to run and has been running online ads for a couple of weeks now. Yesterday, he touted the endorsement of TheTeaParty.net, a Washington, D.C.-based outfit that bills itself as the nation’s largest tea-party group.
- Last week, Congressman Jack Kingston, R-Savannah, said he was running for Senate while speaking to the Forsyth County GOP. The very fact Kingston was speaking to a Republican group in a county a couple of hundred miles from his district tells you about all you need to know. A person familiar with Kingston’s thinking told me the congressman wants to do some more fund-raising before making his candidacy official. In December, Kingston’s campaign committee reported having just under $1 million in cash on hand. That’s much more than the $156,000 Broun reported, but it’s not as much as some of the other potential candidates.
- Congressman Phil Gingrey, R-Marietta, has been the subject of numerous reports this week that he will enter the race. The Washington Post has a story citing two unnamed ones saying Gingrey is telling people he is in the race. The Hill newspaper earlier cited GOP strategist Tom Perdue saying Gingrey was calling people to tell them he’s in. But Gingrey emailed me last night to say it is only true that he is “very interested in [the Senate race] and strongly considering it. However, at this point I am still undecided.” Based on my own conversations with people close to Gingrey, I will be surprised if he does not run.
- Congressman Tom Price, R-Roswell, whom many thought would be one of the first candidates out of the gate, has instead punted on making a decision until May. While he would probably be the front-runner if he were to enter the race, a person familiar with his thinking told me Price currently is only 50/50 as to whether he will run. One concern he apparently doesn’t have is adverse intervention by Gov. Nathan Deal. Price and governor have had chilly relations ever since Price retracted his endorsement of Deal in the 2010 gubernatorial election and instead backed Karen Handel. But I am told the governor intends to be completely neutral in the Senate race, not least because he will be focused on his own re-election next year. If Price does not run, Handel — who comes from the same North Fulton base — would be much more likely to enter the Senate race.
That’s where things stand now, at least as far as I’ve been able to track them down.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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Politico
February 22nd, 2013
3:58 pm
And he cries as usual
leg humper. That is so funny an original
Let me guess, he will be “Colored shocked” in a minute and accept someone’s “unconditional surrender”
bwwhahahahahahahahaha
Where you standing on a foot stool?
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:00 pm
Tiberius,
Tree snakes ruining Guam and eating all the birdies? So the government is going to give them snake dinners of poisoned mice?
Whatsa matter with those Washington naturalists? Don’t they know all you have to do is TILT Guam and scrape those snakes into the deep blue sea.?
If those tree climbers come swimming back, just shoot ‘em with from the balcony with your shotgun.! Yeeehoww!!!
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Tiberius - pulling the tail of the left AND right
February 22nd, 2013
4:01 pm
“Why do the mostt educated Americans vote Democratic ?”
Because they are trained chimps who learn little except how to take tests, so being told how to vote comes naturally to them.
cj
February 22nd, 2013
4:01 pm
All of these morons are basically the same intellectually bankrupt, scientifically challenged bigot.
indigo
February 22nd, 2013
4:02 pm
A Liberal Mess – 2:02
Why is the Bible your guide when we don’t even know who wrote The New Testament?
http://www.netplaces.com/gnostic-gospels/who-were-the-authors-of-the-gnostic-gospels/who-wrote-the-gospels.htm
Tiberius - pulling the tail of the left AND right
February 22nd, 2013
4:07 pm
I hope Kyle institutes a ban on people who continue to pollute his blog with religious and anti-religious crap.
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:15 pm
Ah dear bloggeroos,
If you have already posted 50 comments off subject, don’t you think that is enough?
Now , no specifics, but HINT HINT! The world is probably already aware of your astounding findings. Shall we move into Kyle’s world de jour since it is his blog???Yes?
True, I mentioned Guam and rats and stones and snakes shall eat your bones, but somehow that is connected to politics. Don’t ask me how. Our’s is but to do and die!!! Sigh……
Just Saying..
February 22nd, 2013
4:16 pm
Reality-February 22nd, 2013
3:36 pm
@Just Saying….
Are you telling us that you think BEFORE the hiv virus (which has only been around for about 20 years or so), it was perfectly okay for two men to be together?
Think about this one before answering. LOL
Reality-
Here’s reality:
!http://www.logcabin.org/site/c.nsKSL7PMLpF/b.5468093/k.BE4C/Home.htm
http://www.gayrepublicans.org
Talk amongst yourselves…
Progressive, Liberal, Lefty...informed thinker
February 22nd, 2013
4:17 pm
No good options in this field. ZERO!
StingerSplash
February 22nd, 2013
4:18 pm
Gingrey met with Gov. Deal a couple of weeks ago. To discuss what is anybody’s guess but the rumor was is about Gingrey running for Senate.
JDW
February 22nd, 2013
4:20 pm
@Cheesy…”Why do the most educated Americans vote Democratic?”
Why to pi$$ Tiberius off of course…he is after all the center of the UNIverse!
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 22nd, 2013
4:22 pm
I hope Kyle institutes a ban on people who continue to pollute his blog with religious and anti-religious crap.
I didn’t see that specified in his rules.
Maybe in one of dozens of emails that you send to him, you can suggest that.
md
February 22nd, 2013
4:23 pm
“I find the idea that people actually believe bad fiction written two thousand years ago to be literally true is absolutely absurd.”
Just remember that a wise man would also understand that the possibility exists that they may actually be right.
I’ve always had a problem with the many religions of the world all claiming to be “right”, but at least I understand that some of them actually may be, or they may all be wrong. Or any combination of right and wrong may also exist…..
MarkV
February 22nd, 2013
4:25 pm
Dusty @ 4:00 pm
“If those tree climbers come swimming back, just shoot ‘em with from the balcony with your shotgun.! Yeeehoww!!!”
Dusty,
Just don’t YOU volunteer to help! As an inexperienced woman you would be “incapacitated” shooting a shotgun (according to Rafe Hollister).
JDW
February 22nd, 2013
4:28 pm
@md…”Just remember that a wise man would also understand that the possibility exists that they may actually be right.”
Of course 1000 monkeys banging on typewriters will one day write Gone With The Wind…won’t they? O’ well equivalent odds I’d say.
I’ll say this for organized religion, in the right spot of course…it offers really good outlets for community service and social interaction…just don’t drink the koolaid.
A Liberal Mess
February 22nd, 2013
4:31 pm
Cheesy Grits is gone but not forgotten
Doctors should get into politics more because they are some of the most educated people in society. Many politicians are lawyers who are some of the most corrupt people in our society.
Suits me just fine.
Well, it happened again: As in 2008, Barack Obama won those voters with a post-graduate degree by a huge margin on Tuesday — 13 points. That’s smaller than the 18-point margin that Obama achieved in 2008, but still substantial.
Why do the most educated Americans vote Democratic?
I’m not sure where you get those stats. Probably Daily Cos or Media Matters but obama only garnered 39% of the white vote. I think stats will back up the fact that whites are by far the more educated of the races except for perhaps Asians.
A Liberal Mess
February 22nd, 2013
4:33 pm
Reality
@A Liberal Mess….
Maybe my above post and question should have been directed towards you?
I didn’t say that. Its always been dangerous. It should seem strange that hiv effects only homosexuals and drug users though.
Politico
February 22nd, 2013
4:34 pm
“Maybe in one of dozens of emails that you send to him, you can suggest that.”
Or even threaten to sue………
Just Saying..
February 22nd, 2013
4:36 pm
” I think stats will back up the fact that whites are by far the more educated of the races except for perhaps Asians.”
And we’re off, with the racial provocations just trailing the religious provocations…
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:39 pm
Hey, Gingrey is an OB/GYN and I hope he can deliver us from a Democratic controlled Senate. Nothing is getting through so maybe a Caeserian section is needed!
Besides that, he’s a “ramblin’ wreck” from GA Tech. and he’s got an education to envy!!
Don’t bother to mention “legitimate rape”. Gingrey was talking about “ladies” who go out and have a good time, get pregnant, then holller “rape”.
Go, Gingrey. Go Gov Deal. We have a smart governor who knows how to say NO to the Feds AND pick winners. Good Deal!
A Liberal Mess
February 22nd, 2013
4:40 pm
indigo
A Liberal Mess – 2:02
Why is the Bible your guide when we don’t even know who wrote The New Testament?
The Bible is my guide because it is the word of GOD. You can believe that you came from an ape or from some giant explosion but I chose to believe GOD created all things. I am beginning to understand people like you though. Your searching. Your so miserable in your own little world that it makes you feel good to denigrate others who are happy. Pick up a Bible and read it. It will surly enlighten you.
Politico
February 22nd, 2013
4:43 pm
“Don’t bother to mention “legitimate rape”. Gingrey was talking about “ladies” who go out and have a good time, get pregnant, then holller “rape”.”
He was? I’m sure you can clarify that with a link.
md
February 22nd, 2013
4:43 pm
“Evolution DOES prove how we got here.””
Hardly…..it proves certain variables within a given time frame, and nothing more.
To say it proves how we got here is called a leap of faith…….an educated guess……or simply an assumption.
getalife
February 22nd, 2013
4:43 pm
Time to end the Cuban embargo to free Cuba.
That means legal Cuban cigars.
Just Saying..
February 22nd, 2013
4:43 pm
“We have a smart governor who knows how to say NO to the Feds AND pick winners. Good Deal!”
Dusty: Your position, when Deal joins FL Gov. Rick Scott and the other GOP governors who’ve reversed course and accepted the expanded Medicaid provisions of Obamacare?
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:44 pm
MarkV,
Don’t you worry about my inexperience with guns. If a horde of snakes shows up, I will learn how to handle a shotgun in a hurry. You can count on that.
getalife
February 22nd, 2013
4:45 pm
“handle a shotgun in a hurry.”
Point the gun, pull the trigger.
Biden is right.
A Liberal Mess
February 22nd, 2013
4:48 pm
Just Saying..
” I think stats will back up the fact that whites are by far the more educated of the races except for perhaps Asians.”
And we’re off, with the racial provocations just trailing the religious provocations…
And we’re done. because when you throw facts at a liberal the debate is over…
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:49 pm
Just saying,
Gov. Deal has not been standing in the sun all day like Florida’s governor. He also knows that Georgia demands a balanced budget which means you don’t spend money or promises you don’t have.
Oh, if only a few more people in government knew that basic fact. Most liberals grew up without even a piggy bankt. Thus the fuss!
md
February 22nd, 2013
4:50 pm
“Of course 1000 monkeys banging on typewriters will one day write Gone With The Wind…won’t they? O’ well equivalent odds I’d say.”
You do realize that folks are currently training monkeys and the like on ipads….right?
As I said, a wise man won’t discount the possibilities. What you seem to be doing is actually no different then those you seem to think are wrong. Why is your belief more right then theirs?
And I used to think like you do until I watched that show on the Shroud…..with all our technology thousands of years later we can’t duplicate it …….that leaves too many questions for me, but you are quite welcome to carry on with your beliefs.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 22nd, 2013
4:52 pm
Politico
getalife
February 22nd, 2013
4:52 pm
Time for the gop to surrender to President Obama again on the sequester.
They should get out of the way of free commerce and work on fixing their party.
md
February 22nd, 2013
4:53 pm
For those that may be interested in challenging their own beliefs:
http://www.history.com/shows/the-real-face-of-jesus/articles/about-the-shroud-of-turin
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
4:53 pm
getalife
What gets people in trouble is “shootin’ off their mouth”.
Biden knows how to do that too.
MarkV
February 22nd, 2013
4:54 pm
Dusty @ 4:44 pm
Dusty,
I do not worry about that in the least. But you should alleviate Rafe’s concerns in that respect.
Kamchak ~ Thug from the Steppes
February 22nd, 2013
4:56 pm
What gets people in trouble is “shootin’ off their mouth”.
Biden knows how to do that too.
Sarah Palin says,
“What?”“You betcha.”getalife
February 22nd, 2013
4:56 pm
Dusty,
Duh, he is a politician.
Just Saying..
February 22nd, 2013
4:58 pm
Dusty@ 4:49 “Gov. Deal has not been standing in the sun all day like Florida’s governor. He also knows that Georgia demands a balanced budget which means you don’t spend money or promises you don’t have.
Oh, if only a few more people in government knew that basic fact. Most liberals grew up without even a piggy bankt. Thus the fuss!”
So, Dusty, you don’t believe Gov. Deal will agree to the expanded Medicaid portions of Obamacare.
Watch this space…
md
February 22nd, 2013
4:58 pm
The first direct examinations of the cloth were conducted in the 1970s, most famously by the “Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP), a team of scientists led by physicist John P. Jackson of the University of Colorado. The group found that the markings on the cloth were consistent with a crucified body and that the stains were real human blood; they also suggested that the image’s shading patterns contained three-dimensional information. They could not explain how the imprint ended up on the fabric in the first place.”
” a team of scientists”
Make of it what you will, but to dismiss it without all the answers would be unwise if you ask me…….
getalife
February 22nd, 2013
4:58 pm
Free commerce to Cuba would help our economy.
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
5:00 pm
Politico
Don’t be lazy. Call up Gingrey on Google and it is right in his writeup. He explains it quite plainly.
Wasn’t my idea. ” I don’t know how to deliver no babies!!! ” (GWTW!!)
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
5:02 pm
getalife,
Cigars are bad for your health.
ObamaCare won’t let you smoke.
Preventive medicine, sweetie!
Politico
February 22nd, 2013
5:02 pm
Dusty
You mean his “clarification” statement after running his mouth then having to “clear it up” with something more palatable?
Especially since several other Republicans were also stumbling and fumbling all over their own comments regarding rape
Got ya
getalife
February 22nd, 2013
5:05 pm
Dusty,
Free Cuba.
It is not 1960.
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
5:06 pm
Just Saying,
I certainly hope Gov Deal does not accept an increase in Medicaid. We can’t pay for what we have now. Even if the Feds help for three years, it is then dumped back on the state
Gov. Deal is able to see the future . Beware of handouts!! They cost too much!
Politico
February 22nd, 2013
5:07 pm
Dusty
I’m not a fan of Gingrey’s politics, however my gf says he is a pretty nice and upstanding guy. She was pretty good friends with his daughter in high school and they still stay in touch.
Just Saying..
February 22nd, 2013
5:07 pm
Actually, Dusty: “I don’t know nothin’ ’bout birthin’ babies!”
It’s right on Google, you know…
Dusty
February 22nd, 2013
5:08 pm
You mean, let the communists thrive.
Nope! It will ruin your health!
Politico
February 22nd, 2013
5:09 pm
“We can’t pay for what we have now. Even if the Feds help for three years, it is then dumped back on the state ”
You already pay for it via people showing up at emergency rooms with minor ailments, folks putting off certain procedures because of lack of insurance then having to have something major done which is paid for through your insurance and taxes already.
Kyle Wingfield
February 22nd, 2013
5:10 pm
There’s a new post upstairs, everyone.