There’s a thread over at Peach Pundit about some newly-released Rasmussen numbers. Basically, 49% of people say they would vote for him. The rest say they support an unnamed Democrat (36%), somebody else (4%), or they’re undecided (12%).
As much as I’d love to see Johnny lose the election, the sad truth here is that he’s going to win. The vast majority of that 12% undecided bunch are the “I don’t like him, but I will vote Republican anyway” crowd. They fear the unnamed Democrat will be worse than Isakson. They’re wrong, but that’s what they’re thinking.
The Democrats don’t have a viable challenger in this race, and the Libertarian is, well, a Libertarian. (For the record, I totally support having more than just D’s and R’s on ballots, and I plan to vote for Chuck Donovan. I’m just pointing out that Libertarians aren’t known for being favored to win elections.)
To beat Isakson, we need a candidate who is well known across the state to take him down in a Primary Election. Until that happens, Isakson will continue to be reelected, no matter how much the Republican voters don’t like him.
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i spent all of last year doing town halls for my patients educating them on the pitfalls of health care reform as touted by the democrats and the media at the time. isakson was invited for every one of them and failed to show, sending only some field reps who got word of my efforts when hundreds of people lined up to get into the multiplex movie theater i rented to give my powerpoint presentations to the public. the public loved it.
incidentally, paul broun showed up too….and tried to steer the entire evening towards his own gain while i footed the entire $5000 event from my own pocket. he is lame. and i notice on some website that he is considering a primary challenge to johnny ???
if GA wants a young, motivated, fiscal conservative republican, i’ve got one for you: how’s a 40-something cancer doctor born to a marine jet pilot, a teacher, and a veteran of such liberal hometowns as Philly, DC, Boston, and (most recently San Francisco) sound? How about someone who has suffered at the hands of the NJ legislature where they were raised, spent time with Arlen Specter as their Sen while attending college in Philly, then 4 years in DC with the ignominious Marion Barry as Mayor while Clinton roamed the Oval Office, then time with Barney Frank in Boston prior to 6 years of Nancy Pelosi and Gavin Newsom in San Francisco? That a resume for someone that understands the dark side of liberalism?
who is it? me. and every time i speak, my patients tell me to run….for anything!
so, maybe i have some of my (Mayor) grandfather’s genes…but i think Georgia would do well to have a young conservative challenger to Johnny…someone akin to Mark Ryan or Marco Rubio and the new tide of conservatives.
A) how do you get in the race
B) how do i get money…
help.
David
@David, I totally stumbled across this doing a random search to make sure I spelled ‘Isakson’ right. Yes, you and Brian both would be great champions for fiscal conservatism, health care reform and in general, common sense.
To all – how about stepping outside the two narrow choices of Johnny the R and whatever greater or lesser evil the Dems are throwing up? Check out Chuck Donovan’s credentials: http://www.donovanforsenate.com
I don’t get it, why do many Republican voter not like Johnny, but they’ll continue to vote him in? Is it just because of his party? Would you rather have a “dirty” Republican than just a Democrat or Independent period? What if the Democrat or Independent was “dirty” would that make them more scum than good ole Johnny?? I don’t get it, I’m a young voter here in Georgia and I just don’t get it. Like Sonny Perdue, I see so many horrible things said about him from members of his own party, but I still had a feeling those same members of the party would rather vote Sonny over a Democrat. So is it just a title thing?