Why, then, didn’t Deal pledge to support Handel if she won? To decline to do so spoke volumes to me about the kind of politician (and “Republican”) Deal really is.
No, I don’t think it’s good campaign strategy to promise to endorse another candidate until the proposed endorser is clearly out of the running. It’s like an admission of defeat. I don’t think that speaks volumes about anything much.
Afterwards, it’s gracious to do so, and I’m glad that Handel did.
Do you know Deal at all? Personally, I mean. I don’t, but I have some political contacts in NE GA that I trust and know to be honest and good people. One of them I’ve known for over 30 years, both as a lawyer and a judge over in Clarkesville. They all backed Deal, and the consensus was that the “ethical” issues were largely noise. Given that the ethical accusations against Johnson proved to be wholly false, I’m not surprised.
But I think it’s time now to quit bad-mouthing Deal (and Handel, for that matter) and get behind the campaign to defeat King Roy. All you’re doing now is providing fodder for his campaign.