Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) will not seek another term. Instead of running again in 2014 Chambliss has decided to retire, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss will announce this morning that he’s dropping plans to run for a third term in 2014, a decision certain to set off an avalanche of [...]

Today is the all important Super Tuesday. Ten states with nearly 20 percent of the total delegates are voting in the Republican presidential primary: Alaska, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Tennessee, Vermont, and Virginia. The Battle Ground States: Ohio and Tennessee Two big battlegrounds states, Ohio and Tennessee, will likely get the most [...]

On Super Tuesday tomorrow, Newt Gingrich is at least assured one victory in his home state of Georgia. The most recent polling of the state found that he has about double the amount of support expressed for any other candidate. Public Policy Polling Newt Gingrich 47% Mitt Romney 24% Rick Santorum 19% Ron Paul 8% [...]

In a close 2012 election it could very well be that Georgia is the large state that puts Obama over the top. Gallup is out with a new chart showing President Obama’s approve by state during the first six months of the year. The most interesting outlier compared to the last election is Georgia. It [...]

Over at First Read, they are reporting that the Obama campaign is going to “attempt to at least experiment with organizing” in Arizona, Georgia and Texas. While, in theory, I could conceive of how Arizona or Georgia might end up coming into play in a relatively close 2012 election, I agree with Jon Chait, there [...]

Technically, today is sort of election day in Ohio, Vermont, Georgia, South Dakota, and Iowa, given that voters can start voting in person for the midterm elections. Vote by mail ballots are being mailed out today in Ohio, and this is the first day individuals can vote early in person. There is also one week [...]

Tonight is one of the biggest nights remaining on the primary calendar, with primaries in Colorado, Connecticut, and Minnesota. There also is a primary runoff in Georgia. All four states feature important contests at the top spots on their ballots.

Today’s big race is the crowded Republican primary for Governor. It almost definitely will go to an August 10 runoff, so the important thing is not just who wins tonight but who comes in second and makes it to the next round. Four Republicans–former Secretary of State Karen Handel, former Rep. Nathan Deal, Insurance Commissioner [...]

In the crowded Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary this coming Tuesday, Karen Handel has the lead, according to a new InsiderAdvantage poll of likely primary voters for WSB-TV. Sarah Palin recently endorsed Handel. The poll has Nathan Deal, John Oxendine and Eric Johnson all closely competing for the important second-place finish, because the contest almost definitely [...]

Next Tuesday is primary day in Georgia, with the big race being the open primaries in both major parties for governor. On the Democratic side, former governor Ray Barnes is in good shape with 54 percent of the vote according to a new poll of likely voters by Mason-Dixon. He has over a thirty-point lead [...]