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Denise Majette Considers Georgia Senate Race
Roll Call ^ | 19 Nov 2003 | By Lauren W. Whittington

Posted on 11/19/2003 2:32:02 PM PST by Amish

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1 posted on 11/19/2003 2:32:03 PM PST by Amish
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To: Amish; mhking; Guillermo; FreedomPoster; dansangel
Pure speculation on my part, but Majette running for the senate seat could hurt Cain's chances, bigtime.

Georgia ping.

2 posted on 11/19/2003 2:36:27 PM PST by Vigilantcitizen
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To: Amish; Theodore R.; fieldmarshaldj; JohnnyZ; Pubbie; Impy; William Creel; AuH2ORepublican; ...
The GA Senate race might feature a black vs. black contest after all.
3 posted on 11/19/2003 2:39:57 PM PST by Kuksool
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To: Amish
She'd be better off consolidating her power in McKinney's old district. I would not want to run for statewide office in GA as a dem for a few years.
4 posted on 11/19/2003 2:41:08 PM PST by aynrandfreak
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To: Amish
I don't assume there would be a white drop off.
5 posted on 11/19/2003 2:44:02 PM PST by William McKinley
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To: Vigilantcitizen; RobFromGa
While I like Cain with my heart, my head says he doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of winning the primary. As long as Mac Collins gets it, instead of Johnny I, that's OK.

That said, I think Majette is high on drugs if she thinks she can win a statewide Senate race. If she tries, and Cythia sneaks back in to her old haunts, I will be ROYALLY PISSED OFF!
6 posted on 11/19/2003 2:50:26 PM PST by FreedomPoster (this space intentionally blank)
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To: aynrandfreak
Majette does not need to worry one bit about a Republican challenger in that district.
7 posted on 11/19/2003 2:51:43 PM PST by FreedomPoster (this space intentionally blank)
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To: Amish
The big problem with this happening, if it does, is that no doubt McKinney would try to regain her old seat. And with GA's open primary system, if she lost her and her father could once again scream, THE JEWS! J-E-W-S!
8 posted on 11/19/2003 2:54:30 PM PST by Phantom Lord (Distributor of Pain, Your Loss Becomes My Gain)
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To: FreedomPoster
Right, which is why she'd be smart to stay there.
9 posted on 11/19/2003 2:56:42 PM PST by aynrandfreak
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I dunno. Majette is one of the few who probably could put a dent in a Cain candidacy.

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10 posted on 11/19/2003 3:03:02 PM PST by mhking
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To: Vigilantcitizen; Kuksool; Pubbie; JohnnyZ; fieldmarshaldj
"Pure speculation on my part, but Majette running for the senate seat could hurt Cain's chances, bigtime."


Do you mean that it could decrease the number of blacks who vote in the Republican primary? I don't think that will be the case unless there's a really hot Dem primary taking place on primary day, and I don't believe there will be even if Majette runs. Blacks who are open-minded enough to vote for Cain in the primary will do so even if there's a decent black Democrat running. As for the general election, if Cain is the nominee, there's no way Majette will beat him. First of all, having a black liberal running against Cain would eliminate all doubts regarding who conservative Democrats in South Georgia will vote for. And second, I don't think Majette will get heavy support from the thousands of blacks who remain loyal to Jihad Cindy McKinney. They see Majette as a traitor because she dared run against the anti-Semitic McKinney, and would rather stay home than vote for her (especially if it's obvious that Bush will carry the state in a landslide). And Majette's relative lack of political experience (2 years as a Congresswoman, a judge before that) means that the RATs won't be able to exploit the fact that Cain has been in private business his entire life. So I wouldn't worry about Majette beating Cain.

However, I certainly hope that Majette stays in her House seat, since if she leaves it may allow McKinney to get back into Congress. We need McKinney to run in the 12th CD instead, where she can help vulnerable Republican freshman Congressman Max Burns hold on to his RAT-leaning seat either by causing a divisive RAT primary or by winning the nomination herself.
11 posted on 11/19/2003 3:03:39 PM PST by AuH2ORepublican (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.)
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"And with GA's open primary system, if she lost her and her father could once again scream, THE JEWS! J-E-W-S!"

Sounding like the old spike lee nike commercials,"It's da shoes."

12 posted on 11/19/2003 3:12:28 PM PST by Vigilantcitizen
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To: aynrandfreak
Exactly. It may be a ploy to get some 2004 donors anteing up early - but for the Congressional race, not Senatorial.
13 posted on 11/19/2003 3:19:01 PM PST by FreedomPoster (this space intentionally blank)
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To: Vigilantcitizen
To which I must respond: You lose, BillyM! L-E-W-S lose!
14 posted on 11/19/2003 3:21:18 PM PST by FreedomPoster (this space intentionally blank)
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To: FreedomPoster; little rebel; All
"While I like Cain with my heart, my head says he doesn't have a snowball's chance in Hell of winning the primary."

Why do you say that? The race has yet to begin...Cain will have better fund raising skills and networks, more national support, more black voter support, more charisma, better speaker...he's not a lock but I think he has a good chance...maybe a snowball's chance in North GA mountains at least... :-)

15 posted on 11/19/2003 3:34:38 PM PST by NewLand
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To: mhking
Except that a Democrat is not going to be elected in 2004 ;-)
16 posted on 11/19/2003 3:47:20 PM PST by xrp
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To: Amish
Cain will not be the nominee because he won't open his wallet. He has awful statewide name ID.
17 posted on 11/19/2003 4:27:24 PM PST by GraniteStateConservative ("We happy because when we switch on the TV you never see Saddam Hussein. That's a big happy.")
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To: Kuksool
This is BAD NEWS.

McKinney would step right back into her old seat.

Cain isn't going to win the primary anyways.
18 posted on 11/19/2003 4:47:34 PM PST by Guillermo (Go 'Dawgs, Sic 'Em!)
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To: GraniteStateConservative
Money doesn't win elections in GA, especially primaries.

He needs grass roots, which, as far as I know, he does not have.

He'd be better off saving his money, or running against Denise Majette, assuming she stays in the 4th.
19 posted on 11/19/2003 4:49:17 PM PST by Guillermo (Go 'Dawgs, Sic 'Em!)
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Don't worry, Majette is too liberal to win statewide.

PS: Anyone know how Herman Cain is doing polling wise?
20 posted on 11/19/2003 4:51:17 PM PST by Pubbie ("Cheney is behind it all, The whole neo-conservative power vortex," - Chris Matthews)
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