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DEL.ICIO.USA Mac Collins sighting
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Tuesday, who should walk out of the state Capitol but the long lost Mac Collins, the former trucker and Georgia congressman — who has yet to concede his ‘06 defeat at the hands U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon.
The immediate question, of course, is whether the Republican will run again, despite the fact that Rick Goddard, a retired Air Force major general, has already jumped into the GOP primary.
Will he join the race? “The race hasn’t started yet,” said Collins. Technically, he’s right. Qualifying is this spring.
Will he join the contest then? “Never say never,” Collins said.
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By Ram
February 13, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
Mac Collins is a real guy. I was a staffer on the Hill during his time in Washington ever Dems acknowledged his straightforwardness. Collins, Goddard and GOP candidates in Augusta and Savannah better come with a real plan to counter the wave of new voters for Obama (as president or vice-president.)
And “I will get the base out” will not work because the base is shaky from the war cost to the economy. While Goddard is somewhat smooth, the vetting of John Stone in the 12th District will reveal a candidate with some scary friends—immigration reform is one first, radicalism is another.
Supporters of John Barrow must be wishing that the filing date will come and go before the GOP discovers their guy has more baggage than Hillary Clinton does.