Out of the many e-mails that were zinging around Georgia’s political community last week, one in particular caught my eye. Clint Austin, a lobbyist and consultant who’s worked in a lot of Republican campaigns at a relatively young age, sent an e-mail to his friends urging them to "resist the urge to fracture and unite behind a tested leader who can win the battle that is to come to hold the Governor’s Mansion in Georgia." Austin noted: "The political challenges that have plagued Republicans around the country are only one election away from plaguing Georgia Republicans.