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June 20, 2005
A Democratic City on the Horizon?
On Tuesday Sandy Springs makes it official -- it will become a city and you have to be seriously deluding yourself if you think otherwise. And pro-city activists have to be seriously deluding themselves if they don't think the first thing the city does is raise taxes.
One of the second or third things the city does could be to elect a Democratic mayor, or at least a moderate more in the mold of a Democrat than the type of Republicans who generally win primaries in this state. Kerry got about 42% in what will be the new city, and it's only getting more Democratic by the day.
In fact, one of the best things Republicans have going for them in North Fulton County is the economics of Atlanta/South Fulton hate. As soon as you close off a city from the rest of the county and all of the tax revenue stays local, the appeal of voting for a Republican to counterbalance the Democratic leadership from the rest of the county diminishes greatly. Does it account for 8% of the vote? I guess we'll soon find out.
Posted by Chris at June 20, 2005 03:50 AM
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