US Rep. Jim Marshall (D) will hold a townhall meeting at Alcovy High School in Covington on Saturday, September 26th, from 10am to noon.
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US Rep. Jim Marshall (D) will hold a townhall meeting at Alcovy High School in Covington on Saturday, September 26th, from 10am to noon.
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I want to know who out there is going to stand up and challenge Marshall in this election cycle?
There are some people (3-5) who have not yet officially declared, but are setting up campaigns. No big names though.
No big names, huh? Well, a friend of mine just started this facebook group folks might be interested in.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgroup.php%3Fgid%3D167345262106&h=182b7b191173a11ad7eaab66fab7d8d8
BTW, I’m pretty sure you have to be logged in to facebook to open the link I just posted.
All of you should have a facebook account in this day and age. Otherwise, how will the FBI, CIA, NSA, Homeland Security, and the Obama administration be able to keep track of you?
O.K., I might as well get this out of the way…
We don’t do passive aggressive here.
You’ve asked on multiple threads if anyone is running against Marshall, then come back to each thread to post the same info about your friend surprisingly creating a “Draft Valerie” facebook group.
If you’re interested in running, just say so.
Sock Puppets are usually annoying. In your case, I might recommend getting one.
I’m pretty sure I said I was interested in running on ONE other thread that is labeled as ‘open.’ And nobody put anybody up to creating a facebook group on my behalf, either. Check it. It’s already got 60 something members from all over the country in, what, an hour or two?
And are you kidding me? Peach Pundit is the poster child for passive aggressive behavior. You, Icarus, the site’s most prominent poster, don’t even post under your real name for crying out loud! Your sock puppet joke is HILARIOUS, btw.
In all seriousness, while everybody drags their feet waiting to announce that they’re running in the 8th Congressional District, Jim Marshall is planning his vote on that healthcare monstrosity. Somebody needs to step up and make him think twice about how he’s going to vote. This is my attempt at forcing some hands.
How’s that for passive aggressive?
If you decide to run, I wouldn’t flash that picture or Ron Paul around too much, if you want to win.
Yeah, you wouldn’t want to raise, like, millions of dollars for your campaign, or anything.
And still get 3% of the vote. When you spend $2,000 a voter, it’s hard to win an election.
While I do agree that Valerie should be her own candidate and not just a “Ron Paul Supporter”, I do not believe that she should run away from Ron Paul either, because he does have allot of views that are becoming more mainstream everyday. Proof? Lets start with the federal reserve issue; a recent poll has shown that 75% of Americans(and 294 congressmen, and 28 senators [so far]) think that the fed should be audited(1), and only 30% of Americans have rated rated the Fed as good/excellent. I could bore you with the recent shift in opinion against the afghan war, or the anti-bailout mentality but I wont. I just want to say I support Valerie in whatever she decides to do and that she should not distance herself from the ron paul movement, but she should also be HER own candidate, after all hes not running in the 8th district.
1 http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/general_business/july_2009/75_favor_auditing_the_fed
2. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121886/cdc-tops-agency-ratings-federal-reserve-board-lowest.aspx
Icarus is not his real name?
Ron Paul doesn’t work so well in some parts of the 8th. Just sayin’.
And I like Ron Paul, for the record.
I love the the scoring system on PP. Every single one of my posts on this thread deserves a -1? Really? I feel like I’m in middle school.
And, people, whether you love RP or hate him, you can’t deny his track record on limited government principles. I’m interested in seeing the size and scope of the federal government’s influence on Georgia citizens dramatically reduced and power returned to our state and local governments. I can’t think of a better person to emulate than Ron Paul when it comes to achieving the goals of limited government.
It doesn’t hurt that knowing RP does wonders for online fundraising as well. <3 <3 <3
I think you failed to see my point; that being – Ron Paul does not resonate very well in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District, particularly in the more rural areas.
You can chose to emulate whomever you want. But the mere emulation of a candidate will not win this district, and emulating Ron Paul is not going to magically bring votes.
Especially when you consider the the past few election cycles. The key to beating Jim Marshall is either to erode his base in the urban vote in Bibb County, or to ensure massive outpouring in Houston and other counties. Thus far, no one has done it – and only Mac Collins got it close.
Calder Clay was Close too.
Not as an Incumbent, but in the first race yeah – the second time around he had 63% of the vote.
That was technically GA-03 as well.
On RP, I can deny his track record of winning GOP primaries and general elections outside of his congressional district.
His ability to raise money was good. It seemed like he automatically got 10% of the vote where ever he went, but that’s not the case. He never broke 25%. He did not carry a single state, including his home state of Texas.
RP got exactly 2.92% of the Republican Primary in Georgia. His high mark was 25% in Montana. He got above 10% 6 times in 2008, and that’s not a record I would want to emulate.
And if he were to run again in 2012, I predict the same type of results.
Appreciate your opinions on the matter, Ronald.
But to answer your question Valerie, I have heard there is a conservative Republican who plans to announce as early as next week or early the following week.
This is not my business since I am a centrist but I remember Michael Steele run for GOP chair while promising serious efforts toward range and diversity. Well, they showed the door to most GOP moderates and the outstanding energy of the summer’s protest movement pulled the red team farther right. They have not produced a GOP challenger who the center would find more appealing that the Blue Dog incumbent —win the elect with more Beck/Hannity fans it seems.
Ron is correct: a candidate against Marshall should be someone who can compete in Macon. The same can be said for Barrow’s district with Savannah and Augusta. We all know that the person who can win the primary might not be the person who could win the moderates or center in the general election. A classic example of winning a battle but losing the war.
It is as simple as this: an African American GOP candidate of substance who is not angry could run hard against Pelosi and city liberals in an effort to pull Obama to the center. My community would appreciate that and give that person 25% of our vote. The ultimate goal for the GOP is to take control of the House or Senate and you do that by having a freshman or woman who can actually win. That is the formula Pelosi employed; let the Blue Dogs do whatever they need but vote for her for speaker. Remember, Newt forced Clinton to move toward the center (i.e. welfare reform) and improved his presidency.
This time last year, I would have sworn that a Red version of the Blue Dogs would follow the Democrats victories. I was wrong.
an African American GOP candidate of substance who is not angry could run hard against Pelosi and city liberals in an effort to pull Obama to the center
Yeahhh…. won’t happen. First of all, Obama is pretty much in the center whether people like where the center is or not. Second, the candidate you describe would not win a GOP primary challenge against a white angry guy in that district. Simple as that. He’d never end up facing Marshall.
Uh. Never say never.
I’m pretty sure that formula could have bested Goddard in a primary, with the right team assembled – and with no one yet showing up, it could crowd out challenges.
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