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Today is Georgia's primary election day. Polls are open 7:00 - 7:00. Find your polling location here.
Results will be posted here.
Most of today's ballots will likely be on the Democratic side. The GOP really only has two interesting races: 10th Congressional District, whose candidates are literally trying to out-Jesus each other and the 4th Public Service Commission district, where Lauren "Bubba" McDonald is trying to return to the special interest trough without calling himself "Bubba."
The other side of the aisle has a whole bunch of interesting contested races, beginning with the attempt to unseat US Scumbag Saxby Chambliss. Several US House incumbents face stupid opposition, including Civil Rights icon John Lewis here in the 4th CD (his first primary fight in 16 years). Both Fulton and DeKalb counties have donnybrooks in their sheriff races. DeKalb is voting for a new CEO to replace "Mr CEO" Vernon "Threesomes Aren't Illegal" Jones, who's running for Senate as a Democrat even though he proudly voted for Bush -- twice -- and is now complaining about how the "liberal media" keeps talking about his Photoshopped mailer showing him and Barack Obama together.*
For me, picking up a Democratic ballot was a no-brainer. The only GOP race I could vote in was the PSC race, and while I would love to see Bubba McDonald buried in much the same way as Mac Collins and Ralph Reed, there were too many races for my precinct on the Dem side. I voted Martin, Lewis, Orrock, and Shipp (who is unopposed) at the top of the ticket along with Indech in the suddenly controversial 4th PSC race. I voted for Wright for Fulton Superior Court Clerk, though I'll be fine with Pittman if he wins; just getting rid of Robinson would be a good thing - that office is a mess. I went with Jackson for Fulton Sheriff, but anybody's better than Freeman.
I had to narc on my polling place, though. One of the candidates running for the SD 36 seat was disqualified by the Secretary of State because he doesn't live in the district. He also ran as a Republican in the special election for the 10th CD last year, but that's not what was illegal. In any event, there were supposed to be signs posted at the polling place saying he had been disqualified and that votes for him would not count (similar to this one), but I didn't see anything. So when I got back to the office, I walked downstairs to the SOS office to report it, but they sent me across the street (to the same office I had to go to to fix my address on the voter rolls since the DMVS didn't do it when I renewed my driver's license). There, I was put on the phone with someone who asked me where the problem was, and she said she would call Fulton County and have them take care of it. I can only assume it will be, though, in all honesty, I seriously doubt that candidate would have gotten any more than a handful of votes in the entire district. Nan is well liked and an effective advocate for the district; I'll be shocked if she's forced into a runoff with the third candidate in the race.
The runoff election is in three weeks. Those who picked up a Democratic ballot will be back at the polls to settle the US Senate and sheriffs races.
* Obama, for his part, refused to endorse Vernon, providing this awesome smackdown: "The reason I think I may have met him is I know somebody told me as I was shaking his hand that he had taken pride in voting for George Bush twice."
Results will be posted here.
Most of today's ballots will likely be on the Democratic side. The GOP really only has two interesting races: 10th Congressional District, whose candidates are literally trying to out-Jesus each other and the 4th Public Service Commission district, where Lauren "Bubba" McDonald is trying to return to the special interest trough without calling himself "Bubba."
The other side of the aisle has a whole bunch of interesting contested races, beginning with the attempt to unseat US Scumbag Saxby Chambliss. Several US House incumbents face stupid opposition, including Civil Rights icon John Lewis here in the 4th CD (his first primary fight in 16 years). Both Fulton and DeKalb counties have donnybrooks in their sheriff races. DeKalb is voting for a new CEO to replace "Mr CEO" Vernon "Threesomes Aren't Illegal" Jones, who's running for Senate as a Democrat even though he proudly voted for Bush -- twice -- and is now complaining about how the "liberal media" keeps talking about his Photoshopped mailer showing him and Barack Obama together.*
For me, picking up a Democratic ballot was a no-brainer. The only GOP race I could vote in was the PSC race, and while I would love to see Bubba McDonald buried in much the same way as Mac Collins and Ralph Reed, there were too many races for my precinct on the Dem side. I voted Martin, Lewis, Orrock, and Shipp (who is unopposed) at the top of the ticket along with Indech in the suddenly controversial 4th PSC race. I voted for Wright for Fulton Superior Court Clerk, though I'll be fine with Pittman if he wins; just getting rid of Robinson would be a good thing - that office is a mess. I went with Jackson for Fulton Sheriff, but anybody's better than Freeman.
I had to narc on my polling place, though. One of the candidates running for the SD 36 seat was disqualified by the Secretary of State because he doesn't live in the district. He also ran as a Republican in the special election for the 10th CD last year, but that's not what was illegal. In any event, there were supposed to be signs posted at the polling place saying he had been disqualified and that votes for him would not count (similar to this one), but I didn't see anything. So when I got back to the office, I walked downstairs to the SOS office to report it, but they sent me across the street (to the same office I had to go to to fix my address on the voter rolls since the DMVS didn't do it when I renewed my driver's license). There, I was put on the phone with someone who asked me where the problem was, and she said she would call Fulton County and have them take care of it. I can only assume it will be, though, in all honesty, I seriously doubt that candidate would have gotten any more than a handful of votes in the entire district. Nan is well liked and an effective advocate for the district; I'll be shocked if she's forced into a runoff with the third candidate in the race.
The runoff election is in three weeks. Those who picked up a Democratic ballot will be back at the polls to settle the US Senate and sheriffs races.
* Obama, for his part, refused to endorse Vernon, providing this awesome smackdown: "The reason I think I may have met him is I know somebody told me as I was shaking his hand that he had taken pride in voting for George Bush twice."