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Obama Ohio staff heads south | The Palmetto Scoop
Obama Ohio staff heads south | The Palmetto Scoop
PRESIDENT-ELECT SENDS BUCKEYES TO GEORGIA TO TAKE OUT CHAMBLISS Most South Carolinians have become quite accustomed to the mass migration of Ohioans to our fair state. Some have quietly accepted it and done their best to welcome this horde of immigrants, while others have taken a stand ...
GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
dailykos.com — 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, ... (more) GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
Citing ‘High Percentage Of Minority Vote’ In GA, Chambliss Laments Not Getting ‘Our Folks’ Out To Vote
Citing ‘High Percentage Of Minority Vote’ In GA, Chambliss Laments Not Getting ‘Our Folks’ Out ...
thinkprogress.org — In last week’s election, Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss (R) received more votes than his Democratic challenger Jim Martin but fell 0.2 percent short of the 50-percent-plus needed under Georgia law to win the election. Both candidates are ... (more) Citing ‘High Percentage Of Minority Vote’ In GA, ...
Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters
fivethirtyeight.com — SurveyUSA has a new poll out about the impending runoff in Georgia between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin. For some reason, they didn't poll the trial heat question (e.g. "who are you going to vote for?"), but there are a number of other items of ... (more) Georgia Runoff Will Be Tough on Pollsters
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GA-Sen: Another photo finish in the works?
Daily Kos — ... Obama has reportedly sent down his entire Ohio field team to Georgia to help out. While no official campaign source has confirmed that report (from the Palmetto Scoop (S.C.)), the Martin campaign _has_ ...

Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin, and Obama's Minion Horde
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... his campaign, Martin said, without offering specifics.” If you don’t think staff makes a difference just remember the discrepancy in Florida between Obama and McCain’s staffers and look at the results. With uncertainty in Alaska and Democrats doing their best to steal the election in Minnesota, Georgia looms large as a firewall against a filibuster proof Democrat controlled Senate. This is going to be fun. More on the migration of Obama’s minions can be read here. ...

Runoffs All About Enthusiasm, GOTV
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right — ... Already, we know that many among Obama's Ohio staff are flooding to Georgia. When we were down there just before Election Day, we got emails from Obama organizers telling us they'd already bought the tickets assuming there would be a runoff. ...

Keeping the heat on in Georgia
Political Animal — ... yesterday on a new Research 2000 poll showing Chambliss with a three-point lead, 49% to 46%, which makes the race "winnable" for Democrats. Meanwhile, Obama is unlikely to campaign in Georgia before the run-off, but the president-elect has reportedly dispatched his Ohio field team to Georgia to give Martin a hand, and the DSCC is ...

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