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GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss has defeated Democratic opponent Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, officially ending any lofty dreams the Democrats may have had of reaching 60 Senate seats in this one cycle.
With 79% of precincts reporting, Chambliss has a lead of 60%-40%, wider than any of ...
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60 Not in the Cards
Talking Points Memo —
The AP and most of the major networks have called the Georgia Senate race for Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss.
That leaves the Democrats at least one seat and, depending on the outcome of the Minnesota recount, maybe two seats short of a filibuster-busting 60-vote majority in the Senate.
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Wash Post Elections 12/3/2008
ATLANTA, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) won reelection Tuesday, defeating his Democratic challenger in a runoff and ensuring that the GOP will hold enough seats to deny Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
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