Palin in the Peach State

From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum On the final day of campaigning before Georgia voters choose the winner in the state's Senate runoff, Sarah Palin is offering a last-minute boost to incumbent Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss.   At their first of four joint rallies this morning, Palin stressed the importance of the seat, telling supporters that Chambliss would help maintain "checks and balances" in a Congress and White House dominated by Democrats.   "Saxby doesn't just run with the Washington herd," Palin said in Augusta this morning. "And with one party in control of the House and the Senate and the White House right now, we need now more than ever public servants who will speak for themselves."   Although the state was briefly a target for the Obama campaign during the general election, Georgia supported the McCain /Palin ticket by a 52-47 margin. "More than two million of you here in Georgia gave us your vote on November 4th,” Palin noted today. “We were honored to carry the ... (link)