Analysis of Roy Barnes on abortion, guns and spending

Over the past few months, I have used my blog to educate voters with a series of profiles of candidates for elections in Georgia. In several cases, I contacted the campaigns through telephone calls or email to clarify positions on issues or with question about the candidate’s background. After waiting for several weeks, I finally received a response from Roy Barnes, the Democratic candidate for Georgia Governor.

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Photo courtesy of Roy Barnes campaign

Roy Barnes on abortion, guns, and spending

Over a month ago on September 23, as I was preparing candidate profiles for the gubernatorial candidates, I submitted several questions to the Roy Barnes campaign along with a request for the rights to use a photo of Mr. Barnes to accompany the article. Although I called and emailed the campaign several times, there was no response so I finally published the article.

Finally, two days ago, I received response from the Barnes campaign. In order to fully educate the electorate, I will pass along what new information I received. Additionally, I have also received permission to use the photo that accompanies this article. You can read the full candidate profile of Barnes here.

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Is Roy Barnes' rape shield ad true?

Roy Barnes recently released one of the most scandalous television ads of this year's Georgia elections. The ad accuses Republican candidate Nathan Deal of attempting to weaken Georgia's rape shield law. The ad alleges that, under the law, rape victims would have had to "take the stand" to prove that they "didn't deserve to be raped."

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This election affects everyone

It is hard to find anyone who has not been impacted by the recession. Because almost everyone has felt some sort of financial pinch, the upcoming elections are generating a high level of interest around the country.

One thing that has affected almost everyone is the high unemployment rate. Georgia has an unemployment rate of 10.0%, which is slightly higher than the national rate of 9.6%. While I have been fortunate enough to keep my job, I have several acquaintances that have been out of work for long periods of time. One man that I know has not worked full time since shortly after the economic crash in late 2008.

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Dueling Curmudgeons for Georgia Governor Candidates

Just over a month prior to the general election, most of the buzz in Georgia surrounds two dueling ads from gubernatorial candidates Nathan Deal and Roy Barnes. Both ads feature gray-haired grandfatherly men who fifty years ago would likely be seen sitting on a bench outside the local filling station. The modern versions have the men sitting it a café with red-checked tablecloths.

The first ad was released by the Republican Governors Association on behalf of Nathan Deal. The ad attacks Barnes record as governor on the issues of education and jobs. The ad makes the claims that Georgia was “dead last” on education and “led the nation in job losses.” Politifact.com analyzed the claims in the ad and found that while Georgia was near the bottom when comparing graduation rates and SAT scores for 2002, the end of Barnes’ term as governor, it probably wasn’t dead last. With respect to job losses, there is evidence that Georgia lost almost 80,000 jobs after 9/11, which was more than any other state.

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