tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/18/2008
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GOP Senator Saxby Chambliss, who's fighting a high-stakes runoff in Georgia against Democratic candidate Jim Martin, has unveiled a tough new ad strategy -- he's attacking Barack Obama in his latest spot:
"Barack Obama's new taxes would be a disaster, yet Jim Martin supports them," ...
wsav.com - 11/16/2008
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wsav.com —
News Three was the first to tell you
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss had been subpoenaed by Savannah
Attorney Mark Tate in the case against Imperial Sugar. Tate, who represents families of the deceased, subpoenaed Chambliss because he believes ...
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Chambliss Refusing to Speak in Imperial Sugar Case - ...
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/17/2008
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tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com —
Jim Martin, the Georgia Democrat who has an
outside shot at picking off GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss
in the upcoming runoff election, has a new ad with a very interesting strategy for a red-state Dem: Aggressively tying himself to Barack Obama and ...
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New Dem Ad In Georgia -- Which Backed McCain -- Hits ...
huffingtonpost.com - 11/18/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
News Three was the first to tell you
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss had been subpoenaed by Savannah
Attorney Mark Tate in the case against Imperial Sugar. Tate, who represents families of the deceased, subpoenaed Chambliss because he believes ...
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GOP Sen. Chambliss Refuses To Testify In Sugar Company Fire
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Chambliss attacks Obama taxes
Ben Smith's Blog —
In Georgia, Saxby Chambliss attacks Jim Martin for his support for "Barack Obama's new taxes."
Chambliss Attacks Obama in Runoff TV Spot
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I3A10RMAWA&w=360]
The incumbent GOP Senator is using Obama's tax proposals against challenger Jim Martin in latest ad in the hotly contested Georgia race.
Watch spot above. ...
GA-Sen: Chambliss Comes Out Swinging Against Obama
Swing State Project —
... in the special election in Mississippi's 1st that attacking Obama led to a surge in African-American enthusiasm for Democrat Travis Childers. The difference here is that Chambliss' ad is far less scurrilous than the toxic waste that Greg Davis produced, and that Martin is running a campaign that seems entirely aimed at mobilizing Obama supporters to come out for a second time, rather than reaching out for crossover votes. We'll just have to see which side is more ginned up.
(H/T: TPM EC)
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Wednesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
... , this time going after Barack Obama's tax plan. As Eric Kleefeld noted , "To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attack ad out there that has gone after Barack Obama since he won the election (not counting Fox News promos)." The runoff election is on Dec. 2. * Speaking of the Georgia race, ...
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