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New Dem Ad In Georgia -- Which Backed McCain -- Hits Chambliss For Not Backing Obama
New Dem Ad In Georgia -- Which Backed McCain -- Hits Chambliss For Not Backing Obama (flag)
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 attacking the Republican for not supporting the new ...

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Georgia Senate Race Ad Invokes Obama
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... [youtube= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjauxs2j5W4&w=260] Democratic challenger Martin goes after GOP incumbent Chambliss with a spot attacking him for allegedly not supporting the policies of the president-elect. Watch it above.       ...

The Obama name in Georgia
Ben Smith's Blog —   A new DSCC ad in Georgia, where challenger Jim Martin is trying hard to link himself with Obama, attacks Saxby Chambliss for opposing the "Obama Economic Recovery Plan." (via TPM)

Keeping the heat on in Georgia
Political Animal — ... Saxby Chambliss (R) received more than 49% of the vote on Election Day, coming just short of avoiding the runoff. What's more, this is a state John McCain won by five points, and where turnout is expected to be far less than it was on Nov. 4. For Democrat Jim Martin, it's a tough hurdle to clear. It's what makes this ad so interesting. Georgia may be a conservative "red" state, but Martin's new ad emphasizes Chambliss' opposition to Obama's economic plan -- twice. As Eric Kleefeld noted , "The rub here is that this runoff is similar in many ways to a special election, which is ...

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