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dailykos.com - 12/3/2008
GA-Sen: The GOP is back, baby! (Or something)
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So a disappointing result last night, but not an unexpected one. Not a single poll showed Martin leading in the runoff, and when the early voting numbers showed African American turnout way down, well, the writing was on the wall. Of course, while a Martin victory would've been the upset of ...
Saxby Shows Republicans The Way Forward?
fivethirtyeight.com - 12/3/2008
Saxby Shows Republicans The Way Forward?
— fivethirtyeight.com — I tend to think that we should not be too dismissive of Saxby Chambliss's win in Georgia... tonight. Although the outcome was expected, and although runoffs and special elections sometimes behave in idiosyncratic ways, moving from a 3-point margin of ... (more) Saxby Shows Republicans The Way Forward?

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thenextright.com - 12/3/2008
Saxby showed that Obama won on November 4th, not Democrats
— thenextright.com — When Barack Obama was on the ballot in Georgia, Jim Martin was within 3% of Saxby Chambliss.... Without Obama, Martin gets blown out by 20%. Saxby's message was that a vote for Martin was a vote for a blank check for Democrats. Today Georgians ... (more) Saxby showed that Obama won on November 4th, not Democrats

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online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
A Win for Civility
— online.wsj.com — JAMES TARANTO Democrats will fall short of a 60-seat Senate supermajority in the 111th Congress. Unofficial results... , with 97% of precincts reporting, show Sen. Saxby Chambliss with a wide lead over challenger Jim Martin, 57.4% to 42.6%, in Georgia's ... (more) A Win for Civility

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QandO:  What Does the Chambliss Victory Really Mean?

Open Left - Front Page:  A Way Forward For Republicans

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What Does the Chambliss Victory Really Mean?
QandO — ... he wants passed since the Republicans have (barely) maintained a cloture-proof (i.e. filibuster-protecting) margin of votes in the Senate. Of course, that doesn’t mean that the Republicans will be able to close ranks on every vote, as it’s almost assured that Senators such as Susan Collins of Maine will cross over on some bills. But Chambliss’ victory does force Obama (really the Democrats) to govern more from the center than otherwise. DKos is much more realistic about the race: What yesterday’s election definitely ...

A Way Forward For Republicans
Open Left - Front Page — Looking through recaps of last night's defeat in the Georgia Senate election, I agree with a lot of what Matt, Kos and Nate Silver have written. Matt argues that it the country hasn't shifted so far to the left that a progressive has a decent shot in a statewide election in Georgia. Rather, we all knew it was always a longshot campaign, and people didn't want to invest in such a difficult election both after big wins in November and with so much other positive news for Democrats. Even Obama didn't invest himself too strongly, not wanting to risk political ...

12/4: Senate Speculation
Blogometer — December 04, 2008 12/4: Senate Speculation Senate races -- past, present, and future -- have been a major topic in the blogosphere lately. First of all, bloggers continue to debate the significance of GA Sen. Saxby Chambliss 's comfortable victory in Tuesday's runoff election. As we noted yesterday , many conservative bloggers are portraying Chambliss's victory as a great sign for GOP prospects in the 2010 midterms. However, liberal bloggers (along with a few conservative ones) are arguing that GOPers are foolish to rejoice over the ...

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One To Go
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Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight.
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