Category: Politics

Georgia’s new congressional district map could be bad news for Barrow

I’ve been posting maps as they’ve become available as Georgia redistricting continues. The new state house maps prompted me to ask: Will 2011 redistricting finally kill off the endangered White Georgia Democrat? And now the proposed new map of districts…

Will 2011 redistricting finally kill off the endangered White Georgia Democrat?

The short answer to my own question is no, of course not. But the next few election cycles could be abysmal for white Democratic candidates in Georgia. Peach Pundit has published a memorandum by Georgia House Minority Leader Stacy Abrams…

Under proposed map, Ga.’s 1st district would still be a lock for Kingston

I already posted about the redistricting map currently making the rounds among Georgia lawmakers. But I got a few questions about the impacts, and I decided to take a closer look at some of the electoral implications. First, let me…

Barrow out of Savannah in proposed Congressional redistricting map

[UPDATE 8/22: Find the proposed new U.S. congressional map here.] [UPDATE 8/12: The proposed Georgia state House and Senate district maps are here. The final proposed U.S. Congressional map should be available soon.] In his excellent Political Insider blog at…

Obama in “decent shape” for 2012 in Georgia in one of first major polls

I have no plans to turn this blog into a forum for the weekly political winds, but the latest release from Public Policy Polling — “Obama in decent shape in Georgia” — struck me as interesting for a variety of…