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February 21, 2007
GA-10: Field Taking Shape for Special
With the death of Charlie Norwood (R), my parent's home district is back in play in Georgia. It appears the Sonny Perdue has done some sneaky scheduling to allow the Republicans in the Georgia legislature to get some advantage in the special election. Which is fine I guess, I've long since given up hope of Republicans doing things in a fair sort of way anywhere they are in control.
Terry Holley, who I blogged about last year is going to get back in to the race, but with his 33% performance against Norwood last year there is some question of the likely success he would have against the next Republican. Two other names are being kicked around are state Rep. Alan Powell and lawyer David Bell. I'm not on the ground, but I find it hard to believe that Alan Powell will give up a good seat for a long shot like this one. David Bell performed the best against Norwood in 1996, losing by only 4 points. One of the problems with the GA-10 is that it was redistricted in the middle of the decade by the corrupt Republicans in the legislature and the district is now a lot more Republican than it use to be, so every Democrat starts out with a distinct disadvantage by design.
It's going to be a tough fight that's for sure. I've noticed that a small Netroots has started to form in the district, so we might have a growing presence in the district that could make things a bit more interesting than even last year. A good candidate that could inspire some Netroots support, with low voter turnout among the lazy Republicans that make up the region could definitely give us a chance to move this seat blue, barring that at least it will give the GOP heartburn and make them burn a few million bucks trying to overcome their own history of incompetence.
Read more over at Swing State Project.
Posted by Jamison at February 21, 2007 3:14 PM
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