dailykos.com - 11/13/2008
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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, (49-47 in the Senate, 52-47 in the ...
youtube.com - 11/12/2008
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Jim Martin proposed legislation that would increase property
tax assessment by 150 percent. Martin also voted for
what was the largest tax increase in Georgi...
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thinkprogress.org - 11/13/2008
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thinkprogress.org —
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 ...
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Citing ‘High Percentage Of Minority Vote’ In GA, ...
palmettoscoop.com - 11/13/2008
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palmettoscoop.com —
PRESIDENT-ELECT SENDS BUCKEYES TO GEORGIA TO TAKE OUT
CHAMBLISS Most South Carolinians have become quite accustomed to
the mass migration of Ohioans to our fair state. Some have quietly accepted it and done their best to welcome this horde of ...
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Obama Ohio staff heads south | The Palmetto Scoop
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Research 2000: Georgia Run Off Close
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire —
A new Research 2000 poll in Georgia shows a close race in next month's U.S. Senate run off. Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) narrowly leads challenger Jim Martin (D), 49% to 46%.
Still counting, Recounting and Runoff Compendium
Open Left - Front Page —
... Georgia Senate: The run-off for Georgia Senate will take place on December 2nd. The only post-election poll on the campaign comes from Daily Kos / Research 2000, showing Republican Saxby Chambliss ahead 49%-46%. Turnout for the run-off will ...
Still Counting, Recounting, and Runoffs, Part Two
Open Left - Front Page —
... Have you started linking to Saxby Chambliss yet? The more people who do, the higher it will appear in search engine rankings. If we can push it into the first ten results for Saxby Chambliss in Georgia, then it will result in a lot of excellent voter contacts. Everyone who encounters the site will be a voter looking for more information on Saxby Chambliss, and we can show them this great website made by an enterprising activist.
There is still only one post-election poll in Georgia, showing Saxby Chambliss up 3%. Martin is racking up ...
Okay, Maybe ...
Talking Points Memo —
... I've been saying that 60 votes is extremely unlikely given how hard it will be for the Democrats to prevail in the Georgia senate run-off. But Kos had Research 2000 poll this race last week. And while it's definitely an uphill struggle, the odds may not be quite as long as I'd figured. The numbers they got were Chambliss 49%, Martin 46%. ...
New Dem Ad In Georgia -- Which Backed McCain -- Hits Chambliss For Not Backing Obama
TPM Election Central —
... Chambliss should still be viewed as the frontrunner, but not by much -- a recent Research 2000 poll has him leading Martin by only 49%-46%. If Martin can effectively leverage economic uncertainties plus the Obama honeymoon into a better base turnout than Chambliss can use right-wing anger at Obama's win, he could very plausibly pull this thing off. ...
Keeping the heat on in Georgia
Political Animal —
... sees here an opportunity to capitalize on Obama's honeymoon period in order to get Democratic voters out to the polls for a second time." For their part, Republicans are investing heavily in this contest -- it may be the only thing stopping Dems from having a 60-seat majority -- and everyone from McCain to Palin to Romney to Huckabee has been anxious to help rally the Republican troops in support of Chambliss. Does Martin have a realistic shot? Don't rule him out just yet. Markos reported yesterday on a new Research 2000 poll showing Chambliss with a three-point lead, 49% ...
GA Senate: Chambliss +4
Real Clear Politics - TIME.com —
... in the Georgia Senate runoff shows incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss clinging to a narrow four-point lead over Democratic challenger Jim Martin: Chambliss (R) 50 Martin (D) 46 A poll last week by Research 2000 produced a similar result, with Chambliss leading Martin by three points, 49 to 46. ...
Chambliss Leads Martin in Latest Runoff Polls
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... , which has a margin of error of 4 percentage points. The Republican is ahead 49 percent to 46 percent in a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll , whose margin of error is also 4 points. In the Nov. 4 general election, Chambliss received 49.8 percent of the vote, which is less than the 50 percent he needed to avoid a runoff. Martin got 46.8 percent.
GA-Sen: Chambliss Leads by 4
Swing State Project —
... So far, both publicly-released runoff period polls (R2K being the other) have showed little movement since November 4th. Chambliss still retains a slight lead, but as ...
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Tribune Correspondent James Oliphant spent last week in Georgia, covering the U.S. Senate runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. The race could determine the success of the Democratic legislative agenda. Here is ...
GA-Sen: not much change
dailykos.com 11/20/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/17-19. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 11/10-12 results) Chambliss (R) 51 (49) Martin (D) 45 (46) The Election NIght results of this race were 49-46 Chambliss. The poll last week, when asking respondents who they voted ...
Obama's Organizers in Georgia, But Not Obama
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 ...
GA-Sen: Still locked up
dailykos.com 10/16/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 10/14-15. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 9/29-10/1 results) Chambliss (R) 47 (45) Martin (D) 45 (44) Buckley (L) 5 (n/a) McCain (R) 49 (50) Obama (D) 43 (43) Just a little noise in the MoE the last two weeks, as ...
Obama aides heading to Georgia for Martin
ajc.com 11/12/2008 — An appearance in Georgia by President-elect Barack Obama on behalf of Jim Martin appears unlikely, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t making his presence felt in Martin’s Dec. 2 runoff against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Obama is ...
Ludicrous
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 ...
GA-Sen: Race still tight; will Obama come?
dailykos.com 11/26/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/23-25. Likely voters. MoE 4% (11/17-19 numbers). Chambliss (R) 52 (51) Martin (D) 46 (45) These numbers are in contrast to an InsiderAdvantage poll that showed a three-point race, and a Democratic poll which had ...
Clinton to give Martin a hand
ajc.com 11/18/2008 — 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 ...
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 ...
Senate runoff fast and furious
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 ...
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 ...
Down the ballot: Begich's lead increases —
First Read 11/17/2008
ALASKA: Per the Anchorage Daily News , “Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens is in grave danger of losing re-election after Mark Begich widened his lead to 1,022 votes Friday. More than 90 percent of the votes are now counted, and Friday's count of absentee ...
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