McCain Stumps for Chambliss in Georgia

Alex Roth reports from Atlanta on the Senate race in Georgia. For a guy who just lost a presidential race, Sen. John McCain was in an awfully good mood Thursday. “I didn’t think I’d be back on the campaign trail quite this early,” he joked Thursday as a crowd of some 1,500 roared with laughter. McCain might have lost last week but his first public appearance since his defeat was a thrill to the capacity crowd that packed into a ballroom at the Cobb Energy Center, a performing-arts venue 10 miles north of downtown Atlanta. McCain was here to campaign for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss , a Republican who finds himself in a Dec. 2 runoff against Democrat Jim Martin. At stake, possibly, is whether the Democrats can get a 60-member, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. The senator from Arizona seemed much more relaxed than he did during the months leading up to Nov. 4, working the room like a stand-up comedian. He said he’d slept like a baby after his defeat — waking up every two ... (link)