Upset In Georgia
Filed under: Republicans, Key Issues, Ron Paul
Republican, Dr. Paul Broun Jr. defeated the Republican State Senator Robert Whitehead for the seat formerly held for Rep. Charlie Norwood. Since no Democrat finished in the top two in the September primary, this seat was a given for the Republicans. So who cares? What is the big deal?
Dr. Broun was way behind in the polls. He had very little money. Somehow, he put together a coalition of liberal Democrats and unhappy Republicans and beat his opponent by 1% of the votes cast.
In his campaign, he promised that before voting he would apply this four way test:
"Is it constitutional and a proper function of government? Is it morally correct? Is it something we really need? Is it something we can afford? He has said that, like libertarian congressman and fellow physician Ron Paul of Texas, he will always carry a pocket copy of the Constitution with him and consult it before voting. In an effort to limit pork-barrel "earmark" projects, he says he will even apply that standard to requests for federal funds made by local officials in his district."
The article provided the following comments:
"Columnist Robert Novak says Dr. Broun's victory has terrified those incumbent Republican House members who had thought themselves safe for re-election in 2008 primaries. The pro-free market Club for Growth, which helped knock off at least one pro-spending GOP House incumbent in a 2006 primary, should feel encouraged by Dr. Broun's victory."
Right now people are very unhappy with their elected officials. The spin isn't working anymore. People are beginning to wake up and vote what they believe in and they are listening to the candidate who really has something to say. It is possible that Ron Paul was the real winner in this campaign.
