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http://newsmax.com/archives/ic/2004/3/6/121052.shtml Well isn't this intresting. The "objective news media" supposed 9-11 surviors protesting Bush's ads are actually anti-war stooges financed by John Kerry's wife. Please take a moment and vist the New York Times, Washington Post, MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC etc to email the Omsbudsman, the Publisher, the News Editor and demand to know why they allowed clearly partisan advocates of Kerry's Presidential Campaign were presented on their "News" programs with no reference to their ties to the Kerry camp. We absolutely must demand the "News Media" be held accountable for their free advertising for the Kerry camp.

Herman Cain, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, blasted Senate Democrats for their continued use of rhetoric and scare tactic when addressing the needs of America’s seniors. “The Democrat leaders in the United States Senate don’t have a plan or even a clue on how to fix Social Security,” said Cain. “Instead of addressing the facts, Senators Daschle, Kerry and Edwards resort to the same empty rhetoric and scare tactics they have been using for the past few decades or promise more from a system that is going bankrupt.” Cain continued, “Alan Greenspan was right, under the current system we only...

http://www.georgewbush.com/tvads/ Here is a link to the 1st three Bush Re-election ads. As expected the DNC directed its "Objective News Media" mouthpieces at CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC to generate phoney hysteria about these ads. Compared to the demogagery and lies spread by the Kerry Campaign, Moveon.org and the DNC about Bush for the last 6 months, this is probably the mildest sets of ads that have run so far this political season. Please email this link to every person on you email contact list. We need to get as many people as possible to see these ads. They are...

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Candidate calls for Constitutional Amendment to protect marriageFebruary 4, 2004 Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that they will accept nothing short of full marriage rights for same-sex couples. In doing so, the court clearly demonstrated their radical gay marriage agenda by rejecting the Massachusetts state legislatures attempts to find a compromise. Responding to the Massachusetts ruling, U.S. Senate candidate Herman Cain said, “The courts have failed the American people. Congress needs to enact a constitutional amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage.” Cain went on to say, “Liberal-minded judges have opened a floodgate of judicial tyranny that will...

Opponent's Voting Record Out-of-Step With Georgia 01.29.2004--Today, the Collins for U.S. Senate campaign will release, an ad highlighting a series of 13 votes cast in the House of Representatives by Rep. Johnny Isakson for pro-abortion legislation. Isakson has been running as a pro-life candidate for U.S. Senate, however, his voting record in Washington proves otherwise. Isakson is telling Georgia voters: “I have a deep respect for life, and a voting record that reflects that respect.” http://isakson.net/isakson_contents/issues/life.shtml However, the Congressional Record tells a different story. Isakson voted 13 times in favor of pro-abortion legislation. He voted 5 times to require tax-payer...

Herman Cain blasts Roe v. Wade Senate candidate defends the life of unborn children and calls conservatives to action January 22, 2004 Herman Cain, conservative Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade: Today we mourn the murder of millions of innocent lives because of the decision made 31 years ago by the United States Supreme Court to give doctors the right to end the life of an unborn child. Unbelievably, the decision of Roe v. Wade shows that our Nation still chooses to place human convenience...

Senate candidate defends the life of unborn children and calls conservatives to actionJanuary 22, 2004 Herman Cain, conservative Republican candidate for U.S. Senate [GA], issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade: Today we mourn the murder of millions of innocent lives because of the decision made 31 years ago by the United States Supreme Court to give doctors the right to end the life of an unborn child. Unbelievably, the decision of Roe v. Wade shows that our Nation still chooses to place human convenience over the sanctity of human life....

Part-time DeKalb County magistrate Gary Leshaw announced Thursday that he is running for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Zell Miller. The 51-year-old Leshaw, who has spent 27 years doing public-interest law, is the second Democrat to formally announce for the race. State Sen. Mary Squires (D-Norcross) announced last year, but is not well known outside her district and does not have the backing of the state party. "We're going to run a grassroots campaign and discuss the issues important to Georgians," Leshaw said in a telephone interview. "I may not be a household name...

Dear FReepers, As you know, in 2004 Georgians will go to the polls to replace retiring United States Senator Zell Miller. Senator Miller has served our state with distinction and upheld the values Georgians share. I am supporting Mr. Herman Cain as Senator Miller’s replacement, and I’d like to tell you why. Herman Cain has over 35 years of successful business experience, holding such positions as Chairman, CEO and President of Godfather’s Pizza, Chairman, CEO and President of the National Restaurant Association, Chairman and President of the Tax Leadership Council of Americans For Fair Taxation and he serves on the...

TARGETED REPUBLICANSThe Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), in its uphill climb to regain control of the House, has targeted four freshman Republicans: Reps. Max Burns of Georgia, Bob Beauprez of Colorado, Mike Rogers of Alabama and Rick Renzi of Arizona. Beauprez, Rogers and Renzi all won narrowly in 2002, with Beauprez squeaking in by only 121 votes in his suburban Denver district. A Colorado Republican redistricting effort to strengthen Beauprez's district was thrown out in court. He now faces a tougher Democrat than he defeated in 2002: Columbine prosecutor Dave Thomas. Burns won by 55 percent in the Augusta, Ga.,...

<p>This is an exclusive excerpts from Sen. Zell Miller's new book, "A National Party No More: The Conscience of a Conservative Democrat" (Stroud & Hall, Atlanta).</p> <p>Lord, those current presidential candidates in my party. They are good, smart and able folks, but if I decided to follow any one of them down their road, I'd have to keep my left-turn signal blinking and burning brightly all the way. All left turns may work on the racetrack, but it is pulling our Democratic Party in a dangerous direction. Whenever the Democratic candidates encounter a political action committee, they preen and flex their six-pack abs for these special-interest groups, which I call "the Groups," like bodybuilders in a Mr. Universe contest. Or perhaps more appropriately I should compare them to streetwalkers in skimpy halters and hot pants, plying their age-old trade for the fat wallets on K Street. Just look at them. They are convinced most Americans will like what they see: John Edwards, shooting brightly through the skies like Halley's Comet. Joe Lieberman, steadily and surely plodding along, one labored step at a time, like Aesop's tortoise. John Kerry, the new century's Abraham Lincoln, posing for Vogue in an electric-blue wet suit with a surfboard tucked up under his arm like a rail just split. It made me wonder, are there more surfboards or shotguns in America? There's also Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont. Clever and glib, but deep this Vermont pond is not. ... He likes to say he belongs to the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party, but I say he belongs to the whining wing of the Democratic Party. My fellow Senate Democrats are decent, hardworking and smart. They have been friendly and more than fair to me since I arrived in July 2000, even with my rough edges and strong opinions. Let that be underlined: They have been much nicer to me than I have either deserved or expected. But let this also be clear: I will not be bland in what I write, for I am not blind to what I see. What I saw gradually drew back the curtain on Washington's political stage, and over time my awe turned to shock. A partisan prism I began to refer to the Tuesday luncheon meetings of the Senate's Democratic caucus as the "Tums-days" lunches, because the ideology moved further and further to the left and the oratory was turned up to a decibel level that got so shrill for my old ears that I needed Tylenol to go along with my antacid. "The Groups" and money. Money and "the Groups." It was like a bad song you can't get out of your mind. Once we were urged over and over to attend a fund-raising breakfast because a big labor union was going to give the party $20,000 for every senator in attendance. All 50 of us answering "present" could mean a million dollars. Of course, I attended. But I began to think that the Democratic caucus sees the entire nation through the partisan prism of liberal states like California, New York, Maryland and Massachusetts, and believes that what is good Democratic politics there just has to be good Democratic politics from sea to shining sea. I naturally see the nation through the conservative prism of Georgia and the South, but I would never suggest that what was good Democratic politics in my neck of the woods would play well in Malibu and Manhattan. When "the Groups" say "frog," each party jumps. It really doesn't seem to matter how it affects the people or the nation as a whole. My yardstick says the Democrats clearly win the vertical leap when "frog" is yelled by NARAL Pro-Choice America or by AFSCME (the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) with their 7.4 million members. If you are organized and have an acronym, an address inside the Beltway and a PAC, you are in like Flynn. Just name your wish, and one of the caucuses will bust a gut to romance you. If you are only an individual with some rural route address, then forget it, Bubba. The politicians won't even blow you a kiss, much less romance you. I was sitting at my beautiful old mahogany desk in the Senate chamber not long after I arrived — a desk that has the names Russell, Talmadge and Nunn carved in it — when Joe Biden of Delaware, a senator for 30 years, came over and sat down. "I've watched a lot of you former governors come up here and invariably you go through three phases," Biden said. "The first phase is disbelief. You just can't believe how legislation and decisions are made." He was right. I arrived in the middle of the appropriations process, and I could not believe the feeding frenzy. "The next phase," he said, "is anger. You stay mad most of the time, and you want to change the system and make it more orderly." The third phase, he said, is "acceptance." I have not reached that third phase yet. Not even close. I'm still angry because of the petty partisanship on both sides of the aisle. Angry that one single senator representing less than one-fifth of 1 percent of the American people can stop any president — even during wartime — from making a crucial appointment to his own team. Angry because of the thoughtless, needless waste of taxpayers' hard-earned money. Angry because soft money — big money — from special interests to both parties controls things in a way that is nothing short of bribery. Angry that this money pays for cynical consultants who sneeringly brag, "We do campaigns; we don't do government." I'm angry at a process in which 59 votes out of 100 cannot pass a bill because 41 votes out of 100 can defeat it. Explain that to Joe Six Pack at the Kmart. Supporting the president The process has become so politicized and so polarized and so ingrained that we cannot even put it aside in time of war. It is a system that "Cuisinarts" individual thought into a mushy party pudding, that expects one to go along with the team even if the quarterback is calling the wrong signals. On the day in July 2000 when Gov. Roy Barnes appointed me to try to fill the big shoes left behind by our friend, Sen. Paul Coverdell, a Republican, I pledged to serve all Georgians and no single party. I took the first step in December, after being elected to the seat. President-elect George W. Bush invited me and 15 others, including about five other Democrats, to Austin to talk about his education-reform bill. I had already studied the Bush proposal and decided I was for it. I had watched what Bush had done for Texas schools when he and I were both governors. So I stood up at that small luncheon and told him that I would support his bill enthusiastically. As I was leaving and he was thanking me, I told him: "Mr. President, I'm with you on a lot of things. I'm with you on your tax-cut proposal." I saw in his eyes that my comment had registered. A couple of weeks later, Sen. Phil Gramm, Texas Republican, mentioned that the president had told him of my comments about the tax cut and asked would I like to join him in co-sponsoring it. I told Gramm I would be honored. President Bush called me that night in my apartment and thanked me. That was in January 2001. In May, Congress passed a $1.35 trillion tax cut, the largest since the one Ronald Reagan pushed through in 1981. Although I was the only Democrat supporting it for a long time, in the end 12 Democrats voted for it. Unfortunately, the tax cut was compromised on its way to final passage. What started out as a broad, immediate and permanent cut became one where some relief is delayed by several years. To add insult to injury, the whole thing is set to be repealed in 2010. How can anyone make long-range plans for a business or a family with a tax policy that has a perishable date on it like a quart of milk? Perhaps because of my experience as a chief executive, I went to Washington believing that a president should be able to select his own team and make out his own batting order. He is the leader and the one who ultimately should and will be held accountable. My first test came with John Ashcroft, a man I know well. I was the first, and, for a while, the only Democrat publicly supporting his confirmation as attorney general. A short time later, I was the only Democrat to vote to confirm Ted Olsen as solicitor general. My vote made the difference, 51-49, and the president finally got his own man representing the government before the Supreme Court. I took that opportunity to tell my colleagues that "this never-ending, back-and-forth, partisan ping-pong game of revenge needs to end — for the good of the country." The last straw With all the support I was giving President Bush, it was only natural that the Senate Republican leadership would make an overture to me to switch parties or become an independent. As politely as I could, I expressed my long and active history as a Democratic officeholder and how, with me, it didn't have anything to do with ideology; I was "born a Democrat." This caused them to take a step back with a strange and puzzled look. No one can understand it except those older folks who live in Appalachia. When Jim Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican Party in May 2001 and became an independent, it turned the Senate upside down and gave the Democrats a one-vote majority. Again the Republicans came, and the ante had gone up. I have no intention now or ever to disclose any details. Suffice it to say that, for a freshman senator, it would have been historic. Again, I politely declined, Tom Daschle became majority leader, and the rest is history. In fall 2002, in the heat of a campaign season, the Democratic leadership laid on the straw that broke this old camel's back: the caucus position on homeland security. The main point of contention was whether any of the 170,000 employees of the new Department of Homeland Security could be moved around by the president in time of national emergency without all the hidebound restrictions of the civil-service system. Every president before Bush had that kind of authority, but because this was an election year, the labor union wanted to flex its muscle. They found a willing chairman in presidential candidate Joe Lieberman, whose Government Operations Committee had written the homeland-security bill. The bill was driven by the American Federation of Government Employees and the union's cock-of-the-walk president, Bobby Harnage, who is always spoiling for a fight. Whether he wins the fight or not, it helps to increase the 37.5 percent of government workers who are unionized. "We must give the president the flexibility to respond to terrorism on a moment's notice," I said in a floor speech Sept. 18, seven weeks before the general election. "He's got to be able to shift resources, including personnel, at the blink of an eye. So why do we hold so dear a personnel system that was created in 1883 and is as outdated as an ox-cart on an expressway? "I'll tell you why: Because by keeping the status quo, there's votes to be had and soft money to be pocketed. That's the dirty little secret. ... "Hiring a new federal employee can take five months. Firing a bad worker takes more than a year — if it's even allowable at all — because of the mountains of paperwork, hearings and appeals. ... "Productivity should be the name of the game. And we lose productivity when bad folks hold on to jobs forever or when jobs go unfilled for months. "I've tried to imagine myself in these workers' places at this particular time in history," I concluded. "I'm an old believer in that line by that wonderful Georgia songwriter, Joe South: 'Before you abuse, criticize or accuse, walk a mile in my shoes.' "But perhaps it's because I've worked for three dollars a day and was glad to have a job that I find their union bosses' refusal to budge for the greater good of this country so surprising. Union politics may be important, but it should never come before national security." Too far left A week later I tried again. "Have we lost our minds?" I asked fellow Democratic senators. "Do you really want to face the voters with this position, this vote writ large on your forehead, like a scarlet letter? ... It will be one of our sorriest chapters ... where special interests so brazenly trumped national interests." On Nov. 5, Sen. Max Cleland, a triple amputee and decorated Vietnam hero, was defeated in Georgia after dropping eight points in a few weeks. Weeks during which, time and time again — 11 to be exact — the Democratic leadership urged him to vote with those special interests. In Missouri, Jean Carnahan, a fine senator and widow of my friend, Sen. Mel Carnahan, met the same fate. Immediately after the election, the homeland-security bill passed with the Democrats not saying the first word about protectionism for employees. It had all been just politics by and for "the Groups." Then and there, I decided I would never attend another Democratic caucus lunch on Tums-days. I had seen and heard enough. With the exception of a handful, these Democrats went too far to the left for me. I could not help remembering John F. Kennedy's prophetic words about party unity and "what sins have been committed in its name." Kennedy warned: "The party which, in its drive for unity, discipline and success, ever decides to exclude new ideas, independent conduct or insurgent members, is in danger."</p>

The Democratic Senator from Georgia comes out swinging for the President.

Below is a list of each state and its "Political Party statistics", meaning that state's current governor, U.S. Senators, U.S. Congressmen, and who they voted for in the 2000 election.  This is useful data in trying to predict future voting trends.   AlabamaGovernor Bob Riley (R)Senator Richard Shelby (R)Senator Jeff Sessions (R)5 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush AlaskaGovernor Frank Murkowski (R)Senator Lisa Murkowski (R)Senator Ted Stevens (R)1 Republican Congressman2000 Election: Bush ArizonaGovernor Janet Napolitano (D)Senator John McCain (R)Senator Jon Kyl (R)6 Republican Congressmen2 Democrat Congressmen2000 Election: Bush ArkansasGovernor Mike Huckabee (R)Senator Blanche Lincoln (D)Senator Mark Pryor (D)3 Democrat Congressmen1 Republican Congressman2000 Election:...

Michelle Nunn, daughter of ex-Senator Sam Nunn, has ruled out a campaign for the seat of Sen. Zell Miller, saying that she will focus on her family instead.

Democratic Senator Zell Miller of Georgia is retiring and the party's pool of 2004 candidates looks emptier than the vegetable drawer in a frat-house refrigerator.

Fifth District race getting interesting Many political observers in the Triad think that the entrance of Ed Broyhill into the congressional race hurts state Sen. Virginia Foxx the most. She was counting on her base of support outside of Forysth County, and particularly in the northwestern mountain counties, to at least get her into a runoff with one of the many Forysth candidates. But Broyhill has obvious connections, family and personal, in many of those same counties. One of those competing for the nomination,Nathan Tabor of Kernersville, reportedly fired a previous set of consultants because they had proposed a campaign...

Last cycle, much of the action in Senate races took place in the Midwest, with competitive races in Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and Missouri ultimately deciding which party would control the chamber. This cycle, the South is the scene of many of the significant races, and that’s terrible news for the Democrats, who continue to lose ground in a region that once constituted their party’s bedrock. In addition to Georgia Sen. Zell Miller (D), who has already announced he won’t seek re-election, at least four other Southern Democrats may well retire: Sens. Fritz Hollings (S.C.), John Edwards (N.C.), Bob Graham...

tate Sen. Mike Crotts (R-Conyers) on Thursday officially kicked off his campaign for the 8th Congressional District seat now held by Rep. Mac Collins. Crotts joins state Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Sharpsburg) in the race to replace Republican Collins, who is resigning to run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Zell Miller. Miller is retiring when his term ends in 2005. The 18-county congressional district stretches from near Conyers to Bibb County and along the Alabama border to Carroll, Troup and Harris counties.

The leading Republican in the state House formally announced his plans Tuesday to run for the 8th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Mac Collins. State Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Sharpsburg) kicked off his campaign at the state Capitol followed by stops in Macon, Columbus and LaGrange. Westmoreland, 53, said he will continue as House minority leader through the next legislative session. State Sen. Mike Crotts (R-Conyers) has also announced plans to run for the congressional seat, and Dylan Glenn, an aide to Gov. Sonny Perdue, has been mentioned as a possible candidate. Collins is leaving his congressional job...

This guy could really make the US Senate race in GA next year interesting. He's got wads of cash, he's a former Director and Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank (Kansas City), on the Boards of Directors of four major corporations (Whirlpool Corporation, Aquila, Inc., Reader's Digest Association, Inc., and Hallmark Cards Incorporated), turned around Godfather's Pizza in 14 months and was able to lead a buyout from Pillsbury, and knows tax policy inside and out. Plus, he's a trustee of traditionally black college Morehouse College. His ascension into elected office could destroy the state Democrat party.

SNELLVILLE — City Councilman Melvin Everson is seeking a state House of Representatives seat in 2004. If he wins, Everson will be the first black Republican in state government, a milestone former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma achieved in Congress in 1994. Current mayor pro tem of Snellville, Everson, 45, announced his candidacy Monday for District 70, post 1. The seat is currently held by Charles Bannister, the former Lilburn mayor who is mulling over a race for Gwinnett Commission Chairman. “I’m running for the Legislature because it’s time for a change at the state Capitol. Too many major...

According to the African American Republican Leadership Council (AARLC): http://www.aarlc.org/weblog/index.shtml 2004 Election Update Herman Cain, CEO of Godfather's Pizza, is considering a run for retiring Senator Zell Miller's seat in Georgia. Only one Republican, Rep. Johnny Isakson, has declared so far. What an exciting candidate he would be: http://www.hermancain.com/

Former GA Congressman Bob Barr will not continue his campaign for Congress in 2004. Sources say he just lacks the "fire in the belly" for another campaign. Barr was "gerrymandered" out of his House seat last year.

State Sen. Robert Lamutt on Thursday became the latest to announce he is running for Congress. The east Cobb Republican is one of a gaggle of politicians who have been pondering a run ever since incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson announced he's running for the U.S. Senate. Former U.S. Rep. Bob Barr also is seeking the 6th Congressional District seat. "Over the past eight years, I have had the privilege and honor of representing the people of Cobb and Cherokee counties, working hard for their interests in the General Assembly," Lamutt said in a statement. His top issues include "the over-taxation...

Zell Miller won't run for re-election to Senate The Associated Press Phil Skinner / AJC Sen. Zell Miller says he won't run for re-election to the Senate. WASHINGTON -- Democratic Sen. Zell Miller, a popular former Georgia governor, announced Wednesday he won't seek re-election in 2004 -- a move that could complicate Democratic efforts to retake the Senate. The surprise announcement came in a statement in which Miller explained he was making the announcement early so that others could prepare to run for the seat. Miller had been retired from public life in the summer of 2000 when he was...

Tuesday was a massacre for the democrats. They had no message and the polling was horrible. I have always been skeptical about polls and it appears that most of the pre-election polls were off. So why did the republicans do so well? George Bush deserves much of the credit, but let's not forget about the great candidates we had. 90% od our candidates were experienced and did well in their debates. The democrats did have a message. It was "no" to whatever being asked. The get nothing done senate was another reason. No bills and no judges were coming out...

Phil Gingrey wins GA 11th. Looks like Barr could have won if he hadn't panicked but that's Barr.

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

According to Carl Cameron at 12:55 AM EST, Zogby has Chambliss 1 point ahead of Cleland right now.

Poll shows Burns leads District 12 Web posted Saturday, November 2, 2002 at 10:03 p.m. EST By Sylvia Cooper Staff Writer In the waning days of one of the state's fiercest political campaigns, Republican 12th Congressional District candidate Max Burns appears to be gaining momentum over his Democratic foe, Charles "Champ" Walker Jr. Mr. Burns' showing in a district drawn for a Democrat is surprising, particularly since many say it was drawn for Mr. Walker, the son of state Sen. Charles Walker Sr., who had a hand in creating the 12th District map. The younger Mr. Walker was expected to...

The ENEMY forged the stolen steel Delighted at the pain we would soon feel A hot branding iron to burn a 9 and 11 In the hearts of all righteous under Heaven The demons smiled and admired their work Then dedicated it with an unholy curse The plans were laid well, the deceptions intact With stooges called "martyrs" they began the attack They boarded the planes with thin, tight-lipped smiles Politely nodding to each small child - In a short time they’d know TERROR too real When their KILLERS captured the pilot’s wheel May the TWIN TOWERS of bright beacon...

Is Gingrey gaining in the 11th? Democrat Roger Kahn has the advantages of running in a congressional district drawn for Democrats (the 11th), having a private fortune to spend on the race, and being able to assume most district African Americans will vote for him, allowing him to fashion conservative media appeals to eat into Republican Phil Gingrey’s assumed voter base. Nevertheless, Kahn's lead in a poll taken nearly a month ago was only 41 percent to 40 percent, and there is at least circumstantial evidence that Gingrey, a state senator from Marietta, is gaining momentum. He is playing the...

Burns, Walker trade barbs as race in 12th turns testy By Lee Shearer lshearer@onlineathens.com The Max Burns campaign has pulled one of its negative campaign ads off the air as Democrat Charles Walker, Jr. threatens to sue the Republican in the increasingly nasty campaign for Georgia's 12th District congressional seat. The ad accused Walker of gouging families of Georgia inmates by charging ''$10 a minute'' for collect calls made from prisons. But according to a state list of rates, the highest rate charged was a $4.99 connection fee plus 89 cents per minute, and Walker did not help set the...

Received this in my email box tonight http://www.rnc.org/flash/bushsavestheday.html

We are a little over two weeks away from the election. So I ask you the same question I asked myself. Who is going to win the battle for the senate? I have done extensive research and watched the trends for a while now, just like many of you. I finished a week ago a statistical analysis of voting trends in Georgia. Let me also state that most elections are referendums on the incumbents. Candidates have to expose the incumbent. Dole failed to do this in 1996. So here are my predictions. GA- Max Cleland is in trouble. Do not...

<p>NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — President Bush yesterday hit fund-raisers in Georgia and Florida for embattled Republicans — including his brother, Gov. Jeb Bush — kicking off a money drive that will culminate with 14 straight days of campaigning before the Nov. 5 elections.</p>

Clay, Marshall release dueling polls By Don Schanche Jr. Telegraph Staff Writer As Calder Clay III's pollster sees it, GOP candidate Clay is within 7 percentage points of catching up to his Democratic rival Jim Marshall in the race for the 3rd Congressional District seat. But Marshall's own pollster says Marshall has a 17-point lead over Clay. Less than three weeks from the Nov. 5 general election, both campaigns offered a glimpse of what their strategists know or believe about the likely behavior of likely voters. It began Wednesday morning when Clay's campaign released the cover letter to a poll...

Predictions?

Fighting the good fight ONE HAS TO ADMIRE the sheer gumption and staying power of Wayne Parker, the candidate for Congress in the 11th District who is 99.9 percent sure not to be on the ballot and whom most folks probably wouldn't vote for anyway. His fight is the people's fight, whether they know it or not. Parker, who is from Carroll County, is the treasurer of the state Libertarian Party. He's been beating his head out for months collecting signatures and fighting court battles against stacked odds (stacked by Georgia's two traditional major parties) trying to give voters a...

Cleland leads in new poll By JIM THARPE Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writer Incumbent Democrat Max Cleland leads a close race against Republican challenger Saxby Chambliss as Georgia's high-profile U.S. Senate campaign heads into its final, frantic month, a new poll shows. Republicans were encouraged as President Bush heads south to campaign for Chambliss and Cleland fights to maintain an approval rating that has slipped since August. "It's certainly not a done deal at this point," said Emory political scientist Merle Black. The statewide poll, conducted Sept. 26-Oct. 1 by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/WSB-TV, questioned 500 likely voters. It found 51 percent...

Cleland isn't helping himself Editorial October 04, 2002 With less than six weeks before the General Election, it's difficult to determine just who Max Cleland believes are his constituents. A new ad touts that he "supports the president on Iraq" and is "working with President Bush," yet he continues to block passage of Bush-friendly homeland security legislation in the Senate. The grab-hold-of-Bush's-coattails strategy - which Gov. Roy Barnes is also using -points to the president's recent 67 percent approval rating and other poll findings that most Americans favor taking military action against Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq. In the latest...

The following snippet was taken from the News Link at BillShipp.com. The News Link is updated daily, so this won't remain on their site for long: Democratic incumbent Sen. Max Cleland leads GOP challenger Saxby Chambliss by a scant 45 to 41 percent according to a poll commissioned by the Chambliss campaign. The survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted statewide Monday and Tuesday by Public Opinion Strategies. Libertarian candidate Claude “Sandy” Thomas received 1 pecent. Ten percent were undecided; 3 percent refused to answer.

Polls show Gingrey, Kahn in dead heat in District 11 Brandon Johnson Staff Writer Published September 23, 2002 11:20 PM CDT Phil Gingrey doesn't have the checkbook of Roger Kahn, but that isn't keeping the 11th Congressional District GOP candidate from attempting to grab the front-runner position early in the race. Gingrey announced poll numbers showing the Marietta state senator in a dead heat with Kahn while the National Republican Party showed its commitment to Gingrey, giving $80,000 to the race. The poll showed Kahn ahead 43 to 39 percent, well within the 4.9 percent margin of error. Among likely...

An overdue break for Chambliss? Congressman Saxby Chambliss, R-Moultrie, may have finally gotten a break in his uphill fight to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Max Cleland. To date, Chambliss has been struggling to catch up with Cleland in campaign funds, name identification, and personal popularity. Even Chambliss’ presumed trump cards -- his supposed cozy relationship with President George W. Bush and his role in the war on terrorism as part of a key House subcommittee -- have been advantages largely blunted by Cleland’s war record and endorsements from high-falutin generals. But Cleland may have opened the door to Chambliss this...

Republicans smell blood in the 12th GOP sources in Washington express glee that the 12th Congressional District race -- a newly and Democratically configured district that stretches from the Athens area down to Savannah -- is suddenly looking competitive. When the well-known Barbara Dooley lost by an eyelash to college professor Max Burns in the Republican primary, many political observers all but put the district in the hands of eventual Democratic nominee Champ Walker. But Walker, who claims his own high name ID from being the son of Georgia Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker, lost his own hometown of Augusta...

Georgia has spoken and has decided against runoffs in the US senate race against Max Cleland and the governor's race against Roy (King Roy) Barnes. No one in the media or on the political spectrum (including myself) expected Sonny Perdue to pull 50 %. But he did. Bob Irvin, Saxby's (R) opponent, could have saved Saxby's campaign alot of time and effort by not running against Saxby. Various news organizations said that Irvin felt like he would carry metro Atlanta, but he didn't. The Chambliss campaign is smart and saved its money for the campaign against Cleland. Both Sonny and...

Yes, it's here. TGIED. But there's still time to check the mailbox, fax machine and TV for those late sucker punches that began flying last Friday afternoon.The big one, of course, was Gov. Roy Barnes' burst of TV ads aimed at Sonny Perdue, accusing him of helping "a coldblooded cop killer."Perdue said Barnes was trying to hurt him because he's the front-runner in today's GOP vote for governor. Linda Schrenko and Bill Byrne said Barnes was actually trying to help Perdue by improving the state senator's standing among undecideds. That may be over-thinking the situation.But if not, imagine the possibilities...

The office of State Superintendent of Schools is statewide, highly visible, and a potential stepping stone to higher office in Georgia. Plus little-known facts concerning the race between Bob Barr and John Linder in the new 7th Congressional District.A Clear Choice in the GOP Nomination for State Superintendent of Schools(Atlanta, August 18) -- With a day to go before election day, Georgia gun owners have a clear choice in the GOP race for State Superintendent of Schools.State Rep. Mitchell Kaye (R-Marietta), a former House pro-gun leader, is facing State Rep. Kathy Cox (R-Peachtree City), an otherwise undistinguished politician backed by...

LP candidate is poised to make ballot access history in Georgia Wayne R. Parker: May make history.  Libertarian Wayne R. Parker is poised to make history in Georgia, after filing what should be enough signatures to qualify him as the first third-party candidate for U.S. House to appear on the state ballot in 59 years. On August 7, just 20 minutes before the noon deadline, Parker submitted 17,558 ballot access signatures to the secretary of state's office in Atlanta. If at least 9,558 of those signatures are valid, Parker will be the first third-party U.S. House candidate since 1943 to...