Zell Miller(D) endorses Michelle Nunn(D) for senate, Nathan Deal(R) for governor

[netdragon]

No one in metro ATL should vote for Nathan Deal. He panders too much to the rural community building many divided roads to nowhere and has not pushed commuter or high-speed rail forward. He's also not very progressive. He also never solved the water shortage issue that will hit us again in about 5 years.

[LovelySummer]

Interesting. Why is that?

Originally Posted by jhtrico1850

Let's not forget, Georgia is like a lot of Southern states that wouldn't mind a Democrat governor, but prefers a Republican in Congress.

[jhtrico1850]

The Southern states are more culturally consevative, but they still want their governor to focus on their needs (education, infrastructure), but nationally, they don't want everyone bringing home the bacon and pork barrel spending for every other state. Not to mention, the South used to be run by Democrats. Demographics is slowly returning it to the Democrats.

The Southern Democrat is a dying breed, but it’s still kicking in some states - The Washington Post

Not all red Southern states are created equal. Some of them have been significantly more hesitant to hand their state legislatures, congressional and statewide offices to Republicans -- even as they vote just as Republican (or more) in presidential races.

I think Jason Carter has a very good chance of kicking out Deal. He just needs to get 3 out of the 53% that Deal got last time to switch.

[magnetar]

How many Georgia Republicans will vote for Jason Carter once they realize the alternative means a distinct possibility of Governor Kasim Reed in 2019?

[netdragon]

The Southern and Northern democrats were completely different during the time that the southern democrat ran the show. The Southern democrats were more like republicans, whereas the Northern democrats were more like the democratic party is now.