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DEL.ICIO.USNo surprise — but Gloria Norwood picks Whitehead in 10th District race
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While nine other 10th District congressional candidates are sweating under studio lights in Atlanta on Tuesday, engaging in a statewide TV debate, Jim Whitehead will be on the radio, basking in an endorsement from the widow of U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood.
The Whitehead campaign will have this ad up on local radio on Tuesday, in which Gloria Norwood picks the former state senator from Columbia County to replace her husband in Congress.
“Jim’s a friend. He’s as conservative as Charlie, and almost as independent,” she says.
Last week, Whitehead skipped a forum broadcast on Athens radio. He’s also decided to skip tomorrow’s debate sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Television. We’re hear that debate organizers will have an empty chair for him, just in case he changes his mind.
Which isn’t likely.
Whitehead, long considered the front-runner in this race, has raised more than all the other candidates combined for the contest — $576,833, according to reports filed last week.
He had $249,787 in cash on hand. Democrat James Marlow is his nearest rival in the money race, with a total of $122,183 raised and $84,798 in the bank.
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By uh...what?
June 11, 2007 1:22 PM | Link to this
does “almost as independent” mean that ole Jimmy won’t be a 100% rubber stamp?
By shelbinator
June 11, 2007 3:37 PM | Link to this
There might be a big yellow chicken standing out front waiting for him, too.
By J. Henriksen
June 11, 2007 8:09 PM | Link to this
Whitehead might be ahead by the money. But he has run a poor campaign. There will be a run-off between Whitehead and Marlow.
By Jane
June 11, 2007 11:46 PM | Link to this
The Dems were AWOL in this race. There is just as good a chance that there will not be a run off as there will be. Plus, Paul Broun may be the second candidate just as easily as Marlow.
By Holly
June 12, 2007 7:25 AM | Link to this
Have you ever seen a 10 candidate race where there wasn’t a run-off?