ajc.com - 12/3/2008
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Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss beat back a prolonged challenge from Democrat Jim Martin on Tuesday to win a second term in office after a bruising four-week runoff between the one-time University of Georgia fraternity brothers. Chambliss’s double-digit victory dashed Democrats’ dreams of ...
apnews.myway.com - 12/3/2008
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Georgia Senate Seat
Swampland —
... Saxby Chambliss' runoff victory in a race that didn't turn out to be close at all (the latest figures have him beating challenger Jim Martin by a lopsided 58-43%, with voter turnout around half of what it was in last month's general election) has killed the Democrats' hopes of having the 60 members they would need to stop a filibuster in a Senate.
But as anyone who has ever been majority leader can tell you, having 60 members has never been the same as having 60 votes. It is far easier to hold your members together as a blog when they are a minority stopping ...
Surrender Now!
Jules Crittenden —
... Chambliss seizes filibusterproofness from Dems in hardfought Georgia runoff. Under standard Democratic procedural rules of despair, panic and capitulation, it’s time to give up. Surrender now, while there’s still time! Atlanta Journal-Constitution with the dreaming-dashing, bouyant news. ...
Chambliss Re-Elected: Basis for Republican Revival?
PoliGazette —
... Significantly exceeding his performance from Nov. 4, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss has gained re-election to the Senate in a run-off election yesterday. The rise in Republican fortunes could not come at a better time for the party as it struggles to rebuild after devastating and sweeping defeats last month. ...
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What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
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fivethirtyeight.com 12/3/2008 — I tend to think that we should not be too dismissive of Saxby Chambliss's win in Georgia tonight. Although the outcome was expected, and although runoffs and special elections sometimes behave in idiosyncratic ways, moving from a 3-point margin of ...
What Does the Chambliss Victory Really Mean?
qando.net 12/4/2008 — A fter narrowly missing an outright electoral victory on Nov. 4th ( garnering only 49.8% ), Chambliss managed to win a runoff by a wide margin on Tuesday. Predictably, pundits around the web are now trying to decipher just what that win means. Some ...
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thinkprogress.org 12/2/2008 — On Monday, Georgia’s U.S. Senate candidates — Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin — had competing rallies around the state in advance of the Dec. 2 critical run-off contest. Martin and Alaska Gov. Sarah ...
Poll: Martin Only Two Points Behind Chambliss In Runoff
huffingtonpost.com 11/25/2008 — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has a poll showing Georgia challenger Jim Martin within two points of his Republican rival, incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss in their runoff election.
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firedoglake.com 11/11/2008 —
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"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 ...
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Norm Coleman faces a recount in his victory over Al Franken, Ted
Stevens has a narrow lead in his re-election bid, and Saxby
Chambliss faces a runoff on December 2 against his ...
Sen. Chambliss wins, denies Dems 60 seats
thehill.com 12/3/2008 — Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia’s Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year. Democratic state Rep. Jim Martin was unable to overcome the fact that he did not have President-elect Obama on ...
Republican Chambliss Wins Georgia Runoff —
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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