Georgia’s Primary Election is over.
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The BAD news: Cynthia McKinney, the nationally known embarrassment and poor representative of her suburban Atlanta district, didn’t lose. She has not been kicked out of Congress by her voters. 28,505 people found it in their hearts to return this Socialist to Washington as their voice in government. Out of three candidates, 28,505 people thought she was Georgia‘s best choice to represent us in Washington. “You can’t keep a good woman down,” said McKinney.
The GOOD news: Cynthia McKinney didn’t win. 32,298 people with common sense voted against her. She didn’t get 50.1% of the votes, and according to Georgia law this forces a Runoff Election next month between the top two candidates. If you add the 8% that John Coyne got to Hank Johnson‘s 44% then Cynthia would have stayed in Georgia – unemployed (but probably still on the federal payroll through Welfare payments). |
McKinney was in high spirits Tuesday night, dancing and playing a tambourine as election results showed her with a tight lead over a former DeKalb County Commissioner with roots in the heart of her core constitency.
At her campaign party, McKinney continued to flaunt her record of outspokenness on the Iraq war. She entered the auditorium with anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Yeah, you read that right. Saint Cindy Sheehan was in Atlanta Tuesday night extolling the virtues of Socialist Cynthia McKinney and her struggle against Bush’s private/illegal war against those poor Iraqi Freedom Fighters. My stomach started churning just watching the spectacle on TV.
McKinney’s supporters said they expected that McKinney would be able to come out and claim outright victory by 11 p.m., but that was not the case. McKinney finally appeared about 12:40 a.m. and gave a speech in which she appealed to the voters of the 4th District for their support.
Voters in the predominantly Black Democratic 4th District ousted McKinney in the primary four years ago in favor of little-known political newcomer Denise Majette. McKinney returned to Congress in 2005 after Majette left the post to run for the Senate.
McKinney skipped two televised debates and other campaign-related appearances. She thought that this election was hers. She was wrong.
“I wanted to vote against Cynthia McKinney because I don’t think she’s a worthy representative. I just think she’s a radical,” said David Schmieder, a 61-year-old professor at Georgia Tech. “I would have voted anyway, but I would normally have voted in the Republican primary.”
Hank Johnson, an attorney and former DeKalb County Commissioner, will now run against her in the August 8 Runoff. The Democratic winner is expected to easily win re-election in November because the district is heavily Democratic. The 4th District was recently, and quietly, re-drawn to now include the much smaller Rockdale County, a county that has historically voted Republican.
Cynthia McKinney, Georgia, Hank Johnson, DeKalb County, Cindy Sheehan, 4th District
