The November 4 election will fill the seat that is open due to Saxby Chambliss' retirement at the end of this term. Both of the main party candidates made it through the primary; although the Republican candidate had to face an opponent in a run-off primary on July 22.
So what makes this race unique? Both David Purdue (R) and Michelle Nunn (D) have NEVER held office before!!! http://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections_in_Georgia,_2014
Let's see what we can learn about Nunn. First, she received 75% of the Democratic primary votes. She headed up HandsOn Network. This is an organization's purpose is: "We tackle Greater Atlanta's most pressing needs by igniting a passion for service and creating lifelong community volunteers. Since its founding in 1989, Hands On Atlanta has grown to become one of the largest community-based volunteer service organization in the United States and a model studied and replicated across dozens of other communities." http://www.handsonatlanta.org/HOC__Affiliate_Home_Page
http://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Nunn This is a great resource for information about her campaign. At the end of the piece is a section of current news articles about Nunn and her race for Senate. Here's an interesting one that I found about campaign documents of hers that was leaked to the press:
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/383894/michelle-nunns-campaign-plan-eliana-johnson
This race will get plenty of National attention as the seat is currently in GOP hands and a Nunn win would be a huge one for Democrats. Stay tuned. And if you can, please do what you can to insure a Democratic victory dance on November 5th. Start here: http://www.michellenunn.com/splash
also check out: http://www.taylormarsh.com/2014/05/campaigns-matter-democrats-arkansas-georgia-kentucky-keeping-midterms-competitive/
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