Schafer a no-go for Lt. Governor.

State Senator David Schafer (R) is dropping out of the Lt. Governor's race & will seek re-election to the State Senate. Now with no republican to take on Cagle in the primary, he will be left open for the dems to challenge him on his voting record & to defend the last four years of the Perdue Administration & his 4 years as Lt. Governor. Keep an eye on Tim Golden (D) Valdosta for Lt. Gov.

GOP Dominoes are starting to fall.

Rumor has it that State Sen. Eric Johnson (R-Savannah) will now run for Secretary of State & State Sen. David Schafer (R-Duluth) will now run for Insurance Commissioner now that Casey cagle has dropped out of the Lt. Governor's race.

House Majority Leader Jerry Keen of St. Simons Island, who had passed on the governor’s race months ago, has just scheduled a 10 a.m. Thursday press conference in the state capitol.

Word from the Sam Olens camp is that the withdrawal of Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle makes it far more likely that the Cobb County Commission chairman will enter the 2010 Republican race for governor next week.