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Heeere's Johnny!: Doesn't anyone else want to be Senator from Georgia?

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| April 07, 2003 | MILLER, JOHN J. | COPYRIGHT 2003 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Only one Republican wants to be the next senator from Georgia -- or so it seems, three months after Democrat Zell Miller said that he would not seek a new term in 2004. Congressman Johnny Isakson let a mere seven days slip by before announcing his desire to replace Miller, in what appears to be one of the GOP's best opportunities to pick up a Senate seat next year. Since then, however, nobody else in either party has entered the race. That's bizarre, because Isakson is a distinctly vulnerable candidate who has experienced only mixed success in a state that has grown gradually more Republican.

There ought to be a long line to succeed Miller, at least on the ...

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