thehill.com - 11/5/2008
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Georgia’s Senate race is headed for a Dec. 2 runoff, as GOP incumbent Saxby Chambliss’s share of the vote Wednesday fell barely below 50 percent, with ballots still being counted. The Georgia Secretary of State’s office said a formal announcement won’t be possible until the results are ...
ajc.com - 11/5/2008
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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 ...
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No decision, no majority in Senate race
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/7/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News’ Rick Klein Reports: Forget Iowa. The
first round in the battle for 2012 is looking
like it will be fought out in Georgia -- and much, much sooner rather than later. With the Senate race in Georgia headed...
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Battle for 2012 Starts in Georgia
fivethirtyeight.com - 11/4/2008
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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. ...
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Wednesday's Mini-Report
Political Animal —
WEDNESDAY'S MINI-REPORT.... Today's edition of quick hits: * Another rough day on Wall Street . * Interesting statistic : "Barack Obama won every John Kerry state by double digits. That is 252 electoral votes." * For those keeping track of such things, Indiana was called for Obama . * Colin Powell was visibly choked up this morning while talking about Obama's victory on CNN. * The Senate race in Georgia is headed for a runoff . * Al Franken has not conceded , while Norm Coleman's opposition to a recount is pretty ridiculous. * ...
Senate Races Update: And Then There Were Three
Weekly Standard Blog —
... In Georgia, Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin are headed to a runoff election on December 2. Yesterday, Chambliss edged out Martin by 3 points but fell just shy of winning an outright majority required to avoid a runoff. ...
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How will Libertarians affect Georgia runoff?
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powerlineblog.com 12/3/2008 — The decisive victory won by Saxby Chambliss over Jim Martin yesterday in the Georgia Senate runoff is reassuring in several respects. A contrary result would have carried a disproportionately large negative impact. It would have added further weight ...
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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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CNN Political Ticker 11/6/2008
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