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Opinion November 12, 2024

Will The Stock Market Returns Be Higher Under A Republican Administration?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College It wasn’t long after the election returns came in that people began to speculate about stock market returns. There’s a…

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Elections October 28, 2024

North Carolina is not really a red or blue state − and that makes political predictions much more difficult

by Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For all its prominence as a key battleground state, North Carolina hasn’t done…

Elections October 28, 2024

Loeffler serves as Georgia GOP poll watcher, Dems deploy their party’s precinct monitors

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 24, 2024 If you’re one of the more than 2.2 million Georgians who…

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Elections November 13, 2023

Can The Tea Leaves From The 2023 Election Tell Us Anything About 2024?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As Yogi Berra once said “It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” The question is whether we can…

Opinion May 9, 2023

For Democrats, Cobb County And Atlanta Suburbs Are Their Blue Heaven

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College A research project with my undergraduates led me to find evidence of Cobb County and other Atlanta suburbs flipping from…

Race and Ethnicity October 21, 2022

Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic – and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary

by Sumit Ganguly, Indiana University and Steven Webster, Indiana University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Asian Americans voted in record numbers in the presidential elections…

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Demographics August 13, 2021

Big demographic changes as Cobb County white-alone population drops more than 9 percent

Given the significant political realignments in Cobb County over the past three election cycles it was to be expected that changes in demographics mirrored those changes in the political makeup…

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2018 elections July 12, 2018

Salvatore Castellana will give Rep. Ed Setzler his first challenge in eight years

It’s fairly common for Georgia’s state representatives to be re-elected without challengers once first placed in office. Ed Setzler (R – Acworth), for example, represents northwest Cobb County in House…

Cobb County April 17, 2025

What does Cobb’s Magistrate Court do?

You might have watched a police show on television, where an officer calls in a request to a judge for a search warrant. If this call were from a police…

Cobb County April 17, 2025

Motorcyclist seriously injured on South Cobb Drive

[It is the policy of the Cobb County Courier to omit the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release…

Cobb County April 17, 2025

Family Justice Center renamed RedBud Blossom Family Justice Center

Cobb’s Family Justice Center got a rebranding and a new mural. On April 9, District Attorney Sonya F. Allen unveiled the mural at the renamed RedBud Blossom Family Justice Center…

Weather April 17, 2025

Ongoing High Fire Risk Across Portions of Georgia

The National Weather Service issued a high fire danger alert for Cobb County and other counties in the region for due to expected low humidity. What is in the statement?…

Weather April 17, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Thursday, April 17, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Thursday, April 17, 2025, with a high near 78 degrees. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous…

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Democratic Party

Will The Stock Market Returns Be Higher Under A Republican Administration?

North Carolina is not really a red or blue state − and that makes political predictions much more difficult

Loeffler serves as Georgia GOP poll watcher, Dems deploy their party’s precinct monitors

Can The Tea Leaves From The 2023 Election Tell Us Anything About 2024?

For Democrats, Cobb County And Atlanta Suburbs Are Their Blue Heaven

Not all Asian Americans vote Democratic – and the political leanings of different Asian ethnic groups vary

Big demographic changes as Cobb County white-alone population drops more than 9 percent

Salvatore Castellana will give Rep. Ed Setzler his first challenge in eight years