August 26, 2006 - With the General Election just ten weeks away it is quickly becoming clear that if Cobb County is to remain the Republican strong hold of the state, the inroads that the Democrats are establishing in south Cobb must be halted.
Key races in this area are Dan Hoppe vs. Doug Stoner in the 6th State Senate District once held by Ginger Collins, Mark Grant vs. Steve Thompson in the 33rd State Senate District, and Cindye Coates versus Terry Johnson in the State House 37th District. While all 3 candidates trail their Democratic Incumbents, a strong grass roots effort by the county's GOP Party, in the form of phone banking and door to door campaigning is closing the gap. The strongest negative for these 3 challengers is the lack of name recognition. Coates is the only candidate having run for the legislature before.
Running against incumbents offers the opportunity to discuss voting records, something that I believe would benefit the challengers. The only problem is, with the election still 10 weeks out, is anyone listening yet?
In the coming weeks I plan to examine the candidates and their stance on the issues. So stay tuned....
Saturday, August 26, 2006
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