Time for the Georgia GOP to walk the walk when it comes to supporting Black GOP Candidates for Office

Up in Metro Atlanta, there is a hotly contested race in both parties. On the democratic side, you have Incumbent Hank Johnson, Former DeKalb CO CEO & U.S. Senate Candidate Vernon Jones & Commissioner Connie Stokes & on the republican side you have Gulf War Veteran Victor Armedariz, Consultant Corey Ruth, a Black Republican & Liz Carter.

Much of the hype & buzz has surrounded Carter in her Bid to win the GOP nomination as well as the 4th Congressional Seat in Congress.

Here's a look at Carter:

She is a small business owner, started her career in real estate and through hard work and perseverance worked her way to executive level management positions at major high tech and financial corporations & is the daughter of a World War 2 veteran.

Her key issues include: The Fair Tax, Illegal Immigration & Healthcare.

Liz Carter for Congress Endorsements include:

DeKalb Fraternal Order of Police
Republicans at Morehouse College
RedState
Mayor Bucky Johnson of Norcross
Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway
Rep. Mike Jacobs, & Bob Smith, Georgia House of Representatives
Log Cabin Republicans

So I ask the Question: What has she done to be getting so much hype?

Cory Ruth, on the other hand may have just as good of a shot of winning that seat than Carter.

His proposal for Healthcare Reform reads like this:

I propose that the federal government encourage states to develop health care systems of their own – uniquely designed to care for the health concerns of their citizens. The seniors in Florida are not best cared for with the same health care plan as the coal miners of West Virginia. Or, states can decide to rely on a free market solution for health care that lowers cost and increases consumer choices by allowing consumers to purchase health insurance nationwide, across state lines. Also that the federal government introduce smart legislation that reduces unnecessary impediments to access to health care, provide more security and stability to those who have health insurance and slow the growth of health care costs. And finally capitalize the modernization of the health care system for greater efficiency and cost savings.

Ruth is the second oldest of six children and his son Josiah is nine. He studied Biblical Studies at Carver Bible College and Theology in Seminary. He was a Hearst Scholar at Oglethorpe University where he studied History and Politics and taught American Conversational Culture in Germany at the Universität Dortmund as a Halle Scholar. He has published several political articles as the political analyst for a Philadelphia-based think tank and is a regular columnist with the Atlanta Christian Family Magazine & as a ordained minister, Cory has helped plant seven churches


In addition he is a successful business professional who has been entrusted by some of the nation’s most respected corporations to provide strategic consultation and to manage multi-large, complex enterprise wide projects. He is currently managing information security standards and technical compliance across 44 business units for a fortune 500 firm.

Now both Ruth & Carter hold similar positions on Immigration to the Fair Tax, (although Ruth also favors some kind of form of a Flat Tax)

It seems the GOP has hand picked their nominee to take on either Johnson or one of the new democratic nominees.

My thinking that with the majority of voters in the district are democratic voters & with the high number of African-American voters in the district, Ruth may have more of chance of winning that seat in November than Liz Carter. I'm just sayin' but if the Georgia GOP want to have more diversity in their ranks, they need to get behind candidates like Ruth instead of offering lip service.

Remember how Dylan Glenn was treated in his race against Lynn Westmoreland in 2003, or Herman Cain, who has better conservative credentials that Johnny Isakson in 2004 when the establishment got behind Isakson over Cain. But for all of their talk, the Georgia GOP do not walk the walk when it comes to supporting African-American Conservative Republicans. Yes Willie Talton was elected from Warner Robins in 2004, but he had no opposition, & Melvin Emerson was elected, but it took a runoff for the Georgia GOP to get behind Emerson.

I'm tired of republicans hyping up black republican candidates, only not to throw their full support behind the candidate. Let's see will they get behind Cory Ruth for the 4th District. Time to walk the walk & enough of the talk when it comes to black republican candidates.