Democrats' hopes of retaining a Senate seat in Georgia are fading fast and such a loss could deal a fatal blow to the party's chances of regaining control of the Senate.
| Which I hope are pretty thin to start with... |
In the battle for the seat being vacated by a retiring Zell Miller, a Republican congressman appears headed for an easy victory over a relatively unknown opponent. Polls in the traditionally conservative state put Johnny Isakson, a three-term Republican congressman, ahead of Democratic challenger Denise Majette by as many as 15 percentage points. "Isakson is much better known because of his long history of political service and involvement in the business community whereas Majette is pretty much a new person," said Sam Massell, an ex-Atlanta mayor and head of the Buckhead Coalition business group. "He's clearly got an advantage," said Massell.
| I find that pretty surprising in itself... |
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the state's largest and most influential newspaper, has endorsed Isakson to replace Miller, the conservative Democrat who gave a fiery speech in support of President Bush at the Republican convention this summer. A Republican win in Georgia would make it more difficult for Democrats to regain control of the Senate, where the Republicans holds a 51-48 majority with one independent who votes with the Democrats. | We should honor Denise Majette for knocking off Cynthia McKinney in 2002. Too bad she got stars in her eyes and tried to make the big jump way-y-y-y too early in her political career. Plus, now McKinney's back. |
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