The moderate Democratic blogger in Georgia opines about the implications of Sen. Saxby Chambliss's retirement for his party: "Moderates need to use the coming Georgia U.S. Senate race as an
opportunity to flex our 'king making, scale tipping' muscles. Sen.
Saxby Chambliss is an old school pro-business Republican rather than a
new school pro-crazy drama starter. The far Right wants him gone and
they want him to take any member of [C]ongress who talks with the other
side with him. No."
He continues his commentary: "Since Georgia is a red state because the Democratic Party is
poorly organized, Saxby’s replacement will likely be decided in a July
primary rather than a November general election. Rep. Sanford Bishop,
Rep. John Barrow or Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed could beat a Tea Party
candidate but that is too risky. Moderate Democrats must consider the possibility of swaying the
Republican primary to a Saxby-like conservative. This move keeps a
zealot out Georgia’s Senate office. Personally, I would pick Rep. Austin
Scott or Rep. Jack Kingston because I want one of the two Senators to
come from south Georgia and have a history of serving agriculture and
military areas."
More: "Furthermore, candidacies for this Senate seat will likely open up
U.S. House seats and I want to see some variety in the Georgia
congressional delegation. A minority or woman in the Georgia
congressional delegation from the GOP side would be peachy keen because
someone should be at the table to say 'enough with the silliness....let’s
do the people’s work and govern.'"
Ted Sadler Op-Ed: What Democrats Should Do About Saxby Chambliss's U.S. Senate Seat
