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GOP US Senate candidates denounce immigration bill
The four Georgia Republicans running for U.S. Senate said Saturday they are united in opposing a comprehensive immigration reform bill, because it doesn't do enough for border security. U.S. Reps. Paul Broun of Athens, Phil Gingrey of Marietta and Jack Kingston of Savannah, along with former Secretary of State Karen ...
Immigration and the blessings of an IRS scandal
ATHENS -- On Saturday morning, Sarah Robinson gave the breakfast prayer that opened the second day of the state GOP convention. Among many other things, she asked God to protect us from “the wickedness of the IRS.” But in point of fact, many a quiet word of thanks was uttered ...
Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles
Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota, highlighting both divisions within the party and its challenge of finding candidates whose ideologies line up with ...
Handel jumps into crowded US Senate race in Ga.
Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, said Friday that she will run for an open U.S. Senate seat in Georgia. The announcement, hours before the state GOP convention, will likely shake up an already ...
Slew of wide open races animate Georgia GOP convention
Beware of flying elbows this weekend in Athens, as the annual Georgia GOP convention will feature candidates and their backers jockeying for position in a cavalcade of wide-open races across the state. The man who started the dominoes is U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, who will not run again in 2014. ...
Ga. businessman Perdue to explore US Senate bid
Georgia businessman David Perdue, cousin of former Gov. Sonny Perdue, says he's exploring a bid for U.S. Senate. The Republican is the former CEO of Dollar General and Reebok. Perdue said Tuesday he has formed an exploratory committee and will be meeting with voters over the next few weeks as ...
Homeland Security ups number of illegal immigrants ‘re-detained’
There are times when Washington resembles nothing so much as a bad, but unfinished divorce. The combatants will talk to anyone but each other. On March 7, five Republican members of Congress from Georgia – Doug Collins of Gainesville, Lynn Westmoreland of Coweta County, Tom Graves of Ranger, Phil Gingrey ...
John Barrow decides not to look back
When at the wheel of a car, it is entirely possible that John Barrow doesn’t bother to use the rear-view mirror. The 57-year-old Augusta congressman certainly tried his best not to look backwards on Wednesday. Twenty-four hours earlier, he’d shocked Georgia Democrats with his announcement that he would pass on ...
Democrats set out to find another recruit after Barrow’s decision
For months, many Georgia Democrats have believed their best shot at taking an open U.S. Senate seat was Rep. John Barrow, the battle-tested campaign veteran who has the conservative profile that could have given him a statewide shot. But Barrow ended months of speculation Tuesday when he announced he would ...
Barrow says he won't run for open US Senate seat
Rep. John Barrow, the last white Democratic congressman from the Deep South, ended months of speculation about his political future Tuesday by announcing he won't run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss. Barrow, 57, of Augusta took a hard look at a 2014 Senate ...
Your daily jolt: Common Core, the Senate race, and how to talk to black people
The Saturday morning of the Cobb County GOP was a many-layered thing. The big draw was state School Superintendent John Barge, who was there to head off a Republican grass roots revolt over something called Common Core – an attempt to create national curriculum standards for K-12 students. Over the ...
The impact Mark Sanford's fate may have in Georgia
Charleston, S.C. -- As Election Day has crept ever closer, the pile of humiliations heaped upon Mark Sanford has grown deeper and deeper. Pornographer Larry Flynt has “endorsed” him as a sexual hero. A website that advertises itself as a discrete dating service for adulterers has put the former South ...
Your daily jolt: Jack Kingston promises no 'laugh lines for Jay Leno'
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston, concluding a series of appearances announcing his entry into the U.S. Senate race, was looser – and at his most candid – when he appeared before the home folks in Savannah on Thursday. From Russ Bynum and the Associated Press: "We need common sense government," Rep. ...
Kingston promises 'common sense' in Senate race
Georgia's longest-serving Republican congressman announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate Thursday with a speech focused on jobs, spending and defense that also included a single line aimed at two fellow U.S. House members who are now his political rivals. "We need common sense government," Rep. Jack Kingston ...
Your daily jolt: Nikki Haley stands up -- silently -- for Mark Sanford
Charleston, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appeared at a high end fundraiser with predecessor Mark Sanford, in an attempt to give a boost to his shaky bid to return to Congress. But she didn’t want to talk about her last-minute assistance. From this morning’s Post and Courier: Haley ...
Rep. Kingston to announce US Senate bid
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston of Savannah said Wednesday he is joining what's turning out to be a crowded 2014 race for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. Kingston, 58, confirmed his plans in interviews with Atlanta media outlets. He planned to officially launch his campaign Thursday in Savannah. The Republican congressman ...
Kingston’s in the Senate race, and he won’t be outflanked
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston has a message for his conservative challengers for an open Senate seat: He won’t be outflanked on the right. In announcing Wednesday that he’s joining the race for retiring U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss’ seat, the Savannah Republican told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he’s a workhorse who ...
Your daily jolt: 'Argentina' and 'Nancy Pelosi' become S.C. shorthand
Charleston, S.C. – The District 1 congressional race between Elizabeth Colbert Busch and former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has reached a fever pitch, with auxiliary armies on both sides dipping in. House Majority PAC, a Democratic super-fund, on Tuesday came out with a new TV ad to make sure ...
Kingston plans statewide events amid Senate talk
U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston has political events planned across Georgia this week after months of speculation about whether the Savannah Republican will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Kingston, 58, has scheduled news conferences Thursday in Savannah and coastal Brunswick, both key ...
GOP faces Senate recruitment woes in key states
Republicans are struggling to recruit strong U.S. Senate candidates in states where the party has the best chances to reclaim the majority in Washington. It's a potentially troubling sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching could spill over into next year's congressional elections. The vote is more than 18 months away, ...
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