Tag Archives: Carol Porter

Political Notes – Are we there yet?

Georgia voters can end this election when they go to the polls on Tuesday; Casey Cagle handles an explosive allegation in the final debate for lieutenant governor . . .

Tags: Carol Porter , Carol Tome , Casey Cagle , casino gambling , Dan Barber , Metro Atlanta Chamber , Nathan Deal , Ray Strother , Robb Pitts , Robert Brown , roy barnes

Cagle campaign rocked by allegations of affair

State Ethics Commission complaint is filed by Ray Boyd accusing Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle of having an affair . . .

Tags: affair , Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , Erick Erickson , Ray Boyd

Political Notes – Keown, Bishop take their final swings

Sanford Bishop and Mike Keown have a rollicking final debate in the 2nd Congressional District race; Carol Porter talks about corruption; Roy Barnes deals with bovine issues . . .

Tags: 2nd Congressional District , Carol Porter , cows , Mike Keown , roy barnes , Sanford Bishop

With one week to go, a late surge of TV spots

There’s a steady barrage of attack ads in the closing days of the general election — plus a court hearing on unsealing some divorce records . . .

Tags: Amy Morton , Austin Scott , Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , Jim Marshall , Ken Hodges , Sam Olens , unsealing divorce records

Political Notes: Sometimes you can still find bipartisanship

Republicans and Democrats alike support candidates in two judicial races; Carol Porter criticizes Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in her latest TV spot; a tighter race in the 2nd Congressional District . . .

Tags: Bo Callaway , Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , David Nahmias , David Scott , Ken Hodges , Mike Keown , Sam Olens , Sanford Bishop

Poll has Deal leading Barnes, 49-41 percent

Insider Advantage poll says Deal is leading Barnes in the governor’s race, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle is up by 50-36 percent over Democratic challenger Carol Porter . . .

Tags: Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , Ken Hodges , Nathan Deal , roy barnes , Sam Olens

Political Notes – Video activity in the lite gov’s race

Casey Cagle and Carol Porter release new video spots in the lieutenant governor’s race; the Macon Telegraph comments on the efforts to unseal Austin Scott’s divorce records . . .

Tags: Alan Essig , Austin Scott , Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , divorce records , Georgia revenue growth

Cagle has 19-point lead in poll

A poll in the lieutenant governor’s race has Casey Cagle ahead of Democratic challenger Carol Porter by a wide margin; the poll also shows a narrow lead for Nathan Deal in the governor’s race . . .

Tags: Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , lt. governor's poll , Nathan Deal

Political Notes: Cagle brushes aside Deal’s ethics issues

Casey Cagle says the reports of a federal investigation of Nathan Deal’s actions regarding his vehicle salvage business are “ridiculous;” Libertarian candidate for lieutenant governor withdraws from the race . . .

Tags: Carol Porter , Casey Cagle , Nathan Deal , thurbert baker , Wendell Willard

New poll: Ox ahead, Barnes without a runoff

New governor’s race poll from SurveyUSA shows Oxendine leading Handel by 32-23 percent, Barnes with 56 percent among likely Democratic primary voters . . .

Tags: Beth Farokhi , Carol Porter , joe martin , John Oxendine , karen handel , Michael Thurmond , roy barnes