Upset in GA-10? Broun ahead of Whitehead
Recount coming?
By krempasky Posted in 2007 | Broun | GA-10 | Whitehead — Comments (11) / Email this page » / Leave a comment »
As noted by Dave Freddoso over at NRO, what was expected to be a bit of a walk for Jim Whitehead hasn't turned out that way. As the clear winner of the special election to replace Charlie Norwood - Whitehead seems to be trailing Dr. Paul Broun by almost 400 votes out of with 46k-ish cast 98% of the precincts reporting.
Any of the RS Georgia contingent care to share the recount rules?
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From 10 minutes of surfing the web, it appears that the Whitehead campaign has fallen victim to arrogance.
Broun appears to be using mud slinging and getting away with it. (According to the campaign, Broun's wife sent out an email questioning Whitehead's Christianity).
Not the best example of politicing.
One interesting point on Broun's web site is his 4 way test for legislation:
As your Congressman, I will apply a four-way test to all legislation:
1. Is it constitutional and a proper function of government?
2. Is it morally correct?
3. Is it something that we really need?
4. Is it something that we can afford?
Broun's a pro-life, Fair Tax, pro-Iraq war candidate.
...a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right...
---Thomas Paine---
Georgia law allows the apparent loser of an election to obtain a recount when the margin of victory is less than one percent of the total vote. G.C.A. s 21-2-495.
It is by request only. However, given the percentage of votes cast electronically -- virtually all of them -- there is no chance that the outcome will change.
All provisionals and absentees have been counted.
After looking where the precincts are coming from, they look about even in terms in who they favor. Of course, the size of the precincts are not listed.
..I especially like his last plank - "protect private property rights".
“.....women and minorities hardest hit”
same for each precinct in each county, then Braun would win with about 320 votes out of 47000 meaning that a recount would be likely.
Well, no complaints here. Broun seems a little out there to me, but he'll make a fine conservative congressman if this holds.
Judging from the corner, there's hardly any difference between the two. Is that true? (or in other words, is there a reason for those outside GA-10 to care if they have to flip a coin at the end of the day?)