The Madison Forum was pleased to have Georgia’s Republican National Committeeman and Madison Forum Member, Randy Evans, speak at the breakfast meeting on Saturday, June 27th. Randy spoke about the GOP Presidential Debates and Primaries as well as challenges and strategies of the Republican Party.
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Report of RNC National Committeeman Randy Evans
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Randy Evans
Thank you for the opportunity to serve as Georgia’s National Committeeman to the Republican National Committee. It has been an honor to serve and represent Georgia Republicans.
As promised, I hit the ground running with the help of my fellow members of the RNC. I knew I had big shoes to fill following Committeeman Alec Poitevint, and I believe I have carried on the tradition of influential … Read more...
Election night 2014: What happened?
By: Randy Evans
On a night when Republicans were expected to do well, they did. Well, to be more accurate, on a night when Democrats were expected to do poorly, they did – losing in places they never expected to lose (like Iowa and Colorado) and slipping further and further behind in state capitols and legislatures around the country (including governorships in traditionally dark blue states like Maryland and Massachusetts).… Read more...
2016 presidential candidates: Too many to count
By: Randy Evans
With the final stretch of the 2014 election to begin, political operatives have already started to line up key supporters and activists for the 2016 presidential election. Not surprisingly, this includes visits (indeed repeated visits)to Georgia by potential presidential contenders, especially as another Super Southern Tuesday starts to take shape.
… Read more...A predictable end to Georgia’s GOP Senate runoff
By: Randy Evans
No fight is worse than a family fight. In some part, it is because family members know the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of each other better than anyone else. And so, intraparty political fights are often the worst.
Probably no better illustration exists than the primary runoff election between incumbent Republican Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran and Tea Party challenger Chris McDaniel. By every definition, the primary runoff election … Read more...
Big bucks for television stations
By: Randy Evans
As the money continues to roll in for the 2014 Georgia senatorial and gubernatorial candidates, Georgia media outlets must be smiling big. At the end of the day, most contenders and independent expenditure committees will use that money to either promote or attack candidates in the 2014 elections.
… Read more...2014 Georgia General Assembly: No surprises
By: Randy Evans
With de facto super majorities in both the Georgia Senate (38 Republicans to 18 Democrats) and House of Representatives (119 Republicans to 60 Democrats with one independent), Republican legislative leaders had two narrow and specific goals for the 2014 Georgia General Assembly.
… Read more...2014 predictions becoming reality
By: Randy Evans
During the last several months, the Evans Report made some bold predictions long before the events that transpired for the upcoming 2014 primary and general election. At the time, most pundits were still pontificating about elections in the rest of the country, assuming that Georgia would be a relatively uneventful affair with Republicans cruising toward another year of Election Day dominance and Democrats still struggling to find … Read more...
What’s ahead in Georgia’s 2014 judicial elections
By: Randy Evans
On March 3, qualifying for public office in Georgia will begin for candidates seeking election in 2014. While virtually all of the attention will be on the litany of candidates to replace Georgia’s senior U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss and on the candidates for governor, there will be other elections that are equally important.
… Read more...Selecting and policing Georgia judges
By: Randy Evans
Ever wonder how judges get to be and stay judges in Georgia?
As to the first, there are two ways to become a judge in Georgia. First, get elected. Second, get appointed and then re-elected.
Getting elected is pretty straightforward. Georgia elects its judges. Anyone meeting the legal requirements for a judgeship can qualify with the Secretary of State during the qualifying period and appear on the … Read more...
Weakened president/weakened Congress: Things might actually get done
By: Randy Evans
Like sand through an hourglass, the term of President Barack Obama continues to slip away. In the world of presidential politics, there is actually not that much time to get things done.
Every two years, things in Washington, D.C., inevitably grind to a halt as each party waits on the election outcome. This means that out of eight years (assuming re-election), four years are spent either trying … Read more...
Employers: Beware DOL’s proposed rules
by Randy Evans
As the investigation into the Internal Revenue Service’s illegal targeting of conservative groups continues to expand, questions are starting to emerge regarding whether such targeting is limited to the IRS. Of course, the full story regarding the IRS is far from being told, with key people asserting the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and others withholding information based on an assortment of claims and privileges.
Yet, it … Read more...