ajc.com - 10/28/2008
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When Barack Obama brought his 50-state-campaign plan to Georgia, a bastion of crimson-state conservatism, Republicans scoffed. They dismissed his TV ads and voter-turnout effort as money misspent in a GOP stronghold. But just as Georgia Republicans were bragging about their hegemony, something ...
thinkprogress.org - 11/1/2008
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Senate Race Roundup
Daily Kos —
GA-Sen: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution gives it to Saxby Chambliss but hard: Many white Georgia voters remain reflexively Republican, so the state may stay out of Obama’s reach. And Chambliss may well hold off the challenge from Democrat Jim Martin. But the Republican senator deserves to go down in flaming defeat. The article goes on to reference Chambliss' despicable ads against former Sen. Max Cleland in 2002, and that Martin - a Vietnam veteran himself - has shied away from flaunting his own military ...
Opening the Day: Uglier and Uglier for the GOP
Open Left - Front Page —
... really really bad. Picture two 1994s in a row, plus a slightly less than 1984 style route. All in the space of two years. Ow.
VoteVets is going after Saxby Chambliss with this ad. Look familiar?
Have you pitched in for Use It or Lose It yet?
Democrats behind on their dues
Democrats facing token opposition
Do what Chris says. Obey Chris.
This is the most vicious anti-endorsement of Saxby Chambliss imaginable.
Gordon Smith ...
For Max
Taylor Marsh —
... That’s the ad Chambliss ran, in case you don’t remember it. It still makes me furious all these years later. Chambliss defined swiftboating with this ad against Cleland.
McCain just went up in Georgia with advertising. Obama’s strength is making him defend that state. Jim Martin and Saxby Chambliss are in a real battle.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution had this to say on Sunday: Chambliss defeat would be justified.
Max is right. Georgia deserves better. The United States Senate deserves better than Chambliss. ...
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savannahnow.com 10/24/2008 — U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been ordered to provide evidence in lawsuits stemming from the Feb. 7 Imperial Sugar Co. explosion and fire. The Republican lawmaker was subpeonaed Wednesday on behalf of four victims - two dead and two injured - of the ...
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ajc.com 11/21/2008 — This is in today’s Savannah Morning News: Imperial Sugar Co. CEO John Sheptor defended the conduct of Saxby Chambliss on Wednesday, saying the U.S. senator from Georgia has “behaved appropriately with character and integrity at all ...
Chambliss challenges explosion subpoena
ajc.com 11/18/2008 — Savannah - Sen. Saxby Chambliss is fighting an attorney’s subpoena seeking to question him in a lawsuit by victims of the deadly explosion at a Georgia sugar refinery, prompting fresh attacks by Democrats hoping to oust the Republican senator in a ...
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huffingtonpost.com 11/18/2008 — Six years ago, Saxby Chambliss was able to win a seat in the United States Senate by deploying a series of highly personalized swipes at incumbent Democrat Max Cleland.
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GA-Sen: Same Old Saxby
dailykos.com 10/31/2008 — Well, give credit where credit is due: Saxby Chambliss knows his base, knows his supporters, and knows how to fire them up. The New York Times ran a story this morning on black turnout in Georgia potentially endangering the senior Senator, as ...
What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
weeklystandard.com 12/4/2008 — Saxby Chambliss' flattening of Jim Martin, 57-43, Tuesday night in Georgia ensured the Democrats cannot get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate, but what else did it do?
It changed the cost-benefit analysis for Democratic senators on ...
McCain To Campaign For Saxby Chambliss; Will He Have Company?
firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
Quick quiz. Who said this in 2002?
"I'd never seen anything like that ad. Putting pictures of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden next to the picture of a man who left three limbs on the battlefield -- it's worse than disgraceful. It's ...
FLASHBACK: Chambliss Hosted Golf Event At Whites-Only Country Club
thinkprogress.org 11/24/2008 — As ThinkProgress noted yesterday, Chambliss has a long history of using official funds to feed his golf habit and endear himself to lobbyists. For example, Chambliss oversees the Republican Majority Fund PAC. Under him, 68 percent of its spending ...
Chambliss: "The Other Folks Are Voting"
huffingtonpost.com 11/6/2008 — Via John Cole , The Politico reports on Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss' candid assessment of what motivates Republicans in his state:
The Republican is outwardly confident, but there's urgency in his voice as he tours North Georgia, trying to boost ...
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