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To: Phantom Lord
Perhaps, though I think he was such a polarizing figure even in that district, he might very well ended up losing. Gingrey was a better bet in successfully holding that seat. I'm not entirely sure Barr will prevail in getting the nomination for Isakson's seat, there's probably a lot of Republicans in that district that would like a shot at it and don't want him carpetbagging it for a 2nd time...
5 posted on 01/30/2003 12:51:36 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (~All our ZOT are belong to us~)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Mike Kenn will win Isakson's seat if he runs. He is based in North Fulton County, and the Atlanta media is primarily viwed in the district. He has good intangibles, NFL, etc.

The others intrested in the Isakson seat--Former GOP head Chuck Clay, Barr, and Lamut either do not have sufficient name recognition (Lamut and Clay--who ran for Lieuteneant Governor 4 years ago, but is not from that district, and there is much turnover in that district) or run counter to the socially moderate, fiscal conservative electorate in Isakson's district.

Isakson is a country club Republican and won overwhelmingly in the district, which is composed of former Northeasterners and Midwesterners. They won't elect Barr, who did better in his former district (to the Alabama line, where you had a lot of gun toting rural white Democrats).

7 posted on 01/30/2003 1:24:49 PM PST by Bruce Buckley
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