Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Mitt Romney's media coverage leading into Super Tuesday has been positive.
The Republican presidential primary is well underway in Georgia and when it comes to positive media coverage of the candidates Mitt Romney performed well, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The study found that Romney's news coverage was 45 percent positive and only 28% negative. Rick Santorum was a close second with 38 percent positive coverage and 30 percent negative. Ron Paul was third with 36 percent and 23 percent negative. Newt Gingrich came in last with only 20 percent positive and a whopping 43 percent negative news coverage.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Today is the last day you can register to vote in the March 6 primary.
The voter registration deadline for the 2012 Presidential Preference Primary is today, Monday, Feb. 6. The General Primary Election will be held on March 6. To register to vote in Georgia, you must be: a citizen of the United States, a legal resident of Georgia and of the county in which you wish to vote, and at least 18 years of age by Election Day. Voter registration forms are available on the Forsyth County Government Web site. If you move to a new county, you will need to re-register. The same form is used for voter registration, address change and/or name change. If you are registering for the first time in Georgia, you must provide one of the following forms of identification: In-person advance voting for the 2012 presidential …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Iowa caucuses are today. Who will win and why?
With the Iowa caucuses opening today, the race for the Republican presidential nomination is off and running. A lot will happen between now and when the Georgia presidential primary is held on March 6. Forsyth County and the City of Cumming will join a growing number of municipalities across the state in letting citizens decide if they want approval of the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday. But for today it's all about the Iowa caucuses. Todd Richissin, Regional Editor for Iowa at Patch.com, shares his picks for the finish in tonight's caucuses. What are yours? We want to know who you think will win the Iowa caucuses – and we want to know why. Vote below in our poll, then go to our comments section to tell us why you think that …
The Iowa caucuses are explained in a YouTube video.
We'll do things differently than Iowa when Georgia votes in the presidential primary on March 6. But just for today, here is a quick introduction to what exactly is a caucus and why does Iowa get to vote first? Take a peek at this YouTube video that answers those questions, courtesy of ABCNews.
