Yay Jimmy

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Spike Trader, Oct 12, 2014.

  1. Jimmy Carter Returns To The Georgia Campaign Trail


    ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — It's been more than four decades since Jimmy Carter campaigned across Georgia and asked voters to make him governor.

    His winning race set the stage for his election as president in 1976.

    Carter's just turned 90, but he was out campaigning on Sunday for his grandson Jason, a Democratic state senator and lawyer who's challenging the Republican governor, Nathan Deal, on Nov. 4, in a close race.


    The former president and his grandson spoke during a church service open to the public in south Georgia, a key area for Jason Carter as he looks to woo former Democrats back to a party that many left more than a decade ago. The visit to Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Albany was part of a campaign push ahead of early voting, which begins Monday.


    Jimmy Carter spoke of the struggle for blacks to obtain the right to vote and praised his grandson, a state senator and lawyer from Atlanta, for fighting against the state's voter ID law. The former president said Republicans are for limiting, not expanding, voter access.


    "He's led the charge," the former president said of his grandson's work in the courtroom to challenge the state law. "Everyone here and everyone you can contact should join with . Jason when the time comes this year to make Martin Luther King's dream come true."


    Polls suggest a tight race between Carter and Deal, and Democrats see both the governor's race and a fierce battle for the state's open U.S. Senate seat as critical to laying the foundation for Georgia to become a presidential swing state in 2016.



    Up until this point, the elder Carter had largely stayed behind the scenes, headlining private fundraisers and offering counsel to his grandson's campaign. But in the final weeks, he is taking on a more prominent role.

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/12/jimmy-carter-campaign_n_5973250.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
     
  2. gwb-trading

    gwb-trading

  3. Ricter

    Ricter

    Reps criticize Obama on ISIS: 'Why haven't you attacked? Why haven't you asked us if you can attack?'
     
  4. lol.
     
  5. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Your made up headlines aside, you do realize that the President needs to get Congress's approval before entering a war/conflict, right?