(1) Barnes to join race for governor; (2) Update on food for thought for announced Democratic candidates for governor given this welcomed development.
Jim Galloway of the ajc's Political Insider reports today's big news in a report prepared in the wee hours of the morning.
In the post Mr. Galloway notes:
Barnes’ entry into the race is also likely to help fill out down-ballot contests. No Democrat has yet to enter the race for lieutenant governor. State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, a Barnes ally, has been mentioned as a possibility.
A 4-19-09 post entitled "Food for thought for announced Democratic candidates for governor if Barnes does announce" notes in part:
Given the possibility that Barnes might announce, Rep. DuBose Porter and Attorney General Thurbert Baker now need to be thinking whether they want to jump to the second spot from aspiring for the top spot in the event of such an announcement. Doing so immediately following a Barnes's announcement would be better than waiting for the polls and pundits, etc.
David Poythress probably won't consider this, but he won't be a player in 2010 anyway.
Things have changed since such posting. Michael Thurmond's name has increasingly been mentioned as an candidate for the second spot.
Thurmond, Thurbert Baker and DuBose Porter need to meet somewhere or confer on the phone and work this out, and time is of the essence.
If Michael has an interest in running for lieutenant governor and is willing to commit among these three Democrats, he will be perceived as Roy's choice to have a unified slate of Democratic candidates on the ballot. For this an other reasons, including being a great campaigner, he will have the best shot at getting the nomination.
In such case Thurbert needs to announce he has work yet to be done as Attorney General that can be achieved under a Democratic administration.
And DuBose would need to make a similar statement with regard to his desire to continue in his leadership role in the House.
If Michael wants to stay at Labor, and this is very possible, Thurbert and DuBose can run against each other for the second spot. For if Michael does not run for lieutenant governor, we sure need a good candidate, and both qualify just as each would make a great governor. But running against Roy will prove divisive for the party (never, hopefully, as divisive as the race between Mark Taylor and Cathy Cox), and the wasting of good candidates since neither Thurbert nor DuBose can win against Roy who will quickly emerge as the front-runner (which of course everyone knows he was in 2002).
With these adjustments, Roy's welcomed entry will not result in the demise of two other good Democrats whom we need as we rebuild.
In the post Mr. Galloway notes:
Barnes’ entry into the race is also likely to help fill out down-ballot contests. No Democrat has yet to enter the race for lieutenant governor. State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, a Barnes ally, has been mentioned as a possibility.
A 4-19-09 post entitled "Food for thought for announced Democratic candidates for governor if Barnes does announce" notes in part:
Given the possibility that Barnes might announce, Rep. DuBose Porter and Attorney General Thurbert Baker now need to be thinking whether they want to jump to the second spot from aspiring for the top spot in the event of such an announcement. Doing so immediately following a Barnes's announcement would be better than waiting for the polls and pundits, etc.
David Poythress probably won't consider this, but he won't be a player in 2010 anyway.
Things have changed since such posting. Michael Thurmond's name has increasingly been mentioned as an candidate for the second spot.
Thurmond, Thurbert Baker and DuBose Porter need to meet somewhere or confer on the phone and work this out, and time is of the essence.
If Michael has an interest in running for lieutenant governor and is willing to commit among these three Democrats, he will be perceived as Roy's choice to have a unified slate of Democratic candidates on the ballot. For this an other reasons, including being a great campaigner, he will have the best shot at getting the nomination.
In such case Thurbert needs to announce he has work yet to be done as Attorney General that can be achieved under a Democratic administration.
And DuBose would need to make a similar statement with regard to his desire to continue in his leadership role in the House.
If Michael wants to stay at Labor, and this is very possible, Thurbert and DuBose can run against each other for the second spot. For if Michael does not run for lieutenant governor, we sure need a good candidate, and both qualify just as each would make a great governor. But running against Roy will prove divisive for the party (never, hopefully, as divisive as the race between Mark Taylor and Cathy Cox), and the wasting of good candidates since neither Thurbert nor DuBose can win against Roy who will quickly emerge as the front-runner (which of course everyone knows he was in 2002).
With these adjustments, Roy's welcomed entry will not result in the demise of two other good Democrats whom we need as we rebuild.
posted by Sid Cottingham | 6:24 AM
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