Cobb County was once a GOP stronghold, producing political juggernauts like Newt Gingrich and Johnny Isakson. It flipped blue in 2016, and has since become a Democratic bastion. But President Donald Trump’s visit today to Wheeler High School, where he will promote the new “Trump Accounts” that offer savings for children, showed that the GOP isn’t giving up on Cobb so quickly. After all, the county cast more GOP ballots than any other county in the May primary. Cobb’s political importance is RISING…
Fuller’s international diplomacy
One of the breakout stars of this summer’s FIFA World Cup was “Freddy,” the German soccer fan who traveled the country, documenting his visit and capturing the hearts of Americans with his wide-eyed appreciation of Southern cultural landmarks like Buc-ee’s, Waffle House, and the north Georgia town of Helen. Before heading back across the pond, he paid a visit to Washington D.C., where new U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller, a fan, got to show him around. Fuller and Freddy toured the National Mall, seeing the sites on one of the German’s final days in America. The Southern hospitality has Fuller RISING…
