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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
You be the pundit
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It will take us a few hours to switch into runoff mode, and in the meantime we’re opening this file for anyone who wants to take an early shot at the most important, or overlooked, or outrageous result from Tuesday’s election. If you’ve spotted a trend already, we’ve love to hear about it.
If you’re a Democrat who voted Republican today…..
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Please do us a favor and e-mail our colleagues at elections@ajc.com. Be sure to include your name and phone number so a reporter can call you. If you read below, you can see there’s some kind of effort to push Democrats to grab a GOP ballot — we’re trying to get a handle on how large it really is, and how well it’s working.
Many thanks…….
Hunting for anti-Reed crossovers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Someone’s trolling for Democratic votes against Ralph Reed. This sound clip was sent in by one our loyal readers in midtown Atlanta, caught on his answering machine Monday night.
The quality is rough — the name of the caller is hard to make out, and there’s no tagline confessing authorship. Here’s most of the script, aimed at listeners of National Public Radio:
“I was listening to ‘All Things Considered,’ and heard that Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed is using the Georgia lieutenant governor’s race as a launching pad to run for president….I found out the only shot we’ve got at keeping Ralph Reed out of the Senate and even the White House is by voting against him in the Republican primary on July 18.
“Tomorrow morning, I’ll be voting Republican for the one and only time in my life, to stop Ralph Reed. I urge you do the same. If we let Ralph Reed win this election, we can kiss our freedoms good-bye.�
The Cagle campaign doesn’t claim it. “It sounds interesting,” said spokesman Brad Alexander. “But it’s not one of ours.”
