Democrats Hope for an Upset in Georgia

[Raffi Ella]

They name a lifelong Republican, a chief executive of a private equity real estate firm, as a Nunn supporter. I'm not surprised by that since Nunn is basically a Moderate Republican on fiscal issues, as are most GA Democrats. It also talks about the numbers needed for a Nunn victory and the possibility of a runoff, which they say would be a nightmare for both camps.

Democrats Hope for an Upset in Georgia

WASHINGTON — Michelle Nunn, the Democratic Senate candidate, stated her case cogently last week in Columbus, Ga.: If elected, she vowed to “change Washington in a collaborative way.”

Her Republican opponent, David Perdue, a businessman, is also running as a “change” candidate, but he’s skipping the collaborative stuff. He says he will go to Washington to attack President Obama and the Senate leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada.

How this argument plays out matters. An upset by Ms. Nunn in Georgia, which has been solidly Republican for more than a decade, was long considered just a bonus possibility for her party. Now Democrats hold six or seven vulnerable Senate seats in the Nov. 4 elections, and a loss of six would cost them the majority. They need to win in a couple of Republican-held states. Georgia, where Senator Saxby Chambliss is retiring, is one of the two best options for a Democratic victory.

Democrats hoped to run against one of Georgia’s House incumbents. Instead, they face a political newcomer, a corporate executive and cousin of a former governor of Georgia, Sonny Perdue.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/us/politics/democrats-hope-for-an-upset-in-georgia.html?_r=0

[Feral Child]

1. Many of today's Democrats

would have fit nicely in the Eisenhower GOP. Ike would have been appalled about his party today, he warned us about the Dominionists and hated Nixon.

[RebelOne]

2. I am hoping for an upset.

And I'll be at the polls to vote for her and Jason Carter.