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DEL.ICIO.US‘Wrong place, wrong time, and in the wrong numbers’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Just before 10 a.m., we got a call from James Marlow, the new Democratic candidate for the 10th District congressional race in east Georgia.
He’d just finished breaking the news of his candidacy to the hometowners in Lincolton at the steps of the county courthouse. He counted nearly 60 witnesses, which in a town with four stoplights constitutes a throng.
“I just feel a calling to serve. I know that sounds a little corny,” Marlow said.
He’s a 46-year-old native, whose father served as mayor of Lincolnton. The son rode the Internet. You might remember the younger Marlow as the founder of AnythingSouthern.com, which was to be a way to get information on, well, anything Southern — food, religion, entertainment, the works.
The site was one of the many dot-com bubbles that popped.
Most recently, Marlow was a sales director for Yahoo Inc. He’s now a full-time candidate.
He’s eager to talk about health care, education, and the creation of good jobs. “Iraq is obviously an issue,” he said.
As we said yesterday, it’s clear that Democrats think it’s to their advantage to talk about the Middle East in this race.
Marlow says he’s an eager defender of America, but is also a defender of American troops. In the latter category, he places decent treatment for wounded soldiers and armor for those in battle.
It also means — and this may become his catch phrase — “not putting troops in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and in the wrong numbers.” Competency, in other words.
As for those who think the Tenth too Republican to elect him, Marlow points out that Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin, Attorney General Thurbert Baker, and Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond all carried the district. All, of course, were Democrats.
They were incumbents, too. But give the guy a chance to make his own case.
In many campaigns, the candidate — or those behind him — have a Plan B. We’re not saying this is the case, but Marlow does fit a certain profile. Suppose the first-time candidate doesn’t win — but does well enough in a tough race to raise eyebrows. Then one would have to consider him a possibility in next year’s U.S. Senate race.
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