ajc.com - 11/18/2008
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Jim Martin could only watch last week as top national Republicans descended on Georgia to campaign for his opponent in the Dec. 2 U.S. Senate runoff. Martin is getting some big-name assistance of his own this week. Former President Bill Clinton will return to Atlanta on Wednesday to campaign for ...
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/18/2008
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GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss, who's fighting a high-stakes
runoff in Georgia against Democratic candidate Jim Martin, has
unveiled a tough new ad strategy -- he's attacking Barack Obama in his latest spot: "Barack Obama's new taxes would be ...
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GOP Senator In Georgia Race Launches New Attack Ad -- ...
wsav.com - 11/16/2008
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wsav.com —
News Three was the first to tell you
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss had been subpoenaed by Savannah
Attorney Mark Tate in the case against Imperial Sugar. Tate, who represents families of the deceased, subpoenaed Chambliss because he believes ...
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Chambliss Refusing to Speak in Imperial Sugar Case - ...
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SENATE RACES MIDDAY ROUNDUP
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... incumbent Chambliss Friday while Bill Clinton is set to campaign in the state for Martin Wednesday and ...
Romney Spreads the Wealth in Georgia
The Caucus —
... an automatic run-off election. Voters in Georgia will go to the polls on Dec. 2 In a statement on Tuesday, Mr. Romney called the race “a critical election whose outcome will be important to maintaining a balance of power in the Senate.” He added: “It is critical that Republicans safely retain the ability to filibuster in order to prevent the worst abuses of single party rule.” Mr. Martin will also get an infusion of political star power on Wednesday when former President Bill Clinton headlines a rally on his behalf in Atlanta.
Clinton to Stump for Martin in Georgia Wednesday
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... The former president is set to attend an afternoon rally for the Democratic challenger in a runoff with GOP incumbent Chambliss at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta. ...
The Early Word: How to Pick a Cabinet
The Caucus —
... to determine the outcome of the race between Senator Norm Coleman, the Republican, and his Democratic challenger Al Franken. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has the details. And former President Clinton swings by Georgia today to campaign on behalf of Jim Martin in his bid to unseat Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss in the Dec. 2 runoff election there. On the Hill Democratic senators voted to allow Senator Joseph I. Lieberman to keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite his public defection from the party and outspoken support for Republican ...
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obsidianwings.blogs.com 12/3/2008 — by publius
As expected, Chambliss held on in Georgia. I suppose there will be some grumbling that Obama could have done more for Martin, but I think Obama made the right call by staying out of it.
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dailykos.com 11/13/2008 — 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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ajc.com 11/11/2008 — Georgia’s nationally watched U.S. Senate runoff bolted out of the starting gate Monday, with Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss telling state GOP leaders that the 2010 election begins with his Dec. 2 battle against Democrat Jim Martin.“I ...
Martin puts Georgians' needs first
ajc.com 11/20/2008 — Jim Martin and Sen. Saxby Chambliss may be former fraternity brothers at the University of Georgia, but they look, act, think and speak in very different ways. The two candidates in the Dec. 2 Senate runoff offer Georgia voters a stark choice. Martin, ...
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fivethirtyeight.com 12/2/2008 — Bright and early on a chilly morning in Augusta, a crowd of just under 3,000 lined up to see Sarah Palin stump for Saxby Chambliss, her first stump appearance since the presidential race ended nearly four weeks ago. Palin implored the crowd to vote ...
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fivethirtyeight.com 12/2/2008 — The general is away, but the troops are at battle. If Barack Obama isn't coming to rain-soaked Georgia, his ground organization is very much here. In addition to the existing Georgia organizing infrastructure that has stayed on board, at least fifty ...
Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind
blueoregon.com 11/13/2008 —
While our Senate race in Oregon is in the books, there's a runoff looming for the race in Georgia featuring Democrat Jim Martin and the vile Republican Saxby Chambliss . On this Veteran's Day, it seems especially appropriate to highlight this ...
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