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DEL.ICIO.USStadium 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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By Cindy
October 24, 2008 8:24 PM | Link to this
First let me say I am glad the comment box is back…I seriously thought I was going to bust.
I wasn’t one who immediately decided to vote democrat. For the past couple of months, I’ve held out hope that Bannister would do the right things that would enable me to have a litte faith in him.
The stadium deal is just a portion of the whole disappointment I have in his leadership. I really want him to do right for Gwinnett but I just don’t see it happening.
By BW
October 24, 2008 10:14 PM | Link to this
With a 10,000 vote buffer now, due a a mistake, the ballots will have to be copied over to new forms, tell me does a Democrat have a chance.
Handel is trying to become the next Catherine Harris.