John Pruitt anchors Channel 2 Action News at 6 p.m Monday through Friday with Monica Pearson. John has covered Georgia and the South for more than four decades. Now he’s weaving his unique perspective on history into issues that are important to Georgians today.
By John Pruitt
WSB-TV News
September 15, 2010
In covering the Roy Barnes-Nathan Deal campaign for governor, it’s interesting to consider the historical challenge facing Barnes—trying to win back the governor’s office after being defeated in his re-election bid 8 years ago.
I am reminded of the first governor’s race I covered in 1970, which to this day remains the most interesting gubernatorial campaign I’ve ever been involved in. The odds-on favorite to win was Carl Sanders. He served as governor from 1963-1967 but could not run for re-election because the state constitution then would not allow a governor to succeed himself. Sanders had to sit out 4 years of the Lester Maddox administration before trying to win his old job back.
Sanders was the first so-called “new South” governor whose moderate policies in a time of racial unrest attracted very favorable national attention. He was intelligent, poised, innovative, and handsome. His administration, while not without controversy, was considered a major stride forward for Georgia. So it was no surprise when he announced he was running again.
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