I am hearing reports from the 1st Congressional District that Eric Johnson’s folks are calling party leaders and grassroots supporters and letting them know that Johnson will make an announcement Saturday on the 2010 race. The folks I have talked to are saying he will move up and announce his run for Governor, but he’s still considering his options and may stay put in the Lt. Governor’s race.
We’ll all know in a few days.
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In other words, Johnson hasn’t made up his mind yet?
But he’s going to announce it on Saturday!
What is that latest on Kingston?
Whoever had the goods on Casey probably has them on Eric, since they ran as a pack a couple years back when they believed they were invisible.
Judging from your avatar, you are invisible.
Wait, I am invisible too!
Everything I hear about Kingston is he’s running for Congress.
I hope Johnson gets in the Governors race. I like both Johnson and Shafer, and think they would be a very good team as Governor and Lt. Governor.
It’s an interesting scenario for Johnson. Obviously, if you can get the top spot you go for it, but he’s got some interesting scenarios.
If he stays in LG and Casey stays in, then he’s got a sharp uphill battle against an incumbent. If he stays in LG, but Casey drops out, along with a missing Shafer, then the office is handed to him on a silver platter.
If he jumps to Governor, it will probably be easier than taking an incumbent Casey on, but still a very difficult race.
He’s got to be evaluating whether Casey and/or Shafer stays in LG.
Okay…I’ll ask the question…. Why would he do this?
Casey needs to move aside.
Hmmmm…..So if Johnson goes for Governor, I guess this moves up the time line for Gingrey and Westmoreland, doesn’t it???
I don’t recall Westmoreland taking his cues from Eric Johnson when he was House Minority Leader, and I don’t expect him to do so now.
Kingston said that if Eric runs for Governor, he would not run. If Eric stays in the LG race, Kingston will give Governor serious thought.
http://www.wtoctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10221798
I believe there is enough respect and political sense between Westmoreland, Eric, and Kingston that one of these men will make a run of it, and none of them will run against each other. I would bet that the three of them are in frequent communication. Just an opinion.
Someone should tell Kingston that there’s way less pork to throw around at the state level. Seriously. Someone should tell him. It’d be cruel to have him learn of it only after entering the race.
Westmoreland, Johnson, and Kingston have all talked and the decision will be mutually agreeable to all three.
Eric should stay in the LG race. He probably can’t win as Gov, but he might can chaise Casey out if he has the goods on him.
If Kingston goes, then Eric might drop back and run for congress instead.
Westmoreland might do it, if Eric stays in the LG race.
In any event, CC is wounded, though he probably does not realize how much. Where is Ralph Reed when you need him?
“Where is Ralph Reed when you need him?”
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If Eric goes to the governor’s race, either he or Karen Handel will lose a fundraiser: Leigh Ann Gillis is working for both right now, but I doubt she will be able to work for both if they are both in the same race.
Eric could hire Elizabeth Dewberry…she has all Casey’s numbers.
Erick,
It amazes me that you censor the slightest remark about your chosen candidates,but you allow garbage like fishtail to post this kind of BS on here.To allow these over the line,personal attacks is pathetic.
“Where is Ralph Reed when you need him?”
Judge, Erick hardly censors anything.
What I find interesting, and know for a fact, is the ones who continue to perpetuate this myth. They are methodical and purposely attempting to destroy and malign good and decent people, for their own political advances. What I find amazing is that these spineless snakes hide behind monikers promoting drivel, knowing full well some idiot will snatch and run with it. To me, that says a lot about the candidate and staff.
Sex sells, in virtually everything. It sold in 2000 to squash John McCain’s campaign by the simple whisper campaign about a fictious illegitimate child.
The question is how do you fight back when the perps hide behind monikers?
I don’t get it. What was the personal attack? Ralph Reed? He’s a big boy, been in the public eye long enough to take some shots.
As interesting as it sounds, my bet is that none of these congressmen make a move. They are valuable commodities and too risky to lose the seats.
Luke, meandor through the pages of this blog. There are a few clowns promoting a salacious myth hoping that it gains traction to destroy a decent man, for pure political gain.
You won’t lose either seat. Strong Republican districts.
However, they will lose the political clout both hold in Washington.
I don’t think these two would base their decision to run based on fear of losing their seats. Some would worry about that. I believe Kingston and Westmoreland would run out of a belief they were “called” to run. A leader doesn’t worry about losing.
Why is CC making funraising calls and trying to explain to big donors something that a secretary witnessed going on in his office? I heard that from someone he called!
He is a disaster waiting to happen for the GA GOP. I hope Shafer or Johnson will take him on. I thought the Speaker was bad.
You heard from someone he supposedly called that he said that someone else witnessed something? Give us all a break. One of the rumor-pushers told me recently that he “knew” something was going on because “he can tell” when they’re around one another. I almost laughed out loud.
This kind of baseless character assassination is just silly and childish.
grassrootsguy -
I call major BS on that. Pretty convenient to just pop in and claim Casey Cagle is calling people to explain an incident, huh?
We can bring it all out into the open right now. Who is the person he called?
At some point the cowardace should be held accountable for their libelous slander. Hiding behind a moniker posting trash is juvenile at best and before we begin invoking the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers, this ain’t even close to that.
This is smear for mere political advancement. In other words gutter politics.
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