Down the ballot: McCain headed to GA

ALASKA: "A week after Election Day, about 30 percent of the Alaska votes that will decide the fate of convicted U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens haven't been counted. The Alaska Division of Elections expects to count most of the roughly 90,000 early, absentee ballots or questioned ballots remaining on Wednesday. Stevens, the longest-serving Republican in Senate history, leads Democrat Mark Begich, the mayor of Anchorage, by 3,257 votes." GEORGIA : The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that McCain “will campaign for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Chambliss’s campaign has confirmed… McCain’s Georgia visit will be one of his first public appearances since he lost the presidency to Obama on Nov. 4.” Chambliss’ opponent, Jim Martin (D), will hold a press conference today to discuss McCain’s visit to the Peach State. While Saxby Chambliss has cast the run-off election as the first campaign of the 2010 election cycle, Jim Martin is ... (link)