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Friday, June 1, 2007
Thompson demonstrates the advantage of non-candidacy to Romney, McCain
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Matt Towery of InsiderAdvantage is branching out into national polling, with a 1,000-voter survey of Republican voters and their presidential preferences.
Towery says the buzz over actor/former U.S. senator Fred Thompson has vaulted him to No. 2 in the GOP scrum for the White House, past both Mitt Romney and John McCain. But Rudy Giuliani still holds the top spot with a substantial lead.
The poll was conducted May 30 and 31. Note that Thompson, Romney and McCain are all within the 3 percent margin of error. Newt Gingrich was not included among the pack.
Here’s the rundown:
Rudy Giuliani - 28%
Fred Thompson -19%
Mitt Romney 17%
John McCain -16%
Mike Huckabee- 4%
Sam Brownback -3%
Duncan Hunter- 2%
Ron Paul - 2%
Jim Gilmore - 1%
Undecided/Don’t Know -8%
Download the crosstabs by clicking here..
Okay. Now he’s not running for mayor of Macon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown (D-Macon) just announced he will not run for mayor of Macon, citing unspecified but recent surgery. Brown said he’ll keep his position as leader of the Democratic caucus in the Senate.
Yes, we told you a few weeks ago that he was in. Ah, well.
Here’s most of Brown’s statement:
“Until today, it had been my intention to run for mayor of Macon, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I will not be able to run.
“I am recuperating from surgery. The surgery and my recovery period could last for another two to three weeks. As an active and, until now, very healthy person, I believed that I would be able to speed up my recovery in time to run a full campaign for mayor of Macon
“Unfortunately, I was overly-optimistic in my ability to recover from my surgery.
“My doctors assure me that I can expect a full recovery, but unfortunately the period of time from qualifying until the primary vote is compressed — only six weeks — and every day on the campaign trail will be crucial. I look forward to continuing my service as Democratic leader in the state Senate.”
Naturally, we called Brown’s chief of staff, Matt Gewolb, to inquire into the nature of Brown’s date with the scalpel. If you know Brown, you know how incredibly close he keeps his cards to his vest.
His own chief of staff said he didn’t know any details about Brown’s health problems.
Carter Center highlights the post-presidency
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Possibly the only museum on earth where you would expect to go to an exihibit featuring a preserved guinea worm and a life-size pit latrine would be the one in our fair town, adjacent to the Jimmy Carter Library.
These items, along with a roving ballot box and bicycle used in village elections in China and other mementos of Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s efforts around the world, are part of “Beyond the Presidency: 25 Years at the Carter Center,” an exhibit which opened Wednesday and runs through Nov. 27.
For a history-minded visitor, actually, it might be an interesting stop.
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