Tag Archives: Mitt Romney

Political Notes – Newt’s trounced in Florida, but will fight on

Newt Gingrich says he’s not leaving the GOP presidential race, even after a lopsided defeat in the Florida primary . . .

Tags: DUI , John Tyler , judgeship , Mitt Romney , Nathan Deal , Newt Gingrich , Republican primary , Roger Lane

Political Notes – Not all GOP legislators are with Newt

While some of Georgia’s Republican lawmakers are backing Newt Gingrich, here’s a handy reminder from those who are not . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , birthers , Brian Kemp , Fred Thompson , Lynne Riley , Michael Malihi , Mitt Romney , Nathan Deal , Newt Gingrich , Savannah , Tom Bordeaux

Political Notes – Thompson sees ‘panic’ over Newt’s potential victory

Fred Thompson gets behind the Gingrich candidacy, says the GOP establishment is “panicked” at the prospect that Gingrich might actually get the nomination . . .

Tags: ARC , Florida primary , Fred Thompson , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , T-SPLOST economic impact

Political Notes – Rogers bill would slow spread of broadband

Senate majority leader sponsors bill that will make it more difficult for local governments to install broadband networks offering internet access to their residents . . .

Tags: Allen Barnes , Bill Jackson , Casey Cagle , Chip Rogers , consultant fees , Glades Reservoir , Hall County , Mitt Romney , municipal broadband networks , Nathan Deal , Newt Gingrich

Gingrich support continues to erode in GOP polls

Newt Gingrich’s poll numbers are going south as the Republican presidential primary focus shifts to New Hampshire and South Carolina . . .

Tags: Mitt Romney , New Hampshire , Newt Gingrich , Republican primary , Rick Santorum , South Carolina

Political Notes – Lawmaker is ‘afraid’ of Romney’s Mormonism

One of Georgia’s GOP legislators confesses that she is “afraid” of the Mormon beliefs of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney . . .

Tags: Department of Economic Development , Georgia Senate race , Judy Manning , Mitt Romney , Mormons

Political Notes – Gingrich fades to fourth-place finish in Iowa

Newt Gingrich’s December surge flares out as he drops to a fourth-place finish in the Iowa GOP caucuses . . .

Tags: Casey Cagle , Herman Cain , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Patrick Millsaps , PSC , Republican primaries , Rick Santorum , Stan Wise , state sales tax on groceries , Tommie Williams

Political Notes – Gingrich concedes defeat in Iowa

Newt Gingrich has slid from the top to the middle of the pack among Republican presidential hopefuls, and concedes that he will lose in the Iowa caucuses . . .

Tags: Bill Evelyn , Ed Jenkins , Iowa caucuses , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich , Republican primaries , socialism , T-SPLOST , Tea Party

Political Notes – Union Leader endorses Gingrich, but is that a bad omen?

Newt Gingrich scores an important newspaper endorsement for the New Hampshire Republican primary . . .

Tags: Georgia demographics , Manchester Union Leader , Mitt Romney , Nathan Deal , New Hampshire primary , Newt Gringrich

Gingrich passes Cain in latest presidential polls

Cain is down, Gingrich is up in the latest presidential polls among likely Republican voters . . .

Tags: cnn , GOP polls , Herman Cain , Mitt Romney , Newt Gringrich , PPP