usnews.com - 12/4/2008
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Candidates in 2010 might not get the benefit those in 2008 did from Obama.
usnews.com - 12/4/2008
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usnews.com —
Saxby Chambliss has won the Georgia runoff by
a 57.4 percent-to-42.6 percent margin with 97 percent of...
precincts reporting. That's a margin of 14.8 percentage points, far greater than the 49.8 percent-to-46.8 percent margin that Chambliss led by in ...
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Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing ...
apnews.myway.com - 12/3/2008
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Obama's Dubious Coattails?
Slublog —
... Normally, I'd be suspicious of pundit attempts to seek trends out of a single race. But when Michael Barone is the one making the point, it's worth a read, and some consideration. ...
A Cautious Obama Picking His Fights Carefully
Pajamas Media —
... going to try. That’s what we’ve been seeing this week: the fine art of picking his fights and conserving political capital. First was the Georgia Senate race. Sure, the president-elect recorded some calls and sent his staffers into the state. And, yes, the AFL-CIO blew some more union cash collected from their members. But Obama studiously declined to campaign in person. It turned out to be a smart move. He might have converted a double-digit loss to a high single-digit loss, but he would not have rescued Democrat Jim Martin. And had he appeared, the loss would have been seen ...
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McCain, Palin to Campaign for Chambliss
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Hugh Hewitt: Chambliss Rolls In Georgia
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Chambliss: Palin Key To My Win (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com 12/3/2008 — Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, fresh off his victory in a runoff election against Democrat Jim Martin, says Sarah Palin gave him the boost he needed. "I can't overstate the impact she had down here," the Republican Senator said in an interview on Fox ...
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