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GA-Sen: Still locked up
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 Martin's one-point deficit is now two points. ...
Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
insideradvantagegeorgia.com — Senate Race, Presidential Race Both Toss-Ups In Georgia (10/24/08) A new InsiderAdvantage / Poll Position survey shows Georgia is a toss-up state in both the U.S. Senate and presidential campaigns. In the presidential race, Barack Obama has a slight ... (more) Bill Shipp's Georgia from InsiderAdvantage
Martin outraises Sen. Chambliss in third quarter - State news
macon.com — The silver lining for Chambliss is that Martin spent almost all of his money and had just $92,340 in the bank heading into the final month of the campaign. Chambliss had about $1.2 million in his treasury. Martin's advantage in the quarter shows that ... (more) Martin outraises Sen. Chambliss in third quarter - State ...
Interview Georgia Senate Candidate Jim Martin: A Progressive in the South?
openleft.com — So last week I asked whether we should endorse Jim Martin, candidate for Senate in Georgia.  Most people said yes, but I wanted to do an interview with him to make sure he's a Better Democrat.  After five days of hard campaigning, he was ... (more) Interview Georgia Senate Candidate Jim Martin: A ...
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GA-Sen: Still Neck and Neck
Swing State ProjectResearch 2000 for Daily Kos (10/14-15, likely voters, 9/29-10/1 in parens): Jim Martin (D): 45 (44) Saxby Chambliss (R-inc): 47 (45) Allen Buckley (L): 5 (-) Undecided: 3 (7) (MoE: ?4%) Hoo-boy. Poll after poll keeps telling us that this is an incredibly tight race. Martin currently is sitting at 26% of the white vote (and 86% of the African-American vote) -- and, as Kos writes, if he can nudge that up to 30%, he'll be in a good position. As fitchfan wrote in the diaries, ...

A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central — ... A new Research 2000 poll shows Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) with a narrow lead of 47%-45% over Democratic challenger Jim Martin, within the 4% margin of error. The two candidates have similar favorable-unfavorable ratings: Chambliss is at 57%-40%, Martin at 54%-40%. ...

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