[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

McKinney's facing a good conservative opponent. She may be upsetted.

[ConservativeBob]

Who is this "good conservative opponent"?

[FreedomPoster]

I met Catherine Davis at a talk Phyllis Schlafly gave recently at Agnes Scott College. I was very impressed, but I really think she has no chance of winning in that district, which is a sad statement. Unfortunately, in that District, this event is a badge of honor for many.

[lugsoul]

Don't know much about the GA 4th, do you?

[MrCruncher]

Black Republican Will Challenge Cynthia McKinney

Nathan Burchfiel, © 2006 Cybercast News Service

June 16, 2006

(Excerpt)

(CNSNews.com) - A little known African American woman announced Thursday that she will try to unseat Georgia Democratic Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who has been mired in controversy since she struck a U.S. Capitol policeman in the chest with her closed fist.

Catherine Davis, a human resources manager who has never held elected office, said she is running because McKinney's "dismal legislative record and her outrageous behavior are an embarrassment to the hard-working folks in my district." McKinney represents Georgia's 4th Congressional District.

Davis is conservative. She favors a strict approach to immigration reform - the immediate securing of the borders and deportation of illegal residents, privatizing Social Security, Health Savings Accounts, school vouchers and the Fair Tax, which would eliminate the federal income tax and establish a federal sales tax.

McKinney was first elected to the U.S. House in 1992 to represent Georgia's heavily Democratic 11th District. The district was redrawn by order of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1995 and McKinney was elected in the new, but still heavily Democratic 4th District in 1996. She lost her seat in 2002 when she was beaten in a Democratic primary, but when the winner then attempted a bid for the U.S. Senate in 2004, McKinney recaptured her old seat.

Davis said she believes the district is ready for change after the controversy that has swirled around McKinney.

Davis, a human resources manager for Sprint, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University in three years with a double major in psychology and education. Her previous political experience is limited to working for former Virginia Gov. George Allen, now a U.S. senator, as a welfare reform outreach coordinator. But she does not think her lack of experience will hurt her.

"I believe people want a fresh face and I have corporate experience that can translate into any venue in which I choose to take it," Davis said...

cnsnews.com

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

McKinney's facing a good conservative opponent. She may be upsetted.

McKinley's district is gerrymandered.

[show me state]

McKinney's facing a good conservative opponent.

  From Brit's Political Grapevine

Cynthia Vulnerable?

Despite the news that a grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney for allegedly punching a capitol police officer, one Georgia Republican thinks McKinney's "dismal legislative record and her outrageous behavior" have made her ripe for defeat in 2006.

Catherine Davis — who was soundly beaten by McKinney in 2004 — announced that she will oppose the Democratic Congresswoman in November, calling her an "embarrassment." But Davis, who is African American, acknowledges that success won't come easy in the district, which is heavily Democratic.

[eeevil conservative]

You taliing about Harris?

I like her!

going to help her on her campaign! even though she is NOT in my district!

[sport]

Don't hold your breath.

[Rosemont]

"McKinney's facing a good conservative opponent. She may be upsetted."

Nope. Fidel Castro or Jimmy Carter would win in her district.