Name Battle: Nunn and Perdue Hope to Ride Legacies to US Senate Victory in Georgia
Update: Not related, but this race also reminds us that Jason Carter is hoping to ride Grandpa Jimmy's last name all the way to the Governor's mansion. We could have a Nunn/Perdue/Carter threefer on the 2014 ballot. I guess that's exciting? If only we could find a Kennedy to throw in the mix.
Update 2: Maybe this is why the tea party is so despised? It seems like the preferred political establishment way is to recycle candidates and candidate off-spring. Names help. George P. Bush just took a big step in Texas politics as a result.
"Michelle Nunn is the hand-picked favorite to win the Democratic primary - a pick based almost solely on her last name, it would seem. Nunn is the daughter of the former long-time US Senator Sam Nunn, a popular figure in state politics. It has been almost two decades since his retirement, so it remains to be seen if his name still holds as much value as it once did. This moment has seemingly been long in the making. Immediately out of college, she began working for a non-profit volunteerism organization (community organizer!) where she is now CEO. She married in 2001 but kept the Nunn name because, let's be honest, a "Michelle Martin" would not be a US Senate candidate in 2014. Nunn gives her instant name recognition and, so it would seem, credibility to be a US Senator."
Update 2: Maybe this is why the tea party is so despised? It seems like the preferred political establishment way is to recycle candidates and candidate off-spring. Names help. George P. Bush just took a big step in Texas politics as a result.
"Michelle Nunn is the hand-picked favorite to win the Democratic primary - a pick based almost solely on her last name, it would seem. Nunn is the daughter of the former long-time US Senator Sam Nunn, a popular figure in state politics. It has been almost two decades since his retirement, so it remains to be seen if his name still holds as much value as it once did. This moment has seemingly been long in the making. Immediately out of college, she began working for a non-profit volunteerism organization (community organizer!) where she is now CEO. She married in 2001 but kept the Nunn name because, let's be honest, a "Michelle Martin" would not be a US Senate candidate in 2014. Nunn gives her instant name recognition and, so it would seem, credibility to be a US Senator."
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