The poll, conducted by the Republican Liberty Caucus of Georgia and the Georgia Young Republicans came out as follows:
Fred Thompson – 44%
Newt Gingrich – 18%
Rudy Giuliani – 15%
Mitt Romney – 9%
Mike Huckabee – 4%
John McCain – 2%
Duncan Hunter – 2%
Ron Paul – 2%
Tommy Thompson – 1%
Tom Tancredo, Sam Brownback, John Cox, Jim Gilmore – <1%
These results are all the more amazing considering that Mitt Romney attended the convention and had an event here last night. Newt Gingrich was the convention’s keynote speaker.
Fred Thompson’s only presence was a group of volunteer supporters from Georgians for Fred Thompson.
At the convention, it was also announced that more than forty current and former elected officials, including a former US Senator and the top two Republicans in the State Senate, were endorsing Fred Thompson.
More to come on this later ….
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Peach, you asked Bill about “The Constitutional”.
It is such a lovely day, he may have decided to go for one.
I’m sure he’s pondering the constitution en route.
LOL good one Joy!
I am on my laptop sitting outside watching my grand kids play tennis and talking on the phone… it is a pretty day…
Peach Pundit cracks me up.
The first one didn’t turn yellow!
Dag Nabitt!
Peach, you’re a hypocritical phoney.
First off, you spend more time here than anyone outside of Erick and he actually does do this for a living.
There is a brand new, and struggling Cobb Club because your hero, ASH, let the club die. You seem to know everyone since you as so well connected to the grassroots. Why don’t you get off your computer and start making phone calls to the under 40 year olds you know and tell them they need to step up and help get the Cobb YRs back together.
Of course there were no Cobb YRs working in Cobb in 2006 — because YOU cared enough to help keep the Cobb YRs going. How many meetings of the Cobb YRs did you attent to show support for the group? How many times did you donate to them? How many people did you tell…hey, you should get involved in this group!
You want to complain about Bill Simon…well, Bill Simon is no longer of YR age, but he tried to help keep Cobb going and supports many of the other clubs.
Others like Rob Doll financed out of his own pocket…not Muscogee County GOP funds…the creation of that Club which in 3 years has become one of the strongest in the state.
If we cannot market our organization, we cannot recruit new members. If we cannot recruit members, we cannot volunteer in campaigns. If we cannot volunteer in campaigns, we cannot help Republicans win.
Your son is in COLLEGE. We have CRs for college and YRs for post-college.
YDs are college and post-college.
We cannot set a membership table up on a street corner like the CRs can do on a college campus.
Outside of personal networks and the internet, the only way to engage new people is through ADVERTISING. Direct mail postcards inviting people to meetings, robo calls, etc all cost money.
The Straw Poll is free advertising and a better solution than renting ELEPHANTS.
Besides, what would we rent them with? Our good looks? That takes money too.
I’m happy I scare you. Considering my candidates tend to win and yours don’t, I should continue to scare you. Now stop blogging while you watch other people actually do things.
Sorry, Cinyde’s son, not yours.
I voted for Rudy!! he came in 3rd, but 1st when you count official candidates!!
I voted for Rob Doll too, because I was told by many in the Cobb County Delegation that Mrs. Everheart liked him..and I wanted someone who could work well with her, not to mention he had impecable credentials.
GOPeach, I just had my baccalurete service today, and I have to say that I would be very offended as would many onther seniors and their parents if any political group set up a booth to take advantage of what is to be a day of Praise to the Lord for giving us the strength and endurence to graduate and to ask him for guidence as we choose our life’s path…if this is what you call productive, shame on you and your son!! I’m glad it was the YD’s and not us who were too stupid and ignorant to keep politics out of God’s house!!
I’m writing come out and support Jason due to your rediculous attack on all the hard work he has done. I know him well enough to know that he works hard at all the many things he is involved in and I’m amazed at how he has lead the GAFYR’s..he has been someone for Johnny Blankenship and myself as well as many of the TR leaders to look up to.
I’m sure he is focused on the big picture as he should be, which is building a force of young people to help get Saxby Re-elected and possibly pick up 2 seats in Congress, not to mention making sure we keep the white house…we already have a significant majority in both the state house and state senate so I don’t blame him for focusing on more important issues. We can’t assume Saxby is a shoe in, all it takes is Mark Taylor or Cathy Cox to jump in and the race becomes competative, if the DSCC finds a poll that shows that Jim Marshall can get numbers close to Saxby, you better bet they’ll talk him into giving up his house seat and running for Senate, the Democrats would rather gain a Senate Seat even if it means sacraficing a house seat, and they’ll pump money into him like you wont believe, look at what theyre doing to this Marlow guy in the 10th.
In all the State House races I’ve helped on (which would be 3), I was one of maybe 3 volunteers outside of the candiadtes’ families, it is not the responsibility of the YR’s CR’s or the TR’s to be the slaves of people who decide to run for office…if we feel we can make an impact and we like the candidate and if we are available to help, then we will..but candidates should not expect it, we have lives of our own too ya know lol.
Jason, Jason, Jason-
Okay first of all – Thank You. No, I really mean it. I have not been asked to join the YOUNG Republicans in over 30 years. It is a real nice thing. It’s just wrong.
It really is wrong Jason- hear me out here- I think you need to take a sales course. Learn how to sale Jason. You are not selling the YR’s! You need to be creative and friendly, Honey.
That ELEPHANT idea was smashing! [ littereally]. LOL!!! You could have even had an inflatable one or a cut out where people could have their pictures made with it — Gimmicks – Outrageous things like that make a Convention fun and unforgetable!
http://www.creatableinflatables.com/images/safari_animals/inflatable_elephant.JPG
Now about that new Cobb YR Club – Try http://www.MeetUp.com This is a cheap way to get things moving forward. Then there are those 5 minute dating things – You could have a Young Republicans 5 Minute Dating Meet Up – - That would draw a crowd.
Jason- insulting me by saying:
“…your hero, ASH, let the club die” is just not cool.
A. Calling ASH my” hero” was lame.
B. If the YR’s depended on ASH to survive then they must not have ever been strong to begin with. A good leader owns their mistakes and learns from them.
I hardly know ASH. I met him a few times but I don’t get out much because of health issues. I help those who need help in phone banks. That’s what I do best. Dial for dollars and votes!!!! You should learn about these things.
When you said:
” I’m happy I scare you. Considering my candidates tend to win and yours don’t.”
And you wonder why you do not attract people to the YR’s??? I think you need to be a campaign consultant istead of leader of a grassroots organization. After all YOUR CANDIDATES WIN!!!! We need your crack in the 13th Congressional District!!!!
Jason-
Blogging for a living sound good. LOL!
I’ll get my resume on Monster ASAP..
Thanks for the invite to the YOUNG Republicans. It’d been 20 years since I was in that group. Your insults have not been a very good selling strategy. No wonder people do not like the YR’s. You are a cry baby. You blame your failures on ASH. C’mon Jason! Own your mistakes and learn from them.
I can not attend meetings because of health issues. I dial for dollars and votes. That is what I have always done to help.
You said:
“I’m happy I scare you. Considering my candidates tend to win and yours don’t, I should continue to scare you.”…
Just who are “YOUR CANDIDATES”? Are you a campaign consultant? If not— then you should become one! If ALL YOUR CANDIDATES WIN-
then… get down to the 13 CD where the rubber meets the road!
The new Cobb YR group should use http://www.MeetUp.com That is a great way to connect.
Jason- I work with underdogs that have a destiny. I worked with Newt and Mack Mattingly. They lost a lot — then they won BIG!
I was loyal to them.
You are young still – you will see.
Jason Jason Jason —
What am I going to do with you?
Gabe,
It was carried by Greg Howard, but it was Dvorscak’s attempt to try and get something changed thta he could use to try (for the 2nd time in 2 days) to get the appeal thrown out on a technicality.
What I will call the “Dvorscak Amendment” was Howard’s proposal that the number of people required to put forth an initial protest at the county level match what the number is required to appeal it. That is, the amended Rules peoposed by the Rules Committee was to set the number of people required for the first appeal to be “5 people” and the 2nd appeal to be “25 people.”
Dvorscak and Howard were seen by all who desired to observe in heavy consultation on the floor, and it was Greg Howard who proposed that the rule change be amended to require that “25 people be required to file the 1st appeal and 25 people required to file any following appeals.”
Dvorscak’s thinking/hoping was to change this rule so he could somehow argue at the state committee level that “Hey, look, this appeal should have to abide by this new rule!”
That, AND the fact that I predict that there will be another foul-up in Fulton County’s convention next year if Dvorscak and his “pepes” are allowed to continue to run things at Fulton County, makes me think thta Dvorscak was definietly trying to make it more difficult to challenge his foul-ups for the future.
GOPeach
I think your attack on Jason about YRs not focusing on grassroots campaigns in local races is wrong. I can speak from experience that the Atlanta Young Republicans we knocking on doors every weekend during the campaign season and making phone calls during the week. The AYRs alone volunteered on over 12 campaigns last year from the Governor, in which we were volunteer of the week, Cagle, Handle, and Mac Collins to name a few. There is not a YR club in Cobb County which is not Jason’s fault. He has worked to get the club up and running but that takes times and someone within that club to build. The YRs are active and making a difference and to make those comments is insulting to us who were out there every weekend working to get Republicans elected.
Peach,
You can practice all the religion you want, in whatever form you want.
BUT, this concept of requiring that “Christianity be in the public square” has got to stop.
Everywhere where a town or city has placed “Christianity in the public square,” they do so at the absolute exclusion of every single other religion.
SO, I don’t want Judaism, I don’t want Muslim-ism, I don’t want Buddahism, Christianity, or whatever being allowed to use public funds or public resources to “display” their beliefs.
That is my point. Yet, Rob Doll apparently beleives that Christianity (and, ONLY Christianity, at the exclusion and recognition of every other religion) should be the only one “displayed in the public square.”
If you and “Joy” cannot fathom that concept, I cannot help either of you…you are both terminally ignorant.
“Muslim-ism”
Islam?
Holly,
Yeah…okay…
“People buy that god and country stuff.”
“BREAKING: Fred Thompson wins Georgia GOP Convention Straw Poll in Landslide”
Was he also in BREAKING II: Convention Boogaloo?
http://www.ravelinks.com/contents/breakin2_13.gif
Demon has the absolute strangest… and funniest references…
Thanks, I aim to please.
Now if only we could post pictures in the comments section…
Jason, Jason, Jason -
I am really flattered you would ask me to join the YOUNG Republicans at the age of 50+.
Right now- I have some health issues that have come from being a caretaker which limit my involvement. Plus I have grand kids that keep me very busy!!!!
Now – I am not “attacking you” and you do not need Donovan to jump in and give you back up. You asked for my check and I simply told you why I have yet to send it.
Attacking ASH and blaming him for the cause the YR’s do not exist in Cobb is a cop out!!! How does one person shut down an organization? It just shows me it was weak to begin with! I would hope that you would stop making exuses and blaming ” my hero” for your failures.
I would respect you a whole lot more if you would be more humble! You are full of it Jason.
To say, ” I’m happy I scare you. Considering my candidates tend to win and yours don’t, I should continue to scare you.” makes me think you should become a campaign consultant instead of the chairman of a statewide organization!
GOPeach
You seem to miss the point about a lack of support from the county chairman. YR clubs are a valuable asset to the GOP but they are often overlooked. If we had elephants who would we be reaching out to? If they are of age and at the convention then chances are they are already apart of a club.
A major part of being a YR is being social. I know that sounds like something worthless but let me explain. The young people who come into our clubs are there because they want to be around like minded individuals. We have so many social events because we want to attract people to something fun. When they see that politics can be fun and educational they tend to get more involved and invite their friends.
YRs need support from the county chairmen and the State Chairman because we need the leaders of the senior party for advice and leadership as much as they need us to knock on doors. So when you say “where were the YRs” we will respond with “where were you.” Stop turning your nose up at us if you think we are not out during campaign season because we are and there is plenty of time during the off season for you to support the YRs. In your 50+ years I would hope you would have learned that part of being a leader is being able to train the future leaders and no sit back and wait for them to do it themselves.
“If you and “Joy” cannot fathom that concept, I cannot help either of you…you are both terminally ignorant.”
Bill,
Please, Please, PLEASE do not lump me in with GOPeach. The comment which she seems to take in support of her fundie views was really a comment on her choice of words, and a joke.
The only thing that would bother me more than a massive nanny state government is one run by the dictates of religious zealots, no matter their particular flavor of the divine.
And “Joy” is not another of GOPeach’s secret identities… Joy is an AnCap whose religious views are her own.
Hey, Peach. After seeing this whole back and forth between you and Shep, I had to jump in and say something. The YR’s are getting people elected up here in Hall County. Ask any GOP official who he or she wants on the team, and see who they tell you. I guarantee you we can canvass neighborhoods, distribute literature, and generally campaign with the best. We have the energy and enthusiasm you reminisce about. So go back to spanking the kids’ fannies, and quit trying to throw us under the bus.
Joy,
Sorry for misreading your comments…I thought you weren’t a nutcase by your first comment, but your follow-up one threw me off.
Contrary to Peach’s beliefs, I do not spend every waking moment on this blog, so, if there is a long delay in my response (if I ever do respond in the first place), it is because I have other responsibilities in my life, far separate from the imaginary world Peach resides in…where she thinks our Constitution was “ordained by God”.
What is an “AnCap?”
Anarchocapitalist. (Murray Rothbard is my hero.)
While free markets and no government is my ideal, I’m rational enough to see the benefits in working for free-er markets and less government.
Well, Bill, let it be known that there is bipartisan agreement on the lunacy of GOPeach, particularly on matters of religion and the founding of the U.S. If I were on your side of the aisle, I would consider her moniker a trademark infringement.
Hall YRs helped in Hall. Gwinnett YRs worked on Gwinnett campaigns. The Atlanta and Buckhead Clubs concentrated on Fulton County races. The Atlanta YRs were even as a group highlighted by Sonny as “Volunteers of the Week.”
The Chair of the Muscogee YRs was also county chair for Perdue’s reelection.
There were no Cobb YRs because the county GOP did not actively encourage Young Professionals to participate in the organization. I never saw county GOP leadership attend Cobb YR meetings while the club was struggling. Eventually, the leadership gave up and the club folded in November 2005.
Jason-
You should cover your bases. Cobb is your base. You seemed to be more interested in “your winning candidates” than your YR’s. I suggest you learn how to build a county wide oganization before moving to a State level!
Bill-
Tell me why you think the Constitution was not ordained by God. Back up your comments.
Oh-
FYI – I am NOT ANYONE’S SPOKESPERSON!!!!
Just because I like Huckabee, Tancredo, FDT, Coates, Broun, Reed,
Staton, etc… Does not mean I am their SPOKESPERSON. They atre just all very good conservatives.
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