Georgia voters in foul mood

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | 02/28/04 | GAYLE WHITE

[optimistically_conservative]

As Kerry disillusions the already dellusional, Nadar will attract more votes.

At the same time, the improving economy, Iraqi stabilization, the capture of AQ bigwigs, etc. will have everyone wondering what the ABB fuss is about.

[Guillermo]

Wow, a base constituency of the party out of power is not happy with the President, who is a member of the rival party, which is in power.

I'm shocked!

[madprof98]

I'm going to vote in the Democrat primary tomorrow, first time I've done that in a very long while. I will proudly cast my vote for Al Sharpton. He embodies everything today's Democrats stand for. I hope he gets a prominent role at their national convention, perhaps marrying a gay couple or performing a partial-birth abortion.

[Vigilantcitizen]

Wow, a base constituency of the party out of power is not happy with the President, who is a member of the rival party, which is in power. I'm shocked!

I noticed that too. The AJC gave up the pretense of being a legitimate newspaper along time ago.

[Kuksool]

Is the Senate primary contest tomorrow as well?

[Guillermo]

No, that's in July.

July 22nd I believe.

[madprof98]

Absolutely not! Tomorrow's vote is strictly a Presidential primary--with one little addition, an advisory vote on the Georgia state flag.

[optimistically_conservative]

I'm betting you won't be alone in that vote.

Sharpton may do better in GA than many expect.

[Guillermo]

Sorry

Georgia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 20 July 2004
Primary Runoff (if necessary): Tuesday 10 August 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
General Election Runoff (if ncessary): Tuesday 23 November 2004

[Guillermo]

I'm voting for Kerry.

[Dog Gone]

About 5.5 percent are out of a job. That's about normal.

The truth is that there is a large minority in this country who would never ever ever vote for a Republican, and that number is getting a little bit bigger each year.

We can still win this year, but unless something changes, it will never get easier.

[Kuksool]

Good. I don't want the RATS to "freep" the GOP Senate primary. They just might vote for Johnny Isakson.

[DrDeb]

Typical of this newspaper (and the media in general) to imply that this is a poll representative of ALL Georgia rather than the tiny percentage of DEMOCRATS who vote in primaries!!!!

[Reagan79]

Are there still any Democrats in Ga? Well besides our buddy pal Senator Zell Miller.

[Steely Tom]

The Democrat primaries are days of wine and roses for the major media. Every day they get to gleefully present anti-Bush rhetoric from a whole range of different leftists, ranging from dour to fiery, from the fringe, to the radical fringe, to the Edge Of Darkness. The Republicans? They simply don't exist. No need for balance, right? The GOP's candidate has already been chosen! Of course, back in 1996, Bob Dole and the other GOP candidates couldn't get any coverage at all, but, hey, that was then, and this is now!

NPR is absolutely loving this. They get to air debates over who hates George Bush more, and why. Life. Is. Good.

The media seems to have completely lost touch with more or less half the country (more if you want my opinion). They could care less. Why? Because they're doing this for themselves. It's nothing but self-gratification at this point. They need it, they deserve it, they've been waiting for it since the awful events in Florida in 2000, and by golly, they're going to have it! Anybody who doesn't like it can take a hike (to quote their favorite guy).

(steely)

[COEXERJ145]

The real question is what will the turnout be for the Rat primaries. With the exception of Iowa and N.H. the Rats have had below average turnout in almost every other state.

[madprof98]

Are there still any Democrats in Ga?

Sure. Why, just last week they stood proudly together in support of one of their favorite causes, same-sex marriage, and turned down an amendment to our state constitution against it. They have also held firm in defense of abortion and other causes dear to the hearts of their faithless followers.

[txrangerette]

Good summary.

[optimistically_conservative]

Are there still any Democrats in Ga? Well besides our buddy pal Senator Zell Miller.

Sure, and a big chuck think like Miller.

Forty-five percent of Georgians likely to vote in the Democratic primary — including 35 percent of those who identified themselves as Democrats — said they agreed with Miller's assertion that the Democratic Party has abandoned Southern Democrats.

[Betaille]

So out of the 30 something percent of Georgians who still dare to call themselves a democrat, the most liberal 10 percent of those will vote in the primary. Of that 10% of 30%, 25% are "angry at" bush. So do the math and approximately 1 percent of Georgians are angry at president bush. AJC reports "They are dissatisfied with, if not downright angry at, President Bush". Fair and Balanced eh?