Thursday, April 01, 2010

Baker Could Benefit From Health Care Stance

Shannon McCaffery
The Associated Press
The ValdostaDaily Times
March31, 2010

Atlanta — By defying Gov. Sonny Perdue and refusing to file a lawsuit over a new federal health care law, Georgia’s Democratic attorney general has made himself the target of a Republican impeachment effort and, in the process, energized his bid for governor.

The onslaught of GOP ire directed at Thurbert Baker is winning the state’s top lawyer credibility within the Democratic party base and a flurry of free media attention.

It’s good news for Baker, who’s been struggling to gain ground against former Gov. Roy Barnes, widely seen as the front-runner in a crowded five-way, Democratic primary.

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