June 9, 2006 - With little more than a month to go before the Primaries, both parties are vying with summer vacation and baseball for the voting publics attention. While not well attended, all the debates and forums have offered political junkies like myself a little unexpected exitement.
For instance, at the May 31st League of Women Voters forum where Tom Price had the controversial no show. He left early at another forum at Mountainview Community Center later that evening where his Republican Primary opponent John Konop took advantage of the opportunity to criticize Price for his record on free trade.
At the Cobb GOP debates held at the Kennesaw Business Center June 5th where the gloves came off between Cobb School Board Candidates John Abraham and Chris Callaghan. Things also got testy between Secretary of State adversaries Karen Handel and Bill Stephens.
While the Mountainview event drew 90 people, the debate at KSU was witnessed by only about 40. A sure sign of voter apathy that perhaps shows dissatisfaction more with the national government than the local.
If you missed the first set of forums and debates be sure to cath the next one - On June 19th, the debate will be held at Marietta Middle School - 121 Winn Street Marietta, GA 30064 - in the auditorium. The participants will include all GOP candidates for Commissioner of Agriculture, School Board post 6, and County Commissioner post 1. Debates start at 6:30 p.m.
Keep your eye on the political events calendar on this site for the latest information!
