"The Carter boy and the Nunn kid are the cleanest ticket the Democrats have had in a long time"

[wyldwolf]

This is how Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn are being spoken of by Republicans in GA. 'Boy' and 'kid.'

Interesting note - Perdue and Kingston have had a 9 week runoff to see who gets to face Nunn in the general election. As the AJC posted today:

The impact of the nine-week slog can be measured in dollars: According to a breakdown of advertising spending obtained by the AJC, Kingston and allied political action committees — including the deep-pocketed U.S. Chamber of Commerce — spent at least $3.02 million on television ads during the runoff. Perdue and his allies spent at least $2.22 million on TV in the nine-week span... More important, at least this week and next, is the fact that Nunn is rested and flush with cash, while the winner of tonight’s Republican primary runoff will be not only exhausted, but broke.

But more money is headed for today's Republican runoff winner:

After the May 20 Republican primary, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce stepped in to give Kingston time to regroup and refuel. This time, another group has stepped forward. From Roll Call:

With the Georgia Republican Senate runoff ending Tuesday, an outside group focused on eradicating wasteful government spending launched a TV ad against Democratic nominee Michelle Nunn.

The group, Ending Spending Action Fund, spent more than $200,000 to produce and place the ad, according to an independent expenditure report filed Sunday with the Federal Election Commission. It also spent more than $28,000 on opposition research.

Tom Perdue, who is the long-time adviser to Sen. Saxby Chambliss, has a notoriously frosty relationship with Gov. Nathan Deal, and is no relation to David Perdue, is turning some heads this morning with a quote in The Hill. Tom Perdue advises the newspaper to keep a close eye on Jason Carter and Michelle Nunn, the Democratic candidates for governor and Senate, respectively:

“The Carter boy and the Nunn kid are the cleanest Democratic ticket the Democrats have had in a long time. Nunn is an outsider. She is a fresh face. She is a newcomer with a pedigree.”

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/07/22/a-hair-pin-turn-in-u-s-senate-race-puts-the-focus-on-michelle-nunn/

I'm more excited about this race than any other in a long time. Too bad it isn't falling in a presidential election year.

[JayhawkSD]

1. I moved away from Georgia 30 years ago

and so I know nothing about either of these two people. I do know that Jimmy Carter and Sam Nunn are two politicians for whom I have held a very deep respect for many years, not only for what they did while in office, but even more so for the selfless work they have done for humanity since they have left office. They are both a credit to this nation.

I know the region and the state, too, and in that neignborhood apples do not fall far from the tree.