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Republican Wins Runoff for Senator in Georgia
nytimes.com - 12/3/2008
Republican Wins Runoff for Senator in Georgia
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Saxby Chambliss was re-elected in a substantial victory, ending Democrats’ hopes for a 60-vote Senate majority. >
politico.com - 12/3/2008
Chambliss: Palin ‘allowed us to peak’
— politico.com — Fresh off his runoff victory Tuesday night Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss credited Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for... firing up his base. (more) Chambliss: Palin ‘allowed us to peak’

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usnews.com - 12/4/2008
Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing Coattails - Michael Barone (usnews.com)
— usnews.com — Saxby Chambliss has won the Georgia runoff by a 57.4 percent-to-42.6 percent margin with 97 percent of... precincts reporting. That's a margin of 14.8 percentage points, far greater than the 49.8 percent-to-46.8 percent margin that Chambliss led by in ... (more) Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing ...

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apnews.myway.com - 12/3/2008
My Way News - Georgia Sen. Chambliss wins re-election in runoff
— apnews.myway.com — My Way News - Georgia Sen. Chambliss wins re-election in runoff... (more) My Way News - Georgia Sen. Chambliss wins re-election in ...

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  CHAMBLISS HOLDS HIS SENATE SEAT

Obsidian Wings:  One To Go

The Reaction:  Chambliss wins in Georgia, Coleman maintains lead in Minnesota

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CHAMBLISS HOLDS HIS SENATE SEAT
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The GOP incumbent fights off a challenge from Democrat Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff. The Republican victory squashes Democratic hopes for a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority. Chambliss tops Martin by more than 20 points.        ...

One To Go
Obsidian Wings — ... As expected, Chambliss held on in Georgia. I suppose there will be some grumbling that Obama could have done more for Martin, but I think Obama made the right call by staying out of it. ...

Chambliss wins in Georgia, Coleman maintains lead in Minnesota
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings I've been busy this evening writing an article that I hope will soon be published -- more on that if and when -- but I just thought I'd post quickly on the Senate races in Georgia and Minnesota. Georgia: The run-off was held on Tuesday (today until about 45 minutes ago), and Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss defeated Democratic challenger Jim Martin. And it wasn't close. With 99 percent reporting, Chambliss is up 57 to 43. (He won the initial vote last month 50 to 47 -- or, rather, just under 50 to 47. Why the ...

CHAMBLISS HOLDS HIS SENATE SEAT
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The GOP incumbent fights off a challenge from Democrat Jim Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff. The Republican victory ends Democratic hopes for a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority. Chambliss tops Martin by more than 20 points.        ...

12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins?
Blogometer — December 03, 2008 12/3: The GOP Comeback Begins? Conservative bloggers are in a good mood following GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss 's big victory over Dem challenger Jim Martin in yesterday's runoff election in GA. Righty bloggers are highlighting the fact that Chambliss's margin of victory yesterday was much larger than his margin of victory on Nov. 4th, when Barack Obama was on the ballot. Conservative bloggers see this as evidence that Obama's appeal is unique to him and does not extend to other Dems. ...

12/4: Senate Speculation
Blogometer — December 04, 2008 12/4: Senate Speculation Senate races -- past, present, and future -- have been a major topic in the blogosphere lately. First of all, bloggers continue to debate the significance of GA Sen. Saxby Chambliss 's comfortable victory in Tuesday's runoff election. As we noted ...

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Research 2000: Chambliss Leads By Six in Georgia
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huffingtonpost.com 11/28/2008 — FiveThirtyEight's Sean Quinn reports that MSNBC host Chris Matthews is, in fact, running for Senate in Pennsylvania: Chris Matthews is in. FiveThirtyEight has been hearing this for some time, but it took a trip to Georgia among the ...
Obama a no-show in Georgia Senate race
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Election Central Morning Roundup
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Poll: Republicans On Track To Win Georgia Senate Runoff Tomorrow
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IT'S TIME FOR THE RUNOFF
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Georgia battle: Palin vs. Ludacris
swamppolitics.com 12/2/2008 — by James Oliphant It's down to the wire in Georgia. Today is the Senate runoff election between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin. That meant that Monday was the opportunity for both sides to make ...
Georgia Senate Results
talkingpointsmemo.com 12/2/2008 — We'll be bringing you the results from the runoff in the Georgia Senate race tonight starting at 7 ET over there on the right in the TPM Election Scoreboard. Stay tuned ...
Chambliss Wins Georgia Senate Runoff For The Republicans
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Georgia Senate Runoff 5 PM EST Update
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Nate Silver: Chambliss Win Gives GOP 2010 Strategy — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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