N Ga. House race could provide tea party test

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Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

In the mountains of north Georgia, Washington is about as popular as flies at a picnic. So, it's little surprise the major candidates battling in a May 11 special election for an empty congressional seat are running hard against big-spending Capitol Hill, even as they audition for a job there. In this district — where three-quarters of voters cast a ballot for Republican John McCain in 2008 — the congressional contest has focused on conservative muscle. It could also provide an early glimpse of the tea party movement's strength this election year.

When it comes to issues, there's scant difference between the six Republicans and one self-described conservative independent seeking the seat held for 18 years by Nathan Deal: Rein in spending, roll back the recently enacted federal health care law and get tough on immigration. But there's one key difference. Former state Rep. Tom Graves is running with tea party backing.

The 40-year-old developer from Ranger has become a darling of the tea party in Georgia, pushing a package of tax cuts through the state Legislature this year even as the state budget took a nosedive. He was endorsed by the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots and Freedomworks, Dick Armey's grassroots group that is closely aligned with tea party groups.

He's also received the support of the Washington D.C.-based anti-tax group Club for Growth. Graves has rarely met a tax cut he doesn't like, wants to eliminate czars in the federal government and opposes earmarks.

Read more: http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/n-ga-house-race-520451.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

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1. The Rethuglican-owned rightwing M$M continues

to spend an inordinate amount of time and resources following, reporting on, and promoting a tiny fraction of the population that espouses the views of the lunatic fringe. And then they report on such from red-states that represent the minority of the electorate as if their fantasy "permanent (conservative) majority" actually exists.

Yet they neglect to headline and underscore when these same people come begging to the NaziCommieSocialistMarxistFacist government to "help" them when their way of life goes awry. :eyes:

[Stevepol]

2. A GA democratic election is already an oxymoron from which you can deduce nothing.

When the results of an election are totally the result of machine counting, those results are meaningless. TOTALLY MEANINGLESS. So why imagine that you can reach any conclusion about anything based on such an election?

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3. Oh, the irony

Georgia is one of the most Big Brother states out there.

I once saw this written on a bathroom wall in Georgia:

"Georgia: Come on Vacation, leave on Probation"

That pretty much sums it up, IMO.