Political Abuse of Power by Democratic Congressman Jim Marshall (action alert)

Bill Hagan ^ | 12/10/2005 | Bill Hagan

[MontanaBeth]

Email on its way.

[WJHII]

Thank you

[AuH2ORepublican]

"We all know how important it is that we get Mac Collins back in Congress where he belongs. Jim Marshall is way too liberal for that district, period."

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If the new Georgia redistricting plan approved by the GOP legislature and signed by Governor Perdue is upheld and allowed to be used in 2006 (of which I am doubtful, since the GA legislature and governor had already adopted a map this decade, unlike what happened in Texas this decade and in Minnesota in the 1990s), then Mac Collins should win rather easily---I haven't seen the presidential election numbers for the new CD, but I would wager that Bush got at least 56% in 2000 and over 60% in 2004 (as opposed to 52% and 56%, respectively, under the 2002 lines).

But even if the new map is struck down by the courts, Mac Collins should defeat the liberal Marshall anyhow (a district that gave Bush 52% in 2000 and 56% in 2004 is too conservative to choose Marshall over Mac Collins, especially when Perdue will be running for reelection and running very strongly in the region), assuming that Mac is willing to move into the district (as drawn in 2002) right now to avoid "carpetbagger" status. I would recommend that Mac move into Monroe County or some other area that is under both the 2002 and 2006 lines so that, if the judges strike down the new map, he can claim blame the judges for excluding his old home of Butts County but still be a resident of the district in which he's running.

[AuH2ORepublican]

The John Barrow seat, as redrawn, only gave Bush like 50% in 2000 and 51% in 2004 (from an article I read last week, which I can't locate now), but the district now excludes Barrow's home base in Athens-Clarke County. If Barrow runs and can't substantially improve his performance from 2004 (Barrow actually ran behind Kerry, not typical of GA Democrat congressional candidates in heavily contested races), Burns will win.