aTypical Joe: a gay New Yorker living in the rural South

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

He’s ba-ack

I get that our races are important to the Republicans. I don’t get that they’re overlooked by Democrats:

About 6,500 people are expected at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter today for President Bush’s second visit to Middle Georgia in a month, and his second visit to the state in two days.

All of the free tickets to the event are gone, according to the Georgia Republican Party. Gov. Sonny Perdue, Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, and Republican congressional candidate Mac Collins are expected to join the president at the event, which is being billed as a “Victory Rally.”

“It will be a huge event,” said Clelia Davis, spokeswoman for the the Georgia Republican Party. “The one (Monday) was huge.”

Bush was in Statesboro on Monday for a similar event in the 12th Congressional District, where Republican Max Burns is running against Democratic U.S. Rep. John Barrow. That race and Collins’ attempt to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall in the 8th District are among a limited number of races across the country considered competitive.

More from the WaPo on Bush’s visit to Georgia yesterday.