Barrow Journal

If the crowd at the Barrow County Republican Party BBQ was any indication, the GOP is fired up.

With just over two months to go until the November general election, the candidates on hand at the Aug. 21 gathering were focused on one thing – getting Republicans to the poll.

“We’ve got a great opportunity this year to completely turn this state red,” said Republican Secretary of State candidate Brian Kemp. “We’ve got an opportunity to win some of these down ballot races that we have not had in a long time.”

Kemp’s optimism for a strong Republican showing in November was shared by other candidates in attendance, including 7th district Congressional nominee Rob Woodall. [Full Story »]