Ga. couple runs for state's top jobs

ATLANTA - The wife of Georgia gubernatorial candidate DuBose Porter says she's planning a campaign of her own - for lieutenant governor.

Carol Porter is the first Democrat to enter the race for the state's second-highest office and will face off against Republican incumbent Casey Cagle in November. Cagle has already announced plans to run for re-election.

Political pundits agree the novelty of a husband and wife hitting the campaign trail is sure to generate buzz around Georgia, as the couple takes their message to the voters.

DuBose Porter is a longtime Democrat and is currently serving as House minority leader. His campaign has struggled to raise money against former Gov. Roy Barnes, largely seen as the Democratic front-runner.

In January, Carol Porter appeared as a stand-in for her husband at an event and questions swirled then about whether she would run for office herself.

Since then, a Draft Carol Porter page has been developed on Facebook which declares that she is the "only Democrat who can beat" Cagle.