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DEL.ICIO.USThe Insider’s back: Clark Howard on a statewide run
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Associated Press has a piece today on Clark Howard, the WSB consumer guru, and his political ambitions.
Howard repeats what he told us last month: “He puts his odds of running at about one in three — saying he’s concerned about giving up a radio and book-writing gig that already does a lot of good for people.”
Most often, Howard has been mention as a possible candidate for mayor of Atlanta in ‘09. But lately he’s also been talking about statewide office. Elsewhere, he’s talked about running for lieutenant governor in 2010.
In the AP article, he speaks of running for governor. But this is the newsy bit: “If he does run for [statewide] office, Howard says he’ll do so as an independent.”
Howard may be no Ross Perot, but that route would make for some interesting calculations among both Democrats and Republicans.
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By Jason
July 15, 2007 9:49 PM | Link to this
Clark ruined his chance at being mayor when he started hanging out with Sean Hannity. Yes, the city is gentrifying but not with the type of people who attend Hannity’s concerts.
As far as statewide office goes, he could probably win if he got on one of the major party tickets. The problem with being an independent is that you suddenly have both big parties gunning for you. Clark is a popular guy but I’m betting when the major party smear machine cranks up, he’ll not only lose the race but also many of his listeners.
It’s not impossible for an independent to win but you’ve got to be willing to play dirty and crack some eggs. I doubt Clark is willing to do that.