A month of summer politics.

With the special election for Congress past and a subsequent run-off impending, I guess I will begin posting about politics again. At the least, any of you who might be away for the summer can see what’s occuring in Athens and the 10th Congressional Disctrict. If you care. I know you don’t. For what it’s worth:

Jim Whithead and Paul Broun will square off, and I use that term usely, a rectangle is more likely to be the scenario in this run-off. A rectangle with Broun covering ever shorter width and Whithead sailing along with the expansive length. (Excuse the pitiful geometric analogy)

The point is that I think Jim will win this seat handily.

I’ve been up to a lot of volunteering with his campaign and I think they’ve got the stuff to shut their opponent down in this race. Broun just has no money. I don’t think he’ll be able to afford much with an already staggering $90,000 of campaign debt.

And this next election will be about voter turnout more than anything else. The people in the tenth are aware of the candidates. It’s gonna come down to who can get their base out to vote. And whose base is bigger. And it looks like Jim’s got that wrapped up.

~ by Matthew Suber on June 21, 2007.