A recent poll from UGA’s School of Public and International Affairs shows that former President Donald Trump’s endorsement may have a big impact in May’s GOP primary – but mainly on the down-ballot races. While Trump-backed former U.S. Sen. David Perdue still lags behind Gov. Brian Kemp in the gubernatorial primary, other candidates down the ballot like state Sen. Burt Jones in the Lt. Gov.’s race or Patrick Witt in the Insurance Commissioner’s race saw their numbers skyrocket when poll-takers were told the candidates had been endorsed by Trump. Of course the candidates have to actually get knowledge of the endorsements out there prior to election day, but the numbers show Trump’s influence down the ballot RISING…
Moldova soon to be welcoming a Georgian
It is rare for a native-born Georgian to serve as an ambassador to a foreign nation, but J. Mark Burkhalter is one of that elite having been nominated by President Donald Trump and then just confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. The Alpharetta native represented north Fulton County in the General Assembly for 18 years and briefly served as speaker of the House of Representatives. A successful real estate developer, Burkhalter is a University of Georgia alum with a double major in German and Slavic Languages, and Global Studies/Political Science. As he prepares to locate in a country (a U.S. ally) bordered by Romania and Ukraine, his boat (and Georgia’s) is RISING….
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