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DEL.ICIO.USThe view from Augusta: Whitehead and Marlow in a run-off
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Augusta Chronicle political columnist Walter Jones has made his call on tomorrow’s vote in the 10th District congressional race. He sees a run-off between the hometown boy, Republican Jim Whitehead of Columbia County, and Democrat James Marlow of Athens.
As for us, we’re too timid. Secretary of State Karen Handel is predicting a turnout of only 10 percent, which makes for a volatile pool of voters. But it does look like somebody from the Athens end of the district is holding Whitehead’s attention.
In the run-up to last week’s debate on GPTV, the Whitehead campaign was slamming Paul Broun, a fellow Republican, for allegedly soliciting campaign funds while the late U.S. Rep. Charlie Norwood was still alive. Broun, son of a well-known Athens state senator, denies any ill-considered behavior.
The only thing we’re predicting is that — if there’s a run-off — it’ll be July 17.
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By Austin Rhodes
June 18, 2007 2:27 PM | Link to this
Marlow is from Lincolnton, not from Athens.
By Barry
June 18, 2007 4:53 PM | Link to this
Walter Jones is a Morris News Service writer based in Atlanta, NOT Augusta. The headline on this piece is thus incorrect: It is thus NOT “the view from Augusta,” but a view from Atlanta - the same place, in other words, the “Insider” writers are coming from.
By Bill Greene
June 18, 2007 5:12 PM | Link to this
The only way someone could get Jim Whitehead’s name wrong, calling him “Charles”, is if they weren’t used to seeing him around.
Oh yeah, he’s skipped out on 60% of the forums and debates around the district. Makes a guy easy to forget, doesn’t it?
BG