Second Overtime in Georgia
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 11th, 2010 4:42 am by HL
Second Overtime in Georgia
With 99% of the votes counted in Georgia’s Republican run off for governor, former Rep. Nathan Deal (R) holds a 0.2% advantage over Karen Handel (R) with military ballots still to be counted later this week, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
Lamont Loses in Connecticut
Despite leading the Democratic race for Connecticut governor for months, netroots favorite Ned Lamont (D) lost the nomination to Dan Malloy (D) in a stunning upset.
Hartford Courant: “The defeat was a major blow to Lamont’s political aspirations as he has now lost two statewide elections in four years. The entrepreneur burst onto the political stage with his defeat of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in the August 2006 Democratic primary, but he lost to Lieberman in the general election. Lamont, the great-grandson of the partner of the legendary financier J.P. Morgan, spent about $17 million of his own money against Lieberman and another $9 million against Malloy, although the final amount had not been tabulated.”
