Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend. Lets start off September with the U.S. Senate race in Georgia where Michelle Nunn (D. GA) is getting some big name help for her campaign:
http://blogs.wsj.com/...
Former President Bill Clinton, the last Democratic nominee to carry the state of Georgia, is slated to attend a Sept. 13 fundraiser for Senate candidate Michelle Nunn at the Atlanta home of the singer Usher.
The popular ex-president from Arkansas is filling an important role as a Democratic headliner in Republican-leaning, southern states where President Barack Obama receives low approval ratings. Mr. Clinton has also lent a hand to Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky and Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor.
In a midterm election in which the GOP is expected to make the biggest gains, Ms. Nunn, who faces Republican nominee David Perdue, and Ms. Grimes, who is running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, are the Democratic Party’s best hopes for winning seats previously held by Republicans.
This is not the first time Ms. Nunn will join Mr. Clinton and Usher. In 2010, Ms. Nunn received an award for her charitable work as CEO of the Points of Lights Institute and co-founder of the HandsOn Network from the New Look Foundation, founded by Usher. He and Mr. Clinton co-chaired the event in Atlanta. - Wall Street Journal, 9/2/14
Nunn will certainly need their help. Nunn and gubernatorial candidate, State Senator Jason Carter (D. GA), were reaching out to voters over Labor Day weekend:
http://wabe.org/...
More than a hundred workers celebrated Labor Day in south Atlanta at a luncheon hosted by the AFL-CIO’s local affiliate.
Several high-profile Democrats attended, including gubernatorial nominee Jason Carter and U.S. Senate nominee Michelle Nunn.
Carter seemed to shake every hand in the union hall. He criticized Republican Gov. Nathan Deal for not doing enough to address the state’s unemployment rate, which is second highest in the U.S.
“There’s no reason for middle-class families in this state to make $6,000 less than they did ten years ago,” said Carter.
Meanwhile, Nunn, who was there with her husband and two kids, stressed the need to raise the minimum wage.
“It’s time for the folks who are working hard to be able to have the capacity to support and provide for their families and I think it’ll be good for Georgia and I think it’ll be good for the United States,” said Nunn. - WABE 90.1 FM, 9/1/14
Nunn has been hitting David Perdue (R. GA) hard on his business record and she is pushing him to get him to debate her:
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/...
Meanwhile, the campaign of U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn says the Democrat has accepted five debate offers over the next 10 weeks, and urged David Perdue to do the same. To help encourage the Republican, the Nunn campaign offered this quick sound bite of an interview twixt Perdue and WSB Radio’s Scott Slade, who asks Perdue if he’s willing to debate the Democrat. Replied the candidate: “Absolutely. Anywhere. Anytime.”
The proposed debates:
– Oct. 7, sponsored by WMAZ of Macon;
– Oct. 15, by the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer;
– Oct. 26, by the Atlanta Press Club/Georgia Public Broadcasting;
– Oct. 27 by the League of Women Voters;
– and Nov. 2 hosted by WSB-TV. - Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9/2/14
We have two great shots here to win in Georgia. Please do contribute and get involved with Nunn and Perdue's campaigns:
http://www.michellenunn.com/
https://carterforgovernor.com/