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Kemp Wallops Cagle 69.4 to 30.6% in the primary Governor of Georgia runoff. If it had been close the Mainstream Media would have said it was a Referendum on Trump. AWE! Too Bad! They can't publish their articles now. Boo Hoo!

Voters in Georgia Mid-Term elections, Today is primary runoff for Governor, between Republicans, Casey Cagle & Brian Kemp has the full endorsement, support and backing of POTUS, Donald J. Trump & VP, Mike Pence. The winner of this race will face a Democrat Party, Ultra left-wing, liberal, progressive, Socialist, Communist opponent. It is essential that every voter in Georgia get out and vote today, casting your votes for Brian Kemp, a POTUS, Trump supporter all the way. If Kemp wins this runoff, he will become the next Governor of the great state of Georgia and will join Greg Abbott, who...

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will face Secretary of State Brian Kemp in a July runoff, after the two emerged as the top finalists Tuesday in the five-man race for the Republican nomination for Georgia governor. Cagle has prepared his run for governor for a decade and had the highest profile in the Republican field thanks to three statewide victories and robust fundraising. But despite campaign fundraising that vastly exceeded his opponents, he failed to get a majority of the vote and avoid a runoff. He’ll face Kemp, who used a series of provocative ads to help him emerge from the...

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a new tax bill into law Friday that fellow Republicans changed to punish Atlanta-based company Delta Airlines for dropping a special deal they offered to members of the National Rifle Association. The bill, which focused on allowing tax breaks for corporations bringing the state in line with the new federal tax code, would have allowed a $50 million sales tax exemption on jet fuel. However, following the shooting a high school in Parkland, Florida which claimed 17 lives, Delta decided to drop ties with the organization which led to an angry backlash from prominent Georgia...

Just witnessed FNC/FBN commentator Neil Cavuto dressing down the Lt. Governor of the State of Georgia for going after Delta Air Lines by withdrawing tax relief from aviation fuel used. Cavuto was threatening the Lt. Governor that Delta Air Lines might withdraw from doing business in Atlanta, Georgia as a result of these actions by the Georgia legislature and, move their operations, etc. to the state of New York at the request of the New York State Governor. This tax measure came about as a result of Delta Air Lines attacking the NRA, relative to the recent slaughter of innocent...

Georgia lawmakers voted to nix a tax benefit for Atlanta-based Delta as part of a broader tax package approved Thursday, following the airline's decision to sever ties with the National Rifle Association. The bill -- which includes a sweeping income tax cut -- cleared the state House on an overwhelming 135-24 vote, after being approved in the state Senate on a 44-10 vote. It now heads to the governor's desk. The final version dropped an earlier amendment that would have renewed a jet fuel tax exemption worth $50 million that was taken off the books in 2015. “Businesses have every...

Lawmakers stripped the airline of a $50 million jet fuel tax break to punish it for severing its relationship with the NRA. THE GEORGIA SENATE ON Monday moved to strip a generous tax benefit from Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines after the carrier cut ties with the National Rifle Association over the weekend. Republicans who control the state Senate voted to remove a $50 million jet fuel tax sale exemption out of a larger tax package that has already passed the state legislature, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The move came after Delta faced criticism from conservatives statewide, including Lt. Gov....

ft: Georgia's lieutenant gov blasts Delta for cutting ties with NRA; warns he will block legislation favoring airline Georgia’s lieutenant governor warned Delta Monday that he will block any tax legislation that would benefit the airline unless it reverses its decision to sever ties with the National Rifle Association, warning that corporations cannot “attack conservatives” without consequences.

Georgia conservatives are attempting to derail a jet fuel tax break that the state government was set to hand out to Delta Airlines after the company cut ties with the NRA in the wake of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.

Georgia's lieutenant governor on Monday attacked Delta Airlines for dropping a partnership with the National Rifle Association, pledging to block any legislation that includes tax benefits for the airline. Delta, which is headquartered in Atlanta, ended a discount program for NRA members on Saturday after public backlash following a recent high school shooting in Parkland, Florida. "Delta is reaching out to the National Rifle Association to let it know we will be ending its contract for discounted rates through our group travel program," Delta said in a statement. "We will be requesting that the NRA remove our information from its...

ATLANTA - Former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed, unable to overcome his ties to disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, conceded defeat Tuesday in Georgia's Republican race for lieutenant governor. It was a stunning turnaround for Reed, who was making his first bid for elective office after working for years as a behind-the-scenes campaign strategist and leading the Christian Coalition and the state Republican Party

Reed loses first election amid Abramoff scandal GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press ATLANTA - Successful campaign strategist Ralph Reed's famed base of supporters proved more invisible than invincible Tuesday as he lost his first run for public office in his bid for Georgia's No. 2 job. State Sen. Casey Cagle's victory ended, for now, the political career of Reed, the former leader of the Christian Coalition and veteran Republican operative who has helped others win election. And Reed's loss gave national Democrats a political casualty to associate with Republican ethics scandals, as Reed's campaign was hampered by his ties to disgraced...

Governor Republican 20% of precincts reporting Votes Percentage Ray McBerry 8,845 13.1% Sonny Perdue 58,868 86.9% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Governor Democrat 20% of precincts reporting Votes Percentage Bill Bolton 1,770 2.6% Cathy Cox 31,514 45.7% Mac McCarley 1,699 2.5% Mark Taylor 33,902 49.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lieutenant Governor Republican 20% of precincts reporting Votes Percentage Casey Cagle 36,056 55.1% Ralph Reed 29,433 44.9% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lieutenant Governor Democrat 20% of precincts reporting Votes Percentage Greg K Hecht 23,829 37.9% Griffin Lotson 3,808 6.1% Jim Martin 27,188 43.2% Steen "Newslady" Miles 6,051 9.6% Rufus O. Terrill 2,036 3.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Secretary Of State Republican 20% of precincts...

The Casey Cagle for Lt. Governor campaign announced today that it raised over $100,000 on Friday, March 31st despite having only a single day to raise funds. The $100,000 Cagle raised came solely in response to phone calls and emails during the day on Friday. Friday was the last day of the upcoming reporting period, and the only day in that period where Cagle was allowed to raise money following the conclusion of the legislative session. By contrast, Cagle's opponent - Ralph Reed -- is a lobbyist who is not elected to any office and has therefore been allowed to...

ST. SIMONS ISLAND — Because the Saturday meeting between Ralph Reed and Casey Cagle was being broadcast on local radio, the leader of the local GOP begged the audience to play nice. "Please don't ask candidates if they beat their mothers," urged Kevin Gough, chairman of the Glynn County Republican Party. He needn't have worried about the audience. Most of the mud was slung from center stage. The two men seeking to become Georgia' first Republican lieutenant governor needled each other on the issues of trust and experience. They fleshed out their positions on immigration and eminent domain. Reed drew...

ATLANTA — For once, Ralph Reed’s timing is off. So often in his 44 years, he has been in the right place at the right time. In 1989, when Pat Robertson was looking for a sharp, telegenic young operative to build a powerful national political organization for Christian conservatives, Reed was there – and the Christian Coalition of America was born. In 1997, with the coalition in the cross hairs of multiple federal investigations and beginning a long decline toward insolvency, Reed was out the door. In 2002, as chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, he got credit for a...

Ralph Reed took the Republican fight for lieutenant governor to his rival's home ground, accusing state Sen. Casey Cagle of neglecting a vote to rein in the use of eminent domain by local governments. "Casey Cagle claims he is a strong supporter of private property rights, but his record shows the opposite," said Reed campaign manager Jared Thomas in a Monday news release. Cagle defended his record on property rights and called the accusation — which centers on a vote last March — a distortion based on ignorance of the legislative process. The Reed assault came on the heels of...

Gainesville, GA (Jan. 31) - A new independent Zogby International poll released today shows that Casey Cagle is the only candidate for the Republican Lt. Governor's nomination currently positioned to win against a Democrat this fall. According to the results, Cagle currently holds a five point lead over the Democratic nominee, while Reed lags behind the Democrat by three points. These results track past independent polls, such as a recent InsiderAdvantage poll which found Reed's favorable rating among general election voters was actually lower than his unfavorable rating. The poll, conducted for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, also found Cagle maintains better...

Enron, meet Jack Abramoff. Jack Abramoff, meet Enron. One year before the energy firm went belly up, paid adviser Ralph Reed urged Enron officials to hire Abramoff, then a rising Washington lobbyist, as a "kitchen cabinet" consultant. The e-mailed endorsement resulted in clubby lunches in which Abramoff and Enron reps, future icons of scandal in Washington and on Wall Street, sat across the table from each other. It's well-known that Reed worked for both Enron and Abramoff. That he helped them cross paths is not. The e-mail has never been published before. Reed's plug for his old friend serves as...

Ralph's Reed's campaign for lieutenant governor is losing momentum, a statewide poll released Wednesday shows. Reed's lead over State Sen. Casey Cagle for the Republican nomination has eroded. And, for the first time, more GOP voters view Reed unfavorably than favorably. The survey by Strategic Vision LLC of Atlanta was taken Jan. 20-22 in the aftermath of corruption-related guilty pleas by lobbyist Jack Abramoff.