Keeping Up the Hope

Received a newsletter from Charles this morning, reproduced in full below. He does a good job of clearly spelling out what it will take to defeat Marjorie Green. It's still an uphill fight but it's doable. 

Campaign Newsletter May 18, 2022

How to Beat MTG, or

Memoir of a Republican that even a Democrat could love

I have been saying this for months, and in fact it is my campaign motto:  A Better Way Together.
If you accept that the goal is to defeat MTG in her run for reelection to Congress, it is going to take the Democrats and Independent voters to help make this happen.  Marjorie’s approval rating nationally is somewhere below 20%, but here in the 14^th District it is probably more like 35%.  So why is it hard to unseat a candidate who has an approval rating of 35%?
 
About 75% of the voters in the district voted Red in each of the last six Presidential and Congressional elections, and among Republican voters MTG’s approval is more like 55%.  So, 55% of Republicans is enough to win the primary outright unless a significant number of independent and/or blue voters cross over and vote in the red primary.  So, let’s assume that these crossover voters and moderate Republican voters make up 52% of the voters on primary day and MTG obtains 48% of the votes cast.  Then, MTG and the leading contender move on to a Runoff election where MTG still enjoys the support of 55% of the Republican voters who would then vote her into the general election unless a significant number of crossover voters again vote in the runoff election.  In other words, the candidate needs to be Republican enough to finish 1 or 2 on May 24^th but appealing enough to the Independent or Democratic voter to stimulate the voters to get out and vote in the Republican runoff election.  My Republican rivals in this campaign have barely even nodded to the moderate Democrats and Independent voters among us. 
 
You would have to ask them why not.  But back to the primary question in this posting. . .who could beat MTG in the primary and in a runoff to follow?  Why, you would need someone like--me!

Here I am on May 17th with Governor and Mrs. Brian Kemp at their appearance in Rome, GA on the town green.  Governor Kemp seems like a very decent man and he is definitely a good speaker.  Best of luck on May 24^th, governor.

The other picture on May 17^th is at the Rome, GA Airport Commission meeting with Airport Manager John Carroll and Commissioner (Doctor) Randy Sumner.  The monthly meeting covered airport usage  and improvement projects, but thankfully no safety problems.

Keep the faith, contribute a few bucks, follow me around the district as we finish out the last week of primary campaigning, and onward to the runoff election!

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If you haven't met Charles, all you know about him is a few written words. There is a video soon to be released that we think conveys his character and personality much better than words could ever do. Personally, what I like and appreciate most about Charles is his straight-forwardness and that he speaks his mind in a confident yet conversational tone rather than a speech-making mode. It makes me believe every word that he says. 

Please take the time to watch the video. It accurately represents the Charles Lutin that we and many folks have come to know. If integrity, honesty and common sense have any place in this election, then so does Charles Lutin.