Cherokee Elections Supervisor Fire, Under Investigation for Fraud

It will be interesting to see the results of the investigation:  http://woodstock.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/fired-elections-supervisor-under-investigation-for-fraud68256

Election Reflection

It would seem that the Cherokee demagogues have taken a hit in local elections.  They were summarily rejected in all local Board of Education races, and beat back a challenge to the chair position for the county commission.  There was one turnover so far on the commission - Harry Johnston was beat by newcomer Steve West.  One runoff is pending for the commission district 4; one of the two candidates is certifiable.

There will be a runoff in State House District 23, between the education candidate and the religion candidate.  This will be a telling race; they have tossed libertarian Sam Moore out.

Probably the most chilling race is for U.S. House Rep. for Congressional District 11.  Theocrat Barry Loudermilk faces off against a returning Bob Barr.  While Loudermilk will likely be just as ineffective and bumbling a legislator at the federal level, Barr, as repellent as we believe him to be, is certainly the better politician and has something to show in his resume.

S'mores

So, missed a few predictions, a few wins (like Turner / Caldwell Internet broadcast) and some are outstanding.  You must be especially proud and excited about Sam Moore, Cherokee county!  We shall see if his tenure is short-lived, and Biello takes the seat in the May primaries.  I'd suppose that in a non-special election, Moore won't take it, but am not willing to commit to a guess.  Frankly, since anti-gay (well, anti-everything) crusader and Christian reconstructionist Carolyn Cosby has come out against Moore, that would tend to bring favor to Moore.

This blog still holds that the theocrat from Bartow county, Barry Loudermilk, will take the HD 11 Congressional race, but really don't have a clue on the U.S. Senate race.  Kingston is likely the strongest Republican, but he's got some intense competition from Democrat Nunn.  It's all about turnout here.

County chair Ahrens and commissioner Johnston are probably "safe," if anything is in Cherokee, but the school board will probably be taken over by the fundamentalist terrorist crowd.  With the "Concerned Women for America" pushing anti-standards bills at the state level, the religious right has education by the short hairs.  Expect prayers for Jesus in Cherokee schools soon. 

2014 Predictions

Now that we're in a new year, might as well take advantage of it.  So here's some (somewhat satirical) predictions:

1. Jeff Duncan will be elected to state house district 22, and will channel Calvin Hill.
2. Charges against Marlow and Knowles will be dropped because nobody really cares.  Trim will get a suspended 30-day sentence, and will leave the state to start an ashram in New Jersey.
3. The school board will get an elected Tea Party majority, whose first act will be to host a "liberty" book burning event to raise money for their members' legal defense funds.
4. Buzz Ahrens will continue to be Cherokee BOC Chair after his opponent accidentally votes for him.
5. Turner and Caldwell will start a live internet radio broadcast called "The Two Tequilas".  Jack Staver will arrange for Victoria Jackson to be their first guest.  Debbie Dooley will just show up.
6. Several Cherokee Tea Party activists will die after a major measles outbreak in the county due to widespread but completely irrational and unfounded vaccination fears.
7. Barry Loudermilk will take Congressional District 11 race and declare his district is an autonomous Christian Nation.
8. Paul Broun will commit suicide as a result of shame from his U.S. Senate loss, and end up in a pit of hell.
9. Nathan Deal will make the cover of Garden and Gun magazine.
10. Democrats will continue to be hopeful.