2014: Important Political Year in Georgia

This is a very important political year in Georgia, and a very good possibility for Democratic gains, as long as we Democrats get busy and do some work. I've mentioned before, five dollars and an hour a week will do amazing things. Just everyone pledge to do more than ever. I'll start locally:

The 2010 turncoats maintained their seats in 2012. I'm optimistic that we will field strong candidates against each of them: Amy Carter, Ellis Black, and Tim Golden. They've been in office a long time. What have they done for Valdosta and Lowndes County? Nothing that I know of.  Dexter Sharper is my representative out of Valdosta, and I'm very happy with him.

For the U.S. House of Representatives, we have Tea Party Republican, Austin Scott, as our representative. He's gone two election cycles without a Democratic opponent. Uh, how democratic is that? Seriously, what has Austin Scott done for the citizens of Valdosta, Lowndes County, and Georgia District 8? He has voted with the Republican extremists in DC at every turn, and could be very vulnerable with a serious challenger and well run campaign.

We have an open seat in the US Senate, with the retirement of Saxby Chambliss. On the Republican side there are eight candidates, including three sitting congressmen,: Jack Kingston, Paul Broun, and Phil Gingry. Throwing his hat into the ring is the cousin of former governor Sonny Perdue, David Perdue, a wealthy businessman.

On the Democratic side,we have Michelle Nunn, daughter of long time senator, Sam Nunn, who seems to think because she is Sam's offspring, she has some sort of right to the office, even though she's never run for anything in her life, or had any public experience. I recently had the honor of hearing and meeting Steen Miles. I would love to have this woman representing me in the US Sernate. I think you would, too.

Finally, we come to the governor's house. You know, I once lived just up the road form the governor's mansion, on Pace's Ferry Place in Buckhead, and would often drive by the mansion on Pace's Ferry Road. TBH, it was back in '75 and '76, when Atlanta was just hitting one million, and the Perimeter (285) was way out there. Here we have arguably the most corrupt governor in America, presently under FBI investigation, running for reelection, ostensibly, against Jimmy Carter's grandson. This can be a victory for Democrats, retaking at least one branch of state government, and that ain't bad.

I have to say again, The truth is, our opponents are financed much greater than we. We depend on the people, the grassroots, chipping in what they can, and by our numbers we can level the field against the deep pockets of the Republicans.