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Thursday, July 3, 2008
McCain campaign plans Monday event
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Georgia campaign of Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is showing signs of life.
Supporters plan to gather Monday at an Atlanta restaurant to tout the Arizona senator’s economic policies, with a specific eye toward small businesses.
While McCain himself will not be there, the Monday event is one of the first official outings of the McCain campaign in the state.
It also happens to be the same day that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama visits the city personally, albeit for a high-dollar fund raising event in West Paces Ferry.
The McCain event begins at noon at The Atlantic Grill, 264 19th St. in Atlanta.
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
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Knight gets another education endorsement
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
U.S. Senate candidate Rand Knight on Wednesday got the endorsement of the National Education Association.
“I am honored to receive this endorsement,” Knight said. “I was raised by my mother, a public school teacher, who instilled in me an appreciation of both a good education and of the people who contribute to educating students every day.”
The Board of Directors of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) recommended Knight’s candidacy to the National Education Association Fund for Children and Public Education, who approved the recommendation to endorse Rand Knight for U.S. Senate in Georgia.
Knight earlier was endorsed by the GAE and the Georgia chapter of the AFL-CIO. He is running against former legislator Jim Martin, former WSB-TV reporter Dale Cardwell, DeKalb CEO Vernon Jones and Josh Lanier of Statesboro for the Democratic nod to take on incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Moultrie and Libertarian Allen Buckley in November.
Jeff Hubbard, president of the GAE cited Knight’s commitment to strengthening public education as one of the key reasons he was endorsed.
“Rand Knight’s education positions are forward-looking and address education as a lifelong process,” Hubbard said. “Knight has made clear that education will be at the top of his list of priorities in the U.S. Senate, and he demonstrated a dedication to ensuring everyone in the United States receives the education to which they are entitled.”
— Jim Tharpe
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Chambliss adds $800,000 to campaign
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
While Democrats are still trying to select their party’s nominee to run against U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Moultrie, Chambliss keeps adding to his campaign war chest.
Chambliss on Thursday announced that he raised over $800,000 during the pre-primary fundraising period covering April 1 through June 25.
Going in to the general election, Chambliss has over $4 million in cash-on-hand. Since 2002, Chambliss has raised $9.9 million for his re-election campaign, dwarfing the amounts raised by the five Democrats vying to run against him.
Chambliss in November will face the Democratic winner of the July 15 primary and Libertarian Allen Buckley.
“I am humbled and honored by the strong support we continue to see as we travel all over Georgia,” Chambliss said in a statement. “Everyone I talk to is excited about this race and our supporters are really gearing up for a high-energy general election. I look forward to even more opportunities to talk with Georgians during my re-election campaign.”
From April 1 through June 25, Chambliss raised $808,117.15 for his re-election campaign and closed the pre-primary reporting period with a total of $4,005,173.68 cash-on-hand.
Chambliss’ campaign said, “95 percent of the money raised was from individual donors,” of which eighty-five percent are Georgians representing 128 counties in Georgia.
Chambliss is the ranking Republican Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry and a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Senate Rules Committee. Chambliss previously represented Georgia’s 8th congressional district for four terms in the U.S.
— Jim Tharpe
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Oxendine expects to post big money number
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine files his mid-year campaign report next week, the Republican says he’ll be disclosing that he’s raised more than $400,000 since announcing plans in mid-April to run for governor in 2010.
That’s he’s having success collecting campaign checks to run for governor should come as no surprise. Oxendine has set records raising money for re-election, collecting a big chunk of his take from the folks he regulates.
Oxendine said he’s only had one fund-raiser so far. “If we can raise $400,000 without trying very hard, we can raise a lot more when we start trying,” he said.
For a point of reference, Oxendine raised a little more than $200,000 in a similar amount of time in 2004 when he announced his intentions to run for lieutenant governor in 2006. Oxendine wound up deciding against making that run, but not before collecting about $500,000 in less than a year. He returned most of the money to donors.
—James Salzer
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