Tag: Jason Carter
Political Photo Ops: Debates at the Perry fair edition
The first head-to-head debates of this year's bids for U.S. Senate and the Georgia governorship were held at the fairgrounds in Perry, Georgia.
October 2014
It’s election season again, and political observers nationwide are paying more and more attention to Georgia.
Poll: Georgia’s top statewide races are all tied up
According to a SurveyUSA poll commissioned by 11Alive, the gubernatorial and U.S. senate races are tied within a point. What's more interesting is how several down-ticket contests also are tightening.
Jason Carter: The Inevitable Candidate
Jason Carter has smarts, charisma, and an incomparable pedigree. He also has just four years in elected office, and he’s running for governor in a state that has little tolerance for his political party. Can a man who’s been building the resume for this campaign since he was a teenager save the Democrats in Georgia?
Infographic of the Day: Georgia has the No. 1 unemployment rate
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its monthly unemployment report card and let's just say that Mississippi will be feeling pretty good, because Georgia has now claimed the top spot. Indeed, ours is the...
Senate race without Barrow bodes ill for Democrats
U.S. Rep. John Barrow’s announcement this week that he won’t run for the retiring Saxby Chambliss’ Senate seat is seen pretty much everywhere as an enormous setback for Georgia Democrats.
MARTA privatization bill to get Senate airing
A state House bill to force MARTA to hire private contractors to run many of its functions is scheduled to be considered by the state Senate on Wednesday and at least one member of the committee taking up the measure is hopeful the upper chamber will put the brakes on the privatization-at-all-costs train.
PPP on Georgia: Jason Carter
Public Policy Polling released some new Georgia-centric data this week. A number and a name stood out to me.