Roy Barnes vs. Bush 2004

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Roy Barnes might have com off as a second Bill Clinton, which might have helped him. Since Barnes is from a fairly conservative state, he, like Clinton, would have an easier time playing to the middle than Kerry.

However, Barnes could easily be cariactured. Sonny Perdue's campaign helped defeat Barnes by using a puppet f a giant rat named "King Roy," in an attempt to portray him as a power grabbing despot. I could easily see a Bush ad reviving the rat image with Roy as they used the wind-surfing image with Kerry.

Barnes, running for the Democratic nomination, would have to run to the left, more so than when he was governor of Georgia. In 1990, Barnes tried to run to the right of Zell Miller, who was campaigning as a liberal! Such is single-party politics. Bush, though not as effectively as with Kerry, might be able to portray the Georgian as a flip-flopper.

As for Roy's running mate, my money who'd either be on a New Englander (Dean or Kerry) or a midwesterner (Gephardt). Heck, Richardson might have been considered to take some of Bush's support among Hispanics.

Anyway Barnes 2010, glad to talk to a fellow Georgian on the boards.

By the way, Pierre Howard would most likely succeed Barnes unless the Republicans would have captured the Governor's seat in 2006: either Casey Cagle, Herman Cain, or even Ralph Reed (depending on butterflies).

One more thing, since Barnes appointed Zell Miller to the Senate seat vacated by the late Paul Coverdell, Miller would be in an interesting situation. Miller's hawkish leanings might still put him in the Bush camp, depending on where Roy stood on the Iraq War question.

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 Sorry, was Pierre Lt. Governor during Barnes? I posted that assuming Barnes won.

By the way, if no one knows what we are talking about concerning the "rat thing," here's a link to the video:

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?p=38E780727B24BF29&feature=plpp&v=am4MVv58aug


Barnes, how would you like to help me in writing a timeliness based on this premise? It has all sorts of potential.

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Sorry, was Pierre Lt. Governor during Barnes? I posted that assuming Barnes won.

By the way, if no one knows what we are talking about concerning the "rat thing," here's a link to the video:

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?p=38E780727B24BF29&feature=plpp&v=am4MVv58aug


Barnes, how would you like to help me in writing a timeliness based on this premise? It has all sorts of potential.

Your thinking of Mark Taylor, he actually did run against Sonny in '06.

That would be very interesting!  I'll PM you.

Thanks, man. I got my Lieutenant Governors mixed up.

Anyway, this should be fun.

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A Gov Barnes/Warner map or it could be the reverse

How does Barnes lose Georgia?

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Better.

Hey, maybe in the distant future, I might write a timeliness based on this scenario. Could I use your map?