Josh Lanier hits Saxby Chambliss on spending:

The key with dominoes is that when you upset one domino, a series of subsequent events causes all the dominoes to fall thereafter.
With the imminent decisions by so many of Georgia’s Statewide Constitutional Officers to seek the Governor’s office, the domino effect is that it opens up a host of opportunities in our state. 
John [...]

Creative Loafing has the deets.

Commissioner Robert “Bobby” Baker woke up to some good news today.
The state Supreme Court this morning upheld a lower court’s ruling in a dispute over Baker’s residence, allowing the chairman of the Public Service Commission to keep his spot.

Let’s celebrate the new re-design of the Georgia Podcast Network (wow!) with a listen to Episode #17  of the Georgia Politics Podcast. Topics on #17 include:

Keith Gross in the 80th State House District
Why are GA Democrats doing so poorly when national party is doing so well?
Sonny Perdue, Casey Cagle, and Sunday Sales
Seatbelt Laws

This episode’s panelists are:
Joseph G [...]

Word on the street is that John Oxendine announced his candidacy for Governor today at the state GOP convention and said upon entering office he would call a constitutional convention for the FairTax.
[UPDATE] Insider Advantage has the details.

In what could be sobering news for the Democrats’ 2006 Lt. Governor nominee, a new Insider Advantage /Majority Opinion poll conducted Sunday night shows former state Rep. Jim Martin in single digits with both former WSB-TV reporter Dale Cardwell and DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones in double digits among likely Democratic primary voters.
Democratic U.S. Senate
If [...]

Rasmussen Reports, in conjunction with Fox Television Stations, Inc., is out with a new poll today showing Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss beating all Democratic challengers by an average of twenty-one points.
According to the poll, 61% of Georgians have a favorable view of their senior United States Senator. The telphone survey was conducted May 6th, [...]

Johnny Isakson is not running for Governor in 2010.

I happen to have a pretty good memory and I also happen to be something of a pack rat. I keep a lot of things for sentimental value; for example, I still have my ticket stub from the first Braves game I ever went to at the old Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in 1992. [...]

Mike Evans has decided not to run. I’m informed that overnight he and his potential future wife decided it’d be too much of a burden right now.
I also have someone else who told me McDonald made it clear to Evans how much mud he’d throw.

He hasn’t qualified yet, but Josh Lanier will come out swinging:

Here is the ad that Lanier’s campaign is mocking.

Lauren “Bubba” McDonald qualified early Monday morning to replace Angela Spier on the PSC. Despite rumors of several other GOP candidates, Bubba remained unopposed until this afternoon. Bob Indech of Norcross qualified to run as a Democrat. Mr. Indech has run before, challenging Tom Rice for House District 51 in 2004. [...]

Mike Evans will run against Bubba McDonald for the PSC. I’ll believe this one when I see it.
[UPDATE] I haven’t confirmed it myself, but I’m told he has, in fact, now qualified. I’ve called now myself and it ain’t true. Not only is it not true, but it looks like it [...]

John Oxendine’s campaign website has gone live. You can visit it here.
Also, this video appears on the front page of the site:

Doug Grammer of Walker County has announced that he is running for PSC. Doug is the former YR State Chairman and ran for 9th District GOP Chair and lost to Kevin Harris.