Vikram Bharadwaj, Democratic Party field organizer for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties, in a meeting with Oconee County Democrats earlier this month, emphasized the importance of making personal contact with voters leading up to the Nov. 3 election.
Democrats Eric Gisler, Susanna Karatassos, and Ray Smith, seeking to represent Oconee County in the Georgia General Assembly, have fewer resources to spend on advertising than their Republican counterparts.