Posted on 02/26/2020 8:57:21 AM PST by Kaslin
As is well known, Georgia senator Johnny Isakson resigned in December due to health issues. He never should have run for re-election in 2016, but that's another matter. He had three years left in his term, and Governor Brian Kemp solicited applications from Georgians to fill his seat for 2020. Kemp received hundreds of applications, one of which was from Representative Doug Collins, of my congressional district — the Georgia 9th. Collins was President Trump's choice to replace Isakson. The president reportedly asked Governor Kemp on several occasions to appoint Collins to the Senate, but Kemp bucked the president and chose political outsider and multimillionaire businesswoman Kelly Loeffler, co-owner of the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream.
Loeffler will serve as senator during 2020, and then there will be a special election this November in which the voters will choose who will serve the last two years of Isakson's term. Georgia has a strange way of electing replacements to Congress when there's an opening mid-term. All of the qualifying candidates will be on the ballot in November — Democrats, Republicans, and independents — a "jungle" election. If no one receives a majority of the votes, the top two will face a runoff in January to decide the winner. Some of our state legislators attempted to pass legislation to enact a primary and avoid the jungle vote so the parties could unite behind their one candidate, but Governor Kemp threatened to veto the measure. The change would likely have favored Collins instead of Kemp's pick, Loeffler. As of today, there are five declared Rpublicans in the race (Collins and Loeffler are the most notable), five Democrats, and one independent.
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Loeffler voted to acquit the President and Trump prizes loyalty.
Some of our state legislators attempted to pass legislation to enact a primary and avoid the jungle vote so the parties could unite behind their one candidate, but Governor Kemp threatened to veto the measure. The change would likely have favored Collins instead of Kemp's pick, Loeffler. As of today, there are five declared Rpublicans in the race (Collins and Loeffler are the most notable), five Democrats, and one independent.
Loeffler voted to acquit the President and Trump prizes loyalty.
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As a practical political matter, she had no choice. She is an unproven quantity but Collins is a PROVEN FIGHTER for our side. I worry that once actually elected, she’ll be a pure GOPe type.
We need Senators that side with the citizens and the rule of law to counterbalance the Bush League Republicans like Flimsey Grahamnesty and Micro Rubio who are hell bent on amnesty and a permanent Democrat majority.
[Some of our state legislators attempted to pass legislation to enact a primary and avoid the jungle vote so the parties could unite behind their one candidate, but Governor Kemp threatened to veto the measure.]
The whole reason the GOPe wants her there is another vote for amnesty.
Hes a proven buthurt sore loser. He also voted for stacey abrahms gun control on privite property bill.
The whole reason the GOPe wants her there is another vote for amnesty.
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That’s one of my MAJOR fears with her. I’m tired of having Chamber of Commerce types destroying our Republic.
Something stinks with the Loeffler appointment.
Campaign donations? Sex? Blackmail?
Something isn’t right. Why would Kemp rebuff Trump?
Kemp does need a primary.
At the very, very minimum he needs to explain his choice adequately.
Collins is a proven fighter. Loeffler is trying to convince everyone she is a fighter. Why would kemp do that?
Add that Loeffler is running negative ads on the favorite Ga politician in decades and she’s not going to win by much if at all. Collins’ supporters do not like Loeffler lying about Collins in her ads.
I think that this shortens Kemp’s tenure by about 4 years.
What do you have against Lindsey Graham? because he is a bachelor? Get over your hatred it’s boring.
Sounds like they need to get rid of their governor, too.
I read recently that a republican is running for Governor of Virginia. Are you sit on your ass or will you support him?
IMHO . . . The political dynamics have changed in Georgia.
The suburban counties have changed and were lost in the last general election. Cobb & Gwinnett as two examples. The rural populace will continue to vote the same way, but Atlanta and surrounding counties are Blue. People are moving out to the ‘Burbs’.
As sexist as this may sound, the ‘Ole Boy’ network has been replaced by Soccer Moms. How did Kelly McBath win a traditionally Republican seat?
Doug Collins will lose all seniority and have to fight an election again in two years.
I like Doug, but to keep our great state red, Kelly is the answer.
Mock away.
[Hes a proven buthurt sore loser. He also voted for stacey abrahms gun control on privite property bill.]
1. Politically, I'd take Doug Collins over Kelly Loeffler any day of the week.
2. HOWEVER, I have concerns about which of these two is better suited to win a statewide race in Georgia. Can Doug Collins win a Senate race in Georgia?
3. Importantly ... Can Doug Collins win (and finance) TWO state Senate races in Georgia in the next three years? The 2020 election is just to fill out the remaining two years of Isakson's term. Whoever wins in November then has to run again in 2022 when that term expires.
4. Does Doug Collins get us anything in the U.S. Senate that we wouldn't get with Loeffler?
5. IMPORTANTLY ... Doug Collins would be giving up his position as the ranking Republican on the House Judiciary Committee to become the junior senator from Georgia. Is this a good trade-off?
There's nothing unusual about it. See my last post on this thread.
The GOP wanted someone in this seat who could finance her own campaigns in 2020 and 2022. It's really that simple.
The Senate GOP came thru for Trump, Mitch kept the non-Mormon majority together and has done a magnificent job with judicial appointments, the benefits of which are just starting to be seen (9th circuit, yesterday).
If giving in to the GOP’s desire to keep Loeffler in place is the price of that, so be it. That’s how politics works. Trump can either tell Collins to take the appointment as DNI or despite his hard work in the House, he can expect Trump to endorse Loeffler.
Collins is free to run for Senate but he his timing is poor if he expects Trump to turn his back on a GOP Senator who could have stabbed him in the back but supported him instead. He can’t have it both ways.
I do hope I am wrong.
Linda Graham? What has she done as a senator besides a whole lot of talk about whom she is going to investigate? She supports POTUS only because she is up for reelection.
In other words, Lindsey/Linda Graham is a phony. This is not hatred but simple facts.
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