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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Stadium deal hits Gwinnett race
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Some residents pledged to “vote Democrat” shortly after Gwinnett County officials revealed that the new baseball stadium would cost $59 million instead of $40 million.
“I’d vote for anyone other than Charles Bannister,” Lawrenceville resident Steve Grant said in a Sept. 10 story that appeared in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I’m just furious about the stadium deal.”
But is that fury enough to make an impact come Nov.4?
Is it enough to put a Democrat in office in this heavily-Republican county?
Democrats hold no countywide office. The commission chairman’s race pits Republican incumbent Charles Bannister of Lilburn against political newcomer Democrat Vincent Passariello of Snellville.
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