My brother is Buckhead and has served on the Fulton County Board of Electors. In his opinion, Karen Handel never graduated from college and yells at people to appear “in charge” and has little leadership skills. She has been unable to win the Voting Rights Act ID requirement litigation even with the Bush DOJ.
Now this is my opinion, Oxendine has a girly-voice. Being the insurance commissioner is extremely susceptible to graft and he would have to be Jesus to not have been bought off and has the biggest war chest. We don’t need a governor with a high pitched voice.
Regarding Eric Johnson I am ambivalent but I like his illegal immigrant proposals.
I like Nathan Deal because my husband served along with him in the State Senate before he got elected as a congressman and liked him a lot. Approve or not, he has the big time connections after serving in D.C. and heard everything the big lobbyists had to say. He has established connections to get through to big time businessmen and DC power brokers.
We all should be devastated that Sonny did nothing to help the voucher movement and was a total dud.
I feel that Nathan is the best candidate because he is smart and has national exposure, but I also like Eric if he gets the nomination.
Thank you for the input. I have stated my misgivings about Oxendine and Handel. Thanks for giving me more information about Deal and Johnson.
Oxendine as Insurance Commissioner would regularly launch investigations of insurance companies, threaten them with huge fines and revocation of their license. Then, a few days later, his campaign manager would call the company’s representatives and ask if they were interested in making a contribution.
He is a serpent and a worm that should never hold high office.