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cqpolitics.com - 11/3/2008
Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff
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CQ TODAY ONLINE NEWS Nov. 1, 2008 – 2:58 p.m. Close Georgia Senate Race Could End Up in a Runoff By Rachel Kapochunas, CQ Staff Although Georgia’s 7 p.m. poll closing time Tuesday will be one of the earliest in the nation, the state’s suddenly neck-and-neck Senate race between once heavily ...

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The Stump:  The Race Could Drag On, Unresolved, Into December

Firedoglake:  60 Seats in the Senate: The Road is Through the South

Matthew Yglesias:  Georgia on My Mind

No decision, no majority in Senate race
ajc.com - 11/5/2008
No decision, no majority in Senate race
— ajc.com — Georgia’s U.S. Senate race remained in doubt Wednesday morning as neither major party candidate had more than 50 percent of the vote. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) held a 49.8 percent to 46.8 percent advantage over Democrat Jim Martin ... (more) No decision, no majority in Senate race

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On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/4/2008
On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia
— fivethirtyeight.com — "I got dog-tired beyond Macon and woke up Dean to resume. We got out of the car for air and suddenly both of us were stoned with joy to realize that in the darkness all around us was fragrant green grass and the smell of fresh manure and warm waters. ... (more) On the Road: Atlanta, Georgia

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wsbtv.com - 11/4/2008
Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice - Vote 2008 News Story - WSB Atlanta
— wsbtv.com — ATLANTA -- Georgia's Secretary of State has launched a full investigation and may seek criminal charges against three Georgia men who appear to have early-voted twice. “This is extraordinarily disturbing," said Secretary of State Karen Handel. A team ... (more) Some Georgians Suspected Of Voting Twice - Vote 2008 ...

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The Race Could Drag On, Unresolved, Into December
The Stump — ... No, not the prez race. But it looks like Georgia's hard-fought Senate contest -- the outcome of which could decide whether or not the Democrats get to 60 votes in the upper chamber -- may well go to a December 2 runoff: ...

60 Seats in the Senate: The Road is Through the South
Firedoglake — ... . What could be the deciding factor? The wild card that Georgia is home to libertarian candidate Bob Barr, and there is a libertarian on the ballot for Senate. Because of the possiblity of a run off, this race is receiving close attention. It speaks highly of Jim Martin, when an attack ad might be able to drag Chambliss down, that he has remained on the high road. ...

Georgia on My Mind
Matthew Yglesias — ... Note that if, as seems reasonably likely, third party candidates get enough votes in Georgia to ensure that neither Martin nor Chambliss gets fifty percent, Georgia law stipulates that there must be a runoff in December, rather than the seat going to the winner of the plurality. I have to assume that the ensuring nationwide attention to the race would probably work to Chambliss’ advantage, since “nationalizing” the contest should be helpful to a GOP candidate in a Republican state. On the other hand, it’s possible that post-election demoralization and ...

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