thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008
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In last week’s election, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) received more votes than his Democratic challenger Jim Martin but fell 0.2 percent short of the 50-percent-plus needed under Georgia law to win the election. Both candidates are expected to be headed for a runoff election next ...
dailykos.com - 11/13/2008
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dailykos.com —
Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/10-12. Likely voters.
MoE 4% (No special election trendlines) Chambliss (R) 49
Martin (D) 46 We trail narrowly, but it's winnable. We had R2K poll the general election results, and they match up pretty well, ...
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GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
saxby.org - 11/7/2008
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saxby.org —
Hello, I am Saxby Chambliss, United States Senator
for Georgia. It is an honor and a privilege
to serve you in the United States Senate. Welcome to my website, actually I want this to be our website, yours and mine. Here you will be able to get ...
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Saxby Chambliss - US Senator for Georgia - Saxby.org
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Barbara's Daily BuzzFlash Minute for November 13, 2008
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... " Incredibly gracious"??? I don't think so, it's just another Bush deception aimed at saving himself!!!! Well now -- racism always has a way of sneaking out! “… when asked why he wasn’t able to ‘close the deal’ with Georgia voters on election day, Chambliss said that because of Barack Obama, there was a ‘high percentage of minority vote’ and that his campaign wasn’t ‘able to get enough of our folks out’ to vote … prior to Nov. 4, Chambliss ...
Franken and Begich and Martin...Oh my!
BlueOregon —
... Oh...and Chambliss says he didn't win because too many minorities voted. Chambliss wants to get "our folks" out to the polls. Presumably the electorate just wasn't white enough. ...
Georgia
BlueNC - The people's think tank —
... to Osama Bin Laden. He told the nation that his campaign was about "our folks" defeating minority voters ("the other folks"). He said he shouldn't have to compete in a runoff election because of a " ...
Senate Guru: GA-Sen: Saxby Chambliss Doesn't Care About You
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... Saxby Chambliss has a history of, at best, "racially insensitive" comments and actions. He calls non-minority voters (i.e. white voters) "our folks," and he refers to voters outside of his white base (i.e. minority voters) " ...
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What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
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Get Engaged for Saxby Chambliss
redstate.com 11/7/2008 —
Today there are three U.S. Senate races currently unresolved:
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 ...
Martin best choice for Georgia
ajc.com 10/14/2008 — In his almost six years in the U.S. Senate, Saxby Chambliss has built a reputation as a loyal defender of President Bush and his policies and as a champion of corporate interests. The people of Georgia now have to decide whether that’s the senator ...
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politico.com 11/25/2008 — Blog: Sarah Palin will be headed to Georgia on the eve of the state’s closely-watched Senate runoff to rally Republicans to the polls for Sen. Saxby
McCain stumps for Chambliss in Georgia
blogs.abcnews.com 11/14/2008 — ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: John McCain campaigned Thursday for Senate colleague Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) who is in a runoff election for his job. It was McCain's first campaign appearance since losing the White House last week, and it's only...
Schumer: 60 'possible but unlikely' —
First Read 11/13/2008
From NBC's Abby LivingstonIn his mission to crush a GOP filibuster, DSCC Chairman Chuck Schumer feels the chance of 60 Democratic senators this cycle is “possible, but unlikely.”
Briefing reporters this afternoon, the New York senator gave the ...
McCain Stumps for Chambliss in Georgia —
WSJ.com: Washington Wire 11/13/2008
Alex Roth reports from Atlanta on the Senate race in Georgia.
For a guy who just lost a presidential race, Sen. John McCain was in an awfully good mood Thursday.
I didnt think Id be back on the campaign trail quite this early, he joked ...
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