This is great news:
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Hard evidence has arrived of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed helping Democrat Jason Carter’s gubernatorial campaign. Our AJC colleague Katie Leslie passes along the invite for the fundraiser at the Buckhead penthouse of Peter Conlon, of Music Midtown fame.
Reed and Carter, for those just tuning in, have not been the best of chums. Reed recently quipped that this event means: “I’m getting ready to do more for Jason Carter than he ever did for me.”
Leslie points out that the host committee includes a long list of Atlanta City Council and Atlanta Public Schools board members. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/12/14
This is great news because Reed was a good working relationship with Gov. Nathan Deal (R. GA) and was eyeing a gubernatorial run in 2018. Reed has been doing a lot for Michelle Nunn's (D. GA) U.S. Senate campaign but having him help out with Carter's campaign is great news because it will help out with voter turnout. Speaking of voter turnout, Deal is unsurprisingly not happy about this:
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Gov. Nathan Deal this afternoon became the highest-ranking Georgia Republican to criticize DeKalb County’s historic plan to allow voters to cast their ballots on a Sunday.
The Democratic stronghold intends to make Oct. 26 an extra day to vote. Three voting locations, including one in the Gallery at South DeKalb, will be open that Sunday. Fulton today announced expanded early voting on two Sundays. Other counties could follow suit.
The idea has infuriated some Republicans, including state Sen. Fran Millar, who on Tuesday vowed to “eliminate this election law loophole” come January.
A spokesman for the Secretary of State’s office said the Sunday vote plan conforms with current law. But the governor, at an event with Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, said he expects state lawmakers to bring about “some degree of uniformity” in election law next year. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/10/14
Of course he's not a fan of people, especially African Americans and Democrats, voting early because he's hurting in the polls and voters have a pretty good reason why to have soured on him:
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Yet Republicans acknowledge the race is competitive and that Carter has an opening to exploit the ethics issue in television advertising, though he hasn't done it yet.
"It will take more than a few negative headlines to make a difference" for Carter, said Georgia Republican strategist Todd Rehm. "But the drip, drip, drip effect is painful to watch sometimes. ... (Deal) can't seem to get away from it. It's like the gum stuck on your shoe that you can't quite shake."
The GOP also knows it can't afford to slip in Georgia, where Democrats also are trying to win an open U.S. Senate seat and prove their optimistic claims that demographic shifts put the state in play in the 2016 presidential election.
Deal won in 2010, even after his opponents in the primary and general election hammered him on the details of a House ethics investigation. The inquiry found that Deal, as a congressman, urged state officials to preserve a state program that did business with an auto salvage yard in which Deal held part ownership.
"Representative Deal's conduct may have violated House Rules and House Standards of Conduct," the committee's final report said. But Deal resigned from Congress before getting sanctioned, effectively removing himself from his colleagues' jurisdiction.
Deal's troubles as governor began with ethics complaints accusing him of routing campaign money to businesses in which he had a stake. The state ethics commission — ostensibly an independent body — would eventually dismiss the most serious allegations, instead opting for a minor fine for "technical defects" in Deal's campaign-finance and financial-disclosure filings. - ABC News, 9/11/14
That's why Deal is getting a little help from his friends:
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The Republican Governors Association sent an emissary to Georgia this week with a clear message for Gov. Nathan Deal and his supporters: Help is on the way.
It won’t surprise many that the RGA, which has already invested $1.6 million this year to back Deal’s re-election, is poised to pour money into the contest. But Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal ensured there was no wiggle room.
“We’re very committed to helping Nathan win his re-election fight,” said Jindal, the group’s former leader and now vice chair. “We know he’s a proven leader and it’s a priority to help our governors win re-election. His record stands for itself. He deserves a second-term and RGA is proud to stand with him.” - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/11/14
We can defeat Deal, we just have to make sure the base comes out to the polls. Click here to donate and get involved with bother Carter and Nunn's campaigns:
https://carterforgovernor.com/
http://www.michellenunn.com/