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RNC gives NRSC $2 million for GA runoff
Sen. John Ensign said Wednesday that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has transferred $2 million earmarked for the Senate runoff in Georgia to the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), which was $4 million in debt after Election Day. The Nevada Republican said the NRSC ended ...
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?
Election 2008 - Georgia Senate - Runoff
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 ... (more) Election 2008 - Georgia Senate - Runoff
NRA backs Chambliss in U.S. Senate runoff
ajc.com — The National Rifle Association on Wednesday threw its support behind incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in... Georgia’s Dec. 2 runoff, saying he fears Democratic challenger Jim Martin would help erode Second Amendment protections for gun ... (more) NRA backs Chambliss in U.S. Senate runoff
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GOP Plowing Big Money And Big Names Into Georgia Senate Race
TPM Election Central — ... The Republican National Committee has now plowed another $2 million in to the race, giving the money to the NRSC -- an extraordinary sum for an election that is being held in only two weeks. ...

GA-Sen: RNC drops $2 million, Obama cuts radio ad
Daily Kos — ... Jim Martin, says it wants to know why Chambliss won't cooperate.           "How is it that a U.S. Senator can not do everything in his power to seek the truth and bring those at fault to justice?  It's very simple, Senator Chambliss show up and answer the subpoena and help us find out what happened," called out AFL-CIO member Stewart Acuff. Martin and the DSCC are being badly outspent in Georgia - the RNC just dropped a $2 million bomb in the state: Sen. John Ensign said Wednesday that the ...

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GA-Sen: not much change
dailykos.com 11/20/2008 — Research 2000 for Daily Kos. 11/17-19. Likely voters. MoE 4% ( 11/10-12 results) Chambliss (R) 51 (49) Martin (D) 45 (46) The Election NIght results of this race were 49-46 Chambliss. The poll last week, when asking respondents who they voted ...
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ajc.com 11/11/2008 — Georgia’s nationally watched U.S. Senate runoff bolted out of the starting gate Monday, with Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss telling state GOP leaders that the 2010 election begins with his Dec. 2 battle against Democrat Jim Martin.“I ...
GA-Sen: The GOP is back, baby! (Or something)
dailykos.com 12/3/2008 — So a disappointing result last night, but not an unexpected one. Not a single poll showed Martin leading in the runoff, and when the early voting numbers showed African American turnout way down, well, the writing was on the wall. Of course, while a ...
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