Karen Handel Quotes
It's been clear for some time that FBI Director Comey has lost the confidence of Republicans, Democrats, and broader institutions, and his removal as FBI Director was probably overdue.
Handel, Karen. Press Statement. 10 May 2017.
Prior to Johnson’s civil rights efforts, the South virtually always voted for Democrats in all elections. The only political competition was for the Democratic Party Primaries. The term “Solid South” meant that it was solid for the Democratic Party. But after the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, the racist whites who used to be Democrats switched and joined the genuine traditional conservative and created a Republican Southern majority that was as solid for the GOP as the Democrats had ever enjoyed.
Those who did were ostracized by Delay (who was then the Republican Majority Leader) and some other leading Republicans. His extreme and sometimes illegal partisan tactics got him into criminal difficulty and he was a major part of the great Republican Scandal of 2005-2006. He then was convicted of criminal activity for his extreme and illegal political activities.
On why he joined the Republican party:
Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019 and as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010. A member of the Republican Party, Handel worked in business before entering politics. She served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006.