GOP gubernatorial debate tonight in Alpharetta
This evening, I'll be attending a debate sponsored by The Beacon between five of the GOP candidates for governorat the Metropolitan Club in Alpharetta.
The five candidates attending are:
Jeff Chapman and Ray McBerry were not extended invitations due to failing to meet criteria set by the editorial board of The Beacon, a Republican-slanted weekly paper. Using the January disclosures as a guide, The Beacon required a campaign to have raised $250,000 to participate.
Supporters of some candidates are no doubt upset, and while I don't necessarily agree with The Beacon since I believe it is in the public's interest to hear all candidates, they certainly have a right to exclude anyone they want. After all, they are a private entity.
Buzz, Clayton and myself will be live-blogging for Peach Pundit. I'll try to get that cross-posted here. You will be able to stream the debate online as well. Look for all that later today.
Comments
Here's something we should get answers on: I hear the state legs. are considering jacking us with another hike in cell phone taxes. POssibly using the revenues to subsidize land lines in rural GA... Does anyone else know anything about this? It doesn't seem like a good idea to me, personal interests aside. What can we gain by doing this?
Posted by: Quail | February 4, 2010 12:55 PM