Southern Political Report

Virginia, Georgia, & Louisiana

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

Florida: Governor’s Race Up In the Air

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

“I have no plans to run for governor. I have no intention of running for governor,” US Sen. Bill Nelson (D) told Tampa Bay Times Bureau Chief Alex Leary recently. “Why can’t you accept the King’s English?” That of course begs the question, Why not a Sherman statement? “If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve.” And that Nelson has not said.

Georgia GOP Convention

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

ATHENS -- Appealing to minority voters was ranked as key to the Republican Party's survival at the second day of the state convention in Athens.

Louisiana, Florida, & Virginia

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

Sonny Perdue's Cousin Considering Run for Senate

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

Former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue stumped on Tuesday for a cousin considering a run for the U.S. Senate.

Southern CEO Says Vogtle Overruns Won't Impact Customers

Fri, 17 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

ATLANTA - Cost overruns on the construction of two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle won't end up making a significant impact on customers' monthly electricity bills, the chief executive officer of Southern Company said Thursday.

Georgia, Oklahoma, & North Carolina

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

'When Those Liberals Start Mixing Into Policy ...'

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

"When those liberals start mixing into policy, it's murder."

That quote came from none other than John F. Kennedy in 1962, taken from a source in a Newsweek article, and later discussed with his friend Ben Bradlee, then of Newsweek and later the head of The Washington Post during the Watergate years.

Fed Economist Says Manufacturing Strong, Growing

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:00:00 EST

ATLANTA -- Gloom and doom pronouncements about the state of American manufacturing are uninformed and wrong, according to a senior economist with the Federal Reserve Bank.