fivethirtyeight.com - 12/3/2008
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It's runoff day here in Georgia, and we're ensconced in Jim Martin's boiler room. Polls close in two hours, and we'll find out shortly who has more mojo bragging rights, Sarah Palin or Ludacris. The weather is great and the ballot is short, with only this race and a Public Service Commission ...
realclearpolitics.com - 11/26/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
Race Summary Sen. Saxby Chambliss, running for a
second term, was unable to win 50% of the
vote Nov. 4, forcing a runoff with Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Chambliss narrowly missed winning outright, taking 49.8% of the vote to Martin's 46.8%. For ...
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Election 2008 - Georgia Senate - Runoff
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Is There a Meaning in Georgia?
Open Left - Front Page —
... If there's some lesson from Georgia, the relatively low turnout despite great organizing work suggests whatever changes occurred to the map in November, 2004 have not really shifted voter allegiances in any firm ideological sense yet. While the Democrats as a whole have changed the conversation somewhat, McCain nationally still got 46% of the vote, and that's only 4 points from a majority, or 1 in 25 Americans. And Georgia is still Georgia. ...
12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
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... 's Matt Stoller : "If there's some lesson from Georgia, the relatively low turnout despite great organizing work suggests whatever changes occurred to the map [since] November, 2004 have not really shifted voter allegiances in any firm ideological sense yet. While the Democrats as a whole have changed the conversation somewhat, McCain nationally still got 46% of the vote, and that's only 4 points from a majority, or 1 in 25 Americans. And Georgia is still Georgia." ...
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realclearpolitics.com 12/2/2008 — Race Summary Sen. Saxby Chambliss, running for a second term, was unable to win 50% of the vote Nov. 4, forcing a runoff with Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Chambliss narrowly missed winning outright, taking 49.8% of the vote to Martin's 46.8%. For ...
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