More Dems beat Ga. qualifying deadline - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

State Attorney General Thurbert Baker signed up Friday to run for governor in the July 20 Democratic primary, beating the noon deadline, as did Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, who is seeking a seat in the U.S. Senate.

State Rep. Randal (CQ) Mangham, D-Decatur, also qualified to run for governor in a surprise move, joining a Democratic field that, besides Baker, includes former Gov. Roy Barnes, House Minority Leader DuBose Porter and former Georgia Adjutant General David Poythress.

State Rep. Austin Scott, R-Tifton, who was running for governor, decided this week to shift gears and challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Marshall of Macon in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District.

Thurmond is going up against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who is running for a second six-year term.

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I sure hope to eject Isakson & also get a Dem Gov. back in Ga!

But Isakson apparently has assembled quite the bank account and will be more than ready to spend it to "keep them thar libruls" in check in D.C.

Whomever the Democratic candidate is will have to relish the role of the underdog.