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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Cox’s husband: Let’s get behind Jim Martin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Aside from the people within Mark Taylor’s campaign, those most worried about the poor numbers being put up by the nominee for governor are Democrats who will appear on the ballot with him in little more than two weeks.
Taylor’s primary weakness has been his inability to unify his base: white women, African-Americans of both sexes, environmentalists, etc.
Several key Democrats have told us — going back several months — that Jim Martin, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, would become the vehicle for unifying base voters, with the hope of creating a firewall to protect down-ballot candidates.
The first major sign of this came Saturday, when Martin’s campaign sent out a fund-raising letter to supporters of Secretary of State Cathy Cox, the woman who has so far refused to be seen with Taylor following her defeat in the July primary for governor.
At the bottom of the letter is the signature of Mark Dehler, Cox’s husband.
Says Dehler:
“Thank you for all of your hard work and support for my wife, Cathy Cox, in her run for Governor. With your help, we tried to raise the issues that you and I care about. Although Cathy did not win, I am proud of the race we ran and sincerely appreciate your support.
“I write today to ask you to support Jim Martin in his race for Lieutenant Governor. Jim is a long-time friend of Cathy’s and mine. We have known him and his family for over 20 years. He is a man of exceptional integrity, political courage, and commitment to the issues we care about.”
And not a word about Taylor.
