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DEL.ICIO.USThree DA’s and a sheriff, in bipartisan balance
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State Supreme Court Justice Carol Hunstein, who’s in a tough fight against challenger Mike Wiggins, has got another TV ad out.
(See the item on Wiggins’ new radio ad a couple entries below.)
The Hunstein ad is built around four canny endorsements from law enforcement types. The purpose is to combat charges from Wiggins and allied 527s that Hunstein is soft on crime.
The first on the screen is Cobb County District Attorney Pat Head, a Republican. It’s hard for a candidate to win statewide without Cobb. Wiggins is campaigning openly as the Republican candidate in the non-partisan race — so Head’s endorsement of Hunstein in this ad could have impact.
Then comes Dougherty County DA Ken Hodges. Albany is the hometown of Mark Taylor, the Democratic candidate for governor. You can expect a heavy turnout.
Tom Brown, sheriff of DeKalb County, is next. DeKalb is Hunstein’s home turf, but also boasts the richest vein of Democratic votes in the state.
Finally, there’s Danny Craig, district attorney for Richmond County. With Augusta at its center, Richmond County may be the most ideologically conservative in the state. Chockful of Republican voters.
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By Randy
November 3, 2006 3:16 PM | Link to this
Hunstein is EVIL.
By David
November 3, 2006 4:47 PM | Link to this
I’m a career prosecutor, and Wiggins’s attempts to make Hunstein out to be soft on crime are misleading and pathetic. His willingness to lie to the public and mischaracterize his opponent show what kind of judge he would be. Keep Hunstein!
By GaNative
November 5, 2006 1:44 AM | Link to this
Please vote the current GA Dept. of Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond out of office. If you’ve ever had to deal with him and his staff about your unemployment compensation, you know what I’m talking about. They all should be in jail along with former Senator Charles W. Walker whom they helped to scam many people that worked for his Georgia Personnel Services company out of what was legally theirs. Don’t listen to John Lewis when he endorses this bum. VOTE MICHAEL THURMOND OUT.