By Andy Brack, Charleston, S.C. | Wasn’t the presidential election supposed to be rigged?
Had Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who garnered just over 350,000 votes more than the GOP’s Donald Trump out of 120 million cast across the country, won the electoral college, we wouldn’t hear the end of the election being rigged.
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By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | While the national election has been relatively active, one like we have never seen before, the local scene has been relatively quiet. Though there are several local contests, all-in-all, there’s still little major political activity on the local front.
We had 43 candidates visit in our offices this year, though several have failed to spend time with us, and therefore, we cannot consider recommending their candidacy. We regret that they did not come by, for we know little about them or their candidacy. We figure the onus is on them.
For the 2016 General Election, GwinnettForum asked all candidates facing opposition in Gwinnett County, and also asked all statewide candidates, to provide answers to six questions. You can read their answers below by clicking on the links. Candidates with no opposition are not listed. PROFILE KEY (DNR) indicates a candidate did not respond to our interview request. (NoQ) means the […]
“Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.”
– The 40th president of the United Sates, Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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