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Cynthia comes back and wins 2004 primary Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9208567.htm http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9208567.htm Posted on Wed, Jul. 21, 2004 GOP newcomer hopes to block McKinney from Congress KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press ATLANTA - Catherine Davis' phone didn't ring much after she announced she was running for Congress. After all, she is a Republican in a heavily Democratic district, and six well-known Democrats were running for the open seat in Atlanta's eastern suburbs. After the surprise primary comeback win Tuesday by sharp-tongued Cynthia McKinney, Davis is now the only roadblock to McKinney's return to Congress. All of a sudden, Davis is on the phone with reporters and Republican well-wishers. "This is wonderful, but it's hectic," a flustered Davis said Wednesday at her Sprint office tower, where she is a human resources manager. Davis has run for office before, but never won. A black Republican, she's been discounted as a serious contender to the 4th District seat left vacant by Rep. Denise Majette, who ousted McKinney from office two years ago and now is in a runoff for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat. McKinney became the state's first black congresswoman when she was first elected in 1992. She held the seat all 10 years before being upset by the virtual unknown Majette. McKinney had always been a bit brash, and in the months after the Sept. 11 attacks she blasted President Bush and other Republicans she said were using the attacks for personal gain. Political watchers thought her career was over after her 2002 defeat. But McKinney crafted a new campaigning style - more smiles, fewer conspiracy theories - and edged out five solid Democratic opponents to escape Tuesday's primary with enough votes to avoid a runoff. That's when people started calling Davis. Suddenly a Republican who'd raised just $8,000 in a liberal, heavily black district was the most talked-about candidate in Georgia. "At first they said I didn't have a snowball's chance. Now they're saying it would be the upset of the century. I guess that's quite an improvement," a smiling Davis said. Davis is hoping she'll win by attracting Democrats turned off by McKinney's loud image. Besides bashing Republicans, McKinney called out plenty of Democrats, famously complaining that white guards at the Clinton White House didn't recognize her and accusing former Vice President Al Gore of having a low "Negro tolerance level." Davis said voters cringed at McKinney's high-profile gaffes. "There are many that feel that Cynthia was an embarrassment," Davis said. "She's due her honor, but her style of politicking was very 20th century, and this is the 21st." Still, Davis is given long odds by political scientists and many voters in DeKalb County, which makes up the bulk of the district. "She has no chance of winning," said Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz. "Davis will certainly attract more support than you'd think a Republican would in this district, but it won't be enough." At Dusty's Barbecue in Decatur, patrons thought the same thing. "McKinney has so much more name recognition. I never heard of this Republican lady," said Thomas McKellar of Decatur. People also said voters softened on McKinney because Bush has gotten less popular here since 2002. "They beat her up as some kind of radical, but now it looks like she was right," said Trevias Minner, a stylist taking a break at Reggie's Hairsyling in Decatur. Added hair colorist Roger Carlton, "It's Bush's unpopularity. She hit the nail on the head and now everyone's saying the same thing." Davis insists she can win. She pointed to the recent successes of other black Republicans in Georgia - millionaire Herman Cain finished in second in the GOP primary for Senate, and former government aide Dylan Glenn made a runoff in an open congressional seat south of Atlanta. "We don't have a voice if we only vote one party. That party takes us for granted," she said. "We're going to send a message that it's a new day, that black people aren't just going to go along." Davis plans to spend the next three months touring DeKalb churches and going door-to-door to spread her message of privatizing Social Security and overhauling the income tax code. "My message will resonate with people," she said. "I'm a fresh pair of eyes." ON THE NET Catherine Davis: http://www.catherine2004.org Cynthia McKinney: http://www.cynthiaforcongress.com

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