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DEL.ICIO.USIndependent awarded place on ballot against Jacobs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It looks like state Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Atlanta) will have an opponent.
Secretary of State Karen Handel last month ruled that independent candidate Michelle Conlon had not gathered sufficient signatures for a petition that would have won her a place on the November ballot.
The Democratic candidate for House District 80 had already been disqualified because of residency problems. Jacobs, who switched parties last year and has been the topic of much hair-pulling by Democrats, was headed for a cakewalk.
But on Thursday, Conlon received a letter from Wesley Tailor, director of elections for the secretary of state, saying further review by the DeKalb County voter registration office had turned up sufficient signatures.
House District 80 is one of those Atlanta-based seats that could be impacted by a heavy turnout of Barack Obama voters. The question now is whether Democrats will adopt Conlon’s cause as their own.
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By Conlon all the way!
August 28, 2008 3:44 PM | Link to this
Jacobs tries to deny voters a choice but he has failed! Now Republicans, Independents and Democrats can come together to vote the flawed Jacobs out of office. We deserve better representation down at the Gold Dome rather this radio-active man without core values. Jacobs is viewed as a suspicious character by Republicans while he has alienated Democrats. He first ran as an independent-minded fellow, or so we voters thought, so it’s ironic that he will now be defeated by an actual independent candidate!
By Dem insider
August 28, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Of course the DPG will, they already have! They were leading the efforts to canvass and collect signatures with her using their canvass teams which are primarily for raising money or the voter registration courtesy of Obama’s campaign now.
So the question really should be, can the Democrats pull this one off after all?
By Dem insider
August 28, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
Of course the DPG will, they already have! They were leading the efforts to canvass and collect signatures with her using their canvass teams which are primarily for raising money or the voter registration courtesy of Obama’s campaign now.
So the question really should be, can the Democrats pull this one off after all?
By Pauline
August 28, 2008 7:48 PM | Link to this
The Republicans must have made Mr. Jacobs an offer that he just couldn’t refuse.
By Say No to Mike Jacobs
August 29, 2008 10:22 AM | Link to this
Yes, the R’s made Jacobs an offer he couldn’t refuse, and as a “total sell-out” he was ripe for picking. It’s so sad to see what he has become. He makes Vernon Jones look good and that’s hard to do!