How Michelle Nunn puts pressure on Georgia Republicans | WashingtonPost.com

On the heels of a cycle in which controversial candidates like Akin and Richard Mourdock in Indiana cost Republicans Senate seats in red states, Republicans in Georgia are under extra pressure to nominate an electable contender.

“I don’t think Nunn is ready for prime time, but Republicans must still be responsible and nominate a well-funded, reasonable candidate,” said Joel McElhannon, a Republican strategist unaligned with any of the Senate candidates. “It is now very important that Georgia Republicans have a nominee who represents the best values of the Republican Party and has the resources for a tough runoff and general election campaign.”

“Right now, I think it’s still a state where if the Republicans nominated a credible candidate, the Republican should be favored in the election in 2014,” said Emory University political scientist Merle Black.

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