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How Republicans Can Stay In Power
In 1994, Republicans captured control of the United States House of Representatives after four decades of Democratic control. Riding on the back of Newt Gingrich and the Contract with America, Republicans picked up 54 seats in what is now regarded as the Republican Revolution. Big change was possible. In 2002, Georgians elected their first Republican [...]
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Judicial Elections Decided on Qualifying Day
Qualifying for public office in Georgia has come and gone. As a result, the field of candidates has now been set, with the choices for Georgia’s voters locked in. The old adage is that more elections are decided on qualifying day than election day. That statement has never been more true than in Georgia’s 2012 [...]
Moving Forward on Education and Criminal Justice
Now that the dust has settled on the 2012 Georgia General Assembly, Georgians can look back and see what their legislators and Governor did for 40 legislative days. Unlike years past, under both Democratic and Republican governors, the 2012 General Assembly Session appeared calm. There were no eruptions of wild rhetoric, political playground fights, or [...]
Women Could Change Presidential Politics
With less than 180 days until the General Election, no one can predict what will happen on November 6, 2012. In fact, any one that says that they know what will happen probably knows the least about what comes next. In the election for President, the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney [...]
Gingrich’s Long Run To Change America
Last Wednesday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially suspended his campaign for the Republican nomination for President of the United States. It was definitely a wild ride with lots of twists and turns. Somehow, it is appropriate that the end of this chapter comes during the week of the Kentucky Derby. Working as a Senior [...]
How Presidents Are Elected – Really
Most voters think they elect the President and Vice President on General Election Day. This year, General Election Day is November 6, 2012. But, the truth be told, voters actually only elect Presidential Electors on General Election Day. Each state (and the District of Columbia) gets the total number of their Congressional delegation (both U.S. [...]
GOP Vice Presidential Calculus
GOP insiders have turned their attention to who might be a good Vice Presidential candidate. The movie “Game Change” (about the selection of Governor Sarah Palin by Senator John McCain) has highlighted the kinds of things that Presidential nominees and their campaign teams consider when making one of the most important decisions in their political [...]
Randy Evans
My sincerest apologies to Randy Evans and his legions of fans for being lazy and not updating his column as regularly as I should. Halftime for GOP Nomination In 2011, the best team in baseball on paper was the Philadelphia Phillies. Indeed, virtually every sports commentator expected the Phillies to win their division, pennant, and [...]