Monday, March 10, 2008
News Jim Martin considering U.S. Senate run
Posted by John F. Sugg on Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:09 PM
The Democrats, a big party without many big-name candidates for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Saxby Chambliss, may have found their man: former state representative (for almost two decades), former commissioner of Human Resources (under both Govs. Roy Barnes and Sonny Perdue) and former lieutenant governor candidate Jim Martin.
Martin is well-liked and well-known around the state. On the other hand, his lite guv race, won by Republican Casey Cagle, wasn't one that will be studied in future decades as an example of excitement and innovation.
The Dems have been searching for a candidate after a Zogby poll earlier this year showed Chambliss with remarkably low ratings — in large part because he is so entwined with the disastrous regime of George Bush. The poll showed only 38 percent of those surveyed felt Chambliss deserved another term. In a hypothetical match-up with an unnamed Democrat, Chambliss lost.
Currently running for Chambliss' seat as Democrats are DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones; Army veteran and ex-congressional staffer Josh Lanier; and Dale Cardwell, former investigative reporter for WSB-TV/Channel 2. None of those three is seen as a strong candidate. Jones' personal life and affinity for Republicans raise big questions about his viability. Lanier and Cardwell are political novices.
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If Jim decide to make a run, it will be a good and winning race. Go for it Jim, If your family approve a go for it....
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1) Jim Martin got crushed by Casey Cagle in a race for an open seat. He ran a very poor campaign that never seemed to get off the ground. 2) Vernon is not going to roll over and drop out with the entrance of a new candidate. I also think that Vernon, despite all his detractors, would win the primary. 3) This current rumor is just the flavor of the week. Every week a new name emerges and then fades away.
The matchup in the Zogby poll you referred to was a "blind bio" match between Chambliss and Josh Lanier. Lanier bio 47%, Chambliss 45%. http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1439 The poll also found that 64% of Georgians agreed with Lanier's call for clean elections and the Fair Elections Now Act. It appears that Georgians don't necessarily share the insider position as to whom is a "strong" candidate.
I feel its my duty to point out that a "blind bio" poll is not representative at all of how a general election actually plays out.
You forgot about Rand Knight, who was recently endorsed by the teamsters. Isn't this cycle about change? If so, then why not support Rand? Doesn't he remind you a bit of Ned Lamont (except without the self-funding capabilities)?
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