Oklahoma governor’s race not a done deal

Oct 22, 2018

By Hastings Wyman –

Oklahoma is just about the Reddest state in the Union. The Sooner State hasn’t given its electoral votes to a Democrat since Lyndon Johnson was elected in 1964. And in 2016, Hillary Clinton lost every one of the state’s 77 counties to Donald Trump.

GA counties hit by Michael to receive federal aid

Oct 18, 2018

Governor Nathan Deal announced Monday that the state’s plea for federal aid following Hurricane Michael has been approved in 37 Georgia counties.

The other spending war: Appropriations race gets ugly

Oct 17, 2018

Senior House appropriator Kay Granger was furious.

As the fight over who will lead the House Appropriations Committee heated up, Rep. Tom Graves, a young, ambitious Georgia Republican, was once again using the majority leader’s office to court member support. Granger, a longtime appropriator also vying for the position, was seen as the favorite for the job — until Graves came along.

Rick Perry’s coal rescue runs aground at White House

Oct 16, 2018

One of the Trump administration’s major efforts to prop up ailing coal companies has run aground in the White House, a setback to an industry that had hoped for a major resurgence after Donald Trump won the presidency.

Tennessee: Senate race shifts right

Oct 15, 2018

By Hastings Wyman –

Last month Democrats became optimistic that a US Senate seat in Tennessee most observers had seen as staying in the Republican column might cross the aisle and provide an unexpected pickup.

Poll suggests Haley could be formidable challenger to Trump

Oct 12, 2018

A conservative anti-Trump organization has good news for Nikki Haley’s 2020 presidential aspirations — even if she professes not to have them.

Haley is the strongest potential primary challenger to President Donald Trump, according to a poll funded by the group Defend Democracy Together.

Georgia congressional candidate faces residency questions

Oct 10, 2018

Residency is again an issue for this year’s Democratic Party candidate challenging U.S. Rep. Karen Handel, R-Ga. Only a year after Democrat candidate Jon Ossoff– who never moved into the suburban Atlanta 6th Congressional District– was defeated by Handel, challenger Lucy McBath is facing probing questions raised by the Handel camp and journalists.

Hurricane set to collide with top Florida races

Oct 9, 2018

A hurricane has Tallahassee right in its forecast path, putting it on a collision course with Florida’s two nationally watched races for governor and U.S. Senate and providing Gov. Rick Scott with a chance for a campaign windfall.

A black woman governor of Georgia? Maybe.

Oct 8, 2018

By Hastings Wyman –

In an era when political norms are no longer sacrosanct, it is probably not too much of a shock that Florida, with its multicultural electorate, including lots of Yankees who have moved there, could be on the brink of electing an African American governor.

Florida Republican House candidate snubs Trump rally

Oct 5, 2018

President Donald Trump’s political team wanted to rally in Florida next week beside Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee for governor, and the Republican who hopes to succeed him in the House.