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 Allegations about 2002 Georgia election raise doubts on current voting
Allegations about 2002 Georgia election raise doubts on current voting
As the state of Georgia prepares to conduct a runoff between incumbent Senator Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic challenger, Jim Martin, old doubts about the election in which Chambliss took the Senate seat from Max Cleland six years ago are attracting fresh notice. Chambliss was the ...
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is slated to campaign next week for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in ... (more) Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
politico.com — Chambliss holds a narrow lead over Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, according to a new poll. (more) Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, Incumbent Below 50%
dscc.org — Chambliss leads Martin only 48% to 46% in DSCC poll Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin is within two points of Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and holds Chambliss to just 48% of the vote, according to a new poll taken for the ... (more) New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, ...
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MN U.S. Senate Hand Count: Challenged Ballots by Both Franken and Coleman Balloon on Day 3
The BRAD BLOG — ... That unfortunate fact has once gain re-opened still more debate about the 2002 U.S. Senate race there, where Saxby Chambliss was reported by Diebold to have defeated incumbent Sen. Max Cleland, despite pre-election polls showing he should have lost, and despite the company having installed uncertified software patches, secretly, just days before the election. Unlike this year's MN race, the GA race in 2002, as well as the still-undecided 2008 race, will likely never be resolved to the public's satisfaction. ...

Saxby’s Smarmy Campaign: Just Like the Last Time
The Moderate Voice — ... And Raw Story says Allegations about 2002 Georgia election raise doubts on current voting. ABC News producer Rebecca Abrahams is quoted: ...

Democracy is messy
Newshoggers.com — ... than others. But I can't help but remember the 2002 election when Chambliss also inexplicably outperformed the polling for a win after that mysterious midnight software patch in critical counties. They still use Diebolds, don't they? ...

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Chambliss Defends 2002 Attack Ad That John McCain Called ‘Disgraceful’ And ‘Reprehensible’
thinkprogress.org 11/23/2008 — Sen. Saxby Chambliss’s (R-GA) re-election camp has confirmed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) will campaign for Chambliss in Georgia this week. The incumbent Republican is “ locked in a tight runoff with Democrat Jim Martin that will be ...
Newsweek noted that McCain recently "stumped" for Chambliss, but not that McCain criticized Chambliss' "reprehensible" 2002 attack ad
mediamatters.org 11/24/2008 — In a November 22 online article for Newsweek , Suzanne Smalley listed Sen. John McCain among the Republican "Party luminaries" who "have stumped" for Republican incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss during the runoff election for Chambliss' Georgia Senate ...
AJC report on McCain appearance at Chambliss rally ignored his criticism of Chambliss' "disgraceful" 2002 ad
mediamatters.org 11/24/2008 — In a November 14 article , The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Sen. John McCain appeared at a rally the previous day in support of the re-election of Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA). But unlike articles about the event by The Associated Press ...
CNN repeatedly reported on McCain rally for Chambliss without noting McCain's criticism of Chambliss' "reprehensible" 2002 adMedia Matters for America - Latest Items
Between November 10 and November 22, CNN has repeatedly made reference to Sen. John McCain's appearance at a November 13 rally in support of Sen. Saxby Chambliss' (R-GA) re-election bid. But in at least 15 of those reports CNN failed to note that McCain reportedly criticized as "worse than ...
Can We Win This One for Max?Hoffmania!
Mr. Cleland would love nothing more than to see Saxby Chambliss go down in flames in the runoff election. Same for us. We should try to give Max Cleland a big effort. Here's what he sent out today. When Saxby Chambliss ran for the Senate against me in 2002 it was the early test run for the ...