GA: A GOP Tie; Obama Leads with Dems
By Darryl Fears
Mitt Romney made a campaign stop at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta yesterday while his chief rival Sen. John McCain relied on robo-calls to connect with voters in the hotly contested Georgia Republican primary.
Romney is betting that McCain doesn't have the luxury of being able to reach out to voters by phone, with such a slight lead in the tracking polls. McCain's 31 percent leads the field by only two percentage points, according to a Ramussen Reports poll.
While the three Republican contenders, including former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, are in a virtual dead heat, Sen. Barack Obama is leading Sen. Hillary Clinton by a margin that appears hard to overcome, 52 percent to 37 percent in the Ramussen Reports survey of likely voters.
Georgia Secretary of State Karen C. Handel predicted a 30 percent to 35 percent voter turnout, compared to 17 percent four years ago. Based on the prediction, state Democratic party spokesman Martin Metheny said, "We could see as many as one million Democratic voters," trumping the 600,000 who voted in the last primary.
Seventy-two delegates are up for grabs for Republicans and 87 delegates are available to Democrats, not including super delegates who are not obligated to support any particular candidate.
Clinton sought to chip away at Obama's lead by giving some face time to voters. She attended a Democratic Party of Georgia dinner on Wednesday, a party official said, and her husband, Bill Clinton, spoke at Kennesaw State University just north of Atlanta on Friday. Obama hasn't appeared in the state since he addressed the flock at the Harvest Cathedral church in Macon more than a week ago.
Huckabee campaigned in Woodstock and Macon on Sunday. During his Georgia Tech visit, Romney sought to build on the momentum of his endorsements by the state's largest newspaper, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and three endorsements from members of the state's congressional delegation, more than other Republicans.
Obama was also endorsed by the Constitution, and the state's most powerful mayor, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. Clinton was endorsed by Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who has wide influence among older, black middle-class Atlantans.
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Posted by: coatesmoe | February 5, 2008 3:45 AM
Posted by: Martinedwinandersen | February 5, 2008 2:08 AM
Oh but mgoodwin - to be fair - at least we will make sure things are appropriately named and people appropriately given recognition if Hillary gets in - that accounts for something huh?
I can't believe the audacity of this woman to claim Obama is an empty suit - perhaps the strategy was to point the finger at someone else so no one would look at her own record and see how empty it was?
Posted by: JayKay2 | February 4, 2008 8:25 PM
On Legislative Experience:
Senator Clinton, who has served only one full term (6yrs.), and another year campaigning, has managed to author and pass into law, (20) twenty pieces of legislation in her first six years.
These bills can be found on the website of the Library of Congress (www.thomas.loc.gov), but to save you trouble, I'll post them here for you.
1. Establish the Kate Mullany National Historic Site.
2. Support the goals and ideals of Better Hearing and Speech Month.
3. Recognize the Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
4. Name courthouse after Thurgood Marshall.
5. Name courthouse after James L. Watson.
6. Name post office after Jonn A. O'Shea.
7. Designate Aug. 7, 2003, as National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
8. Support the goals and ideals of National Purple Heart Recognition Day.
9. Honor the life and legacy of Alexander Hamilton on the bicentennial of his death.
10. Congratulate the Syracuse Univ. Orange Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
11. Congratulate the Le Moyne College Dolphins Men's Lacrosse Team on winning the championship.
12. Establish the 225th Anniversary of the American Revolution Commemorative Program.
13. Name post office after Sergeant Riayan A. Tejeda.
14. Honor Shirley Chisholm for her service to the nation and express condolences on her death.
15. Honor John J. Downing, Brian Fahey, and Harry Ford, firefighters who lost their lives on duty. Only five of Clinton's bills are, more substantive. 16. Extend period of unemployment assistance to victims of 9/11.
17. Pay for city projects in response to 9/11
18. Assist landmine victims in other countries.
19. Assist family caregivers in accessing affordable respite care.
20. Designate part of the National Forest System in Puerto Rico as protected in the wilderness preservation system.
There you have it, the fact's straight from the Senate Record.
Now, I would post those of Obama's, but the list is too substantive, so I'll mainly categorize.
During the first (8) eight years of his elected service he sponsored over 820 bills. He introduced
233 regarding healthcare reform,
125 on poverty and public assistance,
112 crime fighting bills,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.
His first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These inculded
**the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law),
**The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act, (became law),
**The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, passed the Senate,
**The 2007 Government Ethics Bill, (became law),
**The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill, (In committee), and many more.
In all since enter the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096. An impressive record, for someone who supposedly has no record according to the spin meisters and mindless twits.
Posted by: mgoodwin_04 | February 4, 2008 8:10 PM
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mgoodwin_04 has a brain and can think versus the people who are voting gender or race.