However, it is unlikely that Democratic leadership will openly support such a liberal issue. Like much of the South, Georgia is a quirky electorate. They vote Democrat, but are not liberal. Zell Miller, the New, New Democrat Zell Miller entered office as a left-leaning Democrat and he was nearly voted out of office in 1994. Today, four years later, Miller is stepping down from office as the perhaps most popular governor in the United States.
Many people cite the popular HOPE scholarship program.
Governor-elect Roy Barnes' is expected to follow Miller's lead. But despite Barnes' pledges, many conservatives are still frustrated by the November election results. Barnes' property-tax stance was welcome news to House Republican leaders. And at least one believes even more can be done. The tax burden in Georgia is too high.