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DEL.ICIO.USGolden says he, too, is looking at the 2010 governor’s race
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As tepid as the Democratic race for U.S. Senate has been this year — low interest and little money — the number of Democrats lining up for the 2010 race for governor is a little surprising.
On Thursday, state Sen. Tim Golden of Valdosta became the third prominent Democrat to express interest in the race.
“It’s not something I’m thinking about lightly,” Golden said. The centrist Democrat — his political career goes back to an internship with U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn in the 1970s — has spent 10 years in the state Senate and eight years in the House.
He’s unopposed this year, but still expects to make a decision on 2010 sometime after November.
This spring, House Minority Leader DuBose Porter of Dublin, a newspaper publisher, began his public consideration of a run for governor.
Earlier this month, former adjutant general David Poythress, who headed the Georgia National Guard, said he would begin raising money soon for the Democratic contest.
Why this liveliness among Democrats, aimed at two years hence? The guess here is that some people are anticipating a win by Barack Obama in November — and that a friend like Obama in the White House could put a statewide victory in Georgia within reach.
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Comments
By Gary
July 25, 2008 12:33 PM | Link to this
Uh, how does having a President Obama help GA Democrats?? He will not win GA and the last Democratic President didn’t help GA Democrats. If anything, people will see how inept Obama really is when he is President and 2010 becomes a Republican landslide. Thats right, if the Democrats control all three houses, then my money is on the GOP come 2010, especially in GA. If the Democrats want to win in GA, then they need to go back to their southern conservative roots and not act like their leadership in Washington DC. That will just get you more minority time and another Republican Governor. The last two Senate Races and the Governors Race in 2006 should have shown them that.
By DuBose's Old news
July 26, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
Hey DuBose, wow, you helped with HOPE scholarships a decade ago. And that’s about all you’ve ever accomplished.
Name legislation you wrote that got passed. what have you ever done for water conservation, mass transit, slowing the overdevelopment on the coastline, pollution spewing coal power plants, making sure we have a state Attorney general who investigates local officials once in a blue moon, etc., etc.??
Just being the leader of the Dem delegation doesn’t mean you have any real accomplishments. You’re old new DuBose, and we can do much, much better.
By ts
July 26, 2008 1:09 PM | Link to this
Tim Golden is a great guy and would make a great Governor, but he has his work cut out for him. His name recognition here in Atlanta is very low.
By Fed Up
July 26, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
Now why in the world would anyone from the metro-Atlanta area even remotely consider someone of either party for Governor who is from south Georgia?
South Georgia has been robbing metro-Atlanta blind for years now, the last thing we need is another thief from that area with an entitlement mentality.
Get lost Tim Golden, you’re just another goose trying to steal the golden egg. You’ve milked this cash cow dry.
By RJ
July 27, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
Gary… Your comments are based upon views that are stuck in time. Georgia’s electorate is changing and changing fast.
After four or five years of Republican rule in Georgia and seven plus at the national level with a performance record quite at variance with their promises, Republicans are right now pondering whether they vote party loyalty or based upon performance. Pain of the current economic times cannot be effectively deflected to the Democrats because thinking Republicans know the difference. Republicans have played the faith community just like the Democratic Party played African-Americans for many years. A good portion of that community of voters is up fro grabs this time around…not to mention leanings of the Independents.
A company cannot survive long by rewarding none or poor performing employees…and neither can America.