Gubernatorial candidates miss an opportunity

The annual Georgia Press Association convention has traditionally hosted gubernatorial debates and forums over the past few decades. Not so at the GPA’s Jekyll Island conclave this week. GOP candidate Casey Cagle’s staffers seem to have dropped the ball and then later said he had conflicts. Republican Brian Kemp’s campaign said he had to be at fund-raisers instead. And Democrat Stacey Abrams offered to have her connect with the journalists through Skype but then it pulled the plug. What a missed opportunity to appear (even solo) before a forum where prominent journalists (most from outside metro Atlanta) could ask questions and where you could get valuable publicity, The candidates blew it and, at least for this week, their boats are DRIFTING…