John Barrow’s ill-fated Senate dream was short lived. His support of Obama went over like a lead balloon.
John Barrow announced today that he will not run for the U.S. Senate. It looks like Barrow tested some of his two-faced, Obama loving ways in the Peach State and
found out what we knew all along – it’s a bust!
Barrow can rest assured that his record of standing by Obama’s policies will continue to be one of the main focuses for the NRCC in the 2014 election.
It’s no wonder John Barrow’s ill-fated Senate dream was short lived. His relentless support of President Obama’s failed policies went over like a lead balloon with Georgia families. We look forward to continuing to hold Barrow accountable for his tax increasing, job-destroying ways with hopes of helping him retire from his long political career once and for all in 2014.
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John Barrow will not run for Senate
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Daniel Malloy
May 7, 2013
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/may/07/john-barrow-will-not-run-senate/
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John Barrow of Augusta announced this afternoon that he will not run for Senate next year, denying Democrats a battle-tested top recruit.
Barrow, a fifth-term Blue Dog representing a district in the southeastern part of the state, had been flirting with the idea of running since Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss announced his retirement. Democrats in Georgia and Washington saw him as an able campaigner with strong centrist credentials. He has been drawn out of his district into less friendly environs twice, yet continued to win.
Barrow’s announcement opens the door for Michelle Nunn, the daughter of former senator Sam Nunn and CEO of the volunteer service organization Points of Light. State Rep. Scott Holcomb also has indicated he might be interested in taking a shot at the seat.
“I’m grateful for the encouragement I’ve received from folks all across the State of Georgia, but I’ve decided that I will not be a candidate for the Senate in 2014,” Barrow said in a statement. “I enjoy my work on behalf of the folks in the 12th District, and I look forward to continuing to serve them in the House of Representatives.”
Democrats have been working to come up with a consensus candidate on their side, as the Republican field keeps getting bigger and is setting up a bloody primary in which the nominee likely will have to stake out arch-conservative positions. Republican U.S. Reps. Paul Broun, Phil Gingrey and Jack Kingston have announced they will run, and former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel is seriously weighing a bid of her own.
Barrow is perennially targeted by national Republicans, and will have a race on his hands in the 12th District again in 2014. But if he had not run for his House seat again, it would have almost certainly been a GOP pickup.