It goes without saying that the ad wars are heating up for those hoping to fill the soon-to-be vacated seat of Senator Saxby Chambliss.
The most notable ads, of course, are those seen “round the clock” that Congressman Jack Kingston and businessman David Perdue are running, in hopes of swaying the public’s opinion.
Clearly Congressman Kingston is attempting to appeal to the “homespun” crowd, with ads that seem to be more of a throwback to the ‘80s. They feature his old land-yacht of a car in every spot — and the family values theme popularized by Dan Quayle and ‘Murphy Brown!’
Happily it would seem that the Congressman is retiring his worn out old car in a slate of new ads beginning tomorrow. The soon-to-appear ads will be more issues-oriented and will center on Kingston’s opposition to Obamacare.
Senate hopeful David Perdue is continuing to run the “baby ads” that portray his opponents as infants, each wearing a shirt with their name on it, and with other, funny identifiers, like the pearls worn by Baby Karen (Handel) and a stethoscope hanging around the neck of Baby Phil (Gingrey). (Gingrey is an M.D.) And the best may be yet to come.
Most legal observers believe the Stacey Kalberman’s lawsuit against the state ethics commission is so far falling flat on its face, with righteous indignation of anyone accused of wrongdoing, and the judge’s decision to dismiss Governor Nathan Deal from having to appear.
Finally, the conclusion of the latest poll by Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone falls directly in line with the InsiderAdvantage polls first taken in November, and with later polls that showed the governor’s race as being very tight.
As usual, the independents control the fate of both parties’ presumed nominees. Governor Nathan Deal will first need to get past a primary challenge before he can focus entirely on those who have yet to make up their minds. Insiders close to the Governor are confident that the primary will go their way and that the Governor will then go on the offensive to secure his second term.
The May 20th primary date seems to be sneaking up on a lot of voters and it remains the task of all candidates to identify their base and get them to the polls.
