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In your sig, you say you support Cathy Cox for Governor. Did she try to mess with evolution in schools? I remember reading about that, I think it was her, but I'm not sure.
No, there are two elected officials in Georgia with similar names: Democratic Secretary of State Cathy Cox and Republican Secretary of Education Kathy Cox. In fact, the confusion over the names was the greatest factor that contributed to the election of Kathy in 2002 - voters simply thought she was the very popular Cathy.
It was Kathy who made a fool of herself during her anti-evolution outburst last year. But if you ask me, I don't think it's entirely unreasonable to believe that she was conscripted to do something outrageous like that to diminish respect for the Cox name in the state, since the Republicans knew Cathy would be running for governor against Sonny.
Thanks for the clarification. Is she the favorite for the nomination at this point?
Well, unfortunately, the 2 biggest names the GA Dems have are both running for the right to challenge Sonny next year, the other being current Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor. At least one of them will be out of a job come 2 years from now. I'd have to say it's a tossup at this point, although I'm going to predict that Cox gets the nomination. Taylor has the money advantage, but Cox probably has greater name recognition (although some of it negative due to the confusion outlined above) and is certainly more charismatic. Furthermore, women make up a substantial majority of the Dem primary voters, which obviously helps Cox. Taylor seems to be indicating that he will run a negative campaign - in the first week after Cox announed her intentions, his people began to refer to her as "liberal" - an insult, I guess. Cox should be able to match him on fundraising, so I see no reason why she shouldn't win it.
i read in an article once that Ralph Reed is planning on running for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor so he can succeed Sonny Purdue once he completes his second and final term -assuming he gets the chance, that is. does anyone on the inside have the inside scoop to provide meat to the bare bones i have provided here???
