Submit a Story!
Votes
topics:

vote down flag
Sarah Palin jumps into Georgia Senate runoff to help Chambliss
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 11/26/2008
Sarah Palin jumps into Georgia Senate runoff to help Chambliss
—
Despite their electoral thrashing Nov. 4 in Congress and the White House, the Republican business of collecting owsies is well and thriving. Yes, sure, seeing politicians of either party out campaigning for others in their party is a sign of loyalty and, in Hillary Clinton's case all fall, ...

Blog Reactions

Firedoglake:  Latest Pro-Chambliss Campaign Ad Accusing Martin Of Coddling Terrorists Too Sleazy For Even Malkinite Ed Morrissey

Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 11/25/2008
Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is slated to campaign next week for Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss. WASHINGTON (CNN) – Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in ... (more) Palin to hit campaign trail in Georgia

Comments vote down Political Animal found this 11/25/2008found this
politico.com - 11/25/2008
Politico poll: Chambliss up by three
— politico.com — Chambliss holds a narrow lead over Martin in the Georgia Senate runoff, according to a new poll. (more) Politico poll: Chambliss up by three

Comments vote down Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 11/25/2008found this
dscc.org - 11/24/2008
New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, Incumbent Below 50%
— dscc.org — Chambliss leads Martin only 48% to 46% in DSCC poll Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin is within two points of Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and holds Chambliss to just 48% of the vote, according to a new poll taken for the ... (more) New Poll Shows Martin With Two Points of Chambliss, ...

Comments vote down Taegan Goddard's Political Wire found this 11/24/2008found this
Comments
Blog Reactions

Latest Pro-Chambliss Campaign Ad Accusing Martin Of Coddling Terrorists Too Sleazy For Even Malkinite Ed Morrissey
Firedoglake — ... Meanwhile, Sarah "The Closer" Palin will be campaigning for Saxby on the day before the election. Let's hope she repeats the favor for Republicans all over the country. ...

Related: sarah palin jumps into georgia senate runoff to help chambliss, sarah palin running for senate in georgia, palin campaigning us senate, georgia congress runoff
Palin Georgia-bound for Chambliss
swamppolitics.com 11/25/2008 — by Frank James Alaka Gov. Sarah Palin Georgia-bound next week to help fellow Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss who's in a tough run-off with Democrat Jim Martin. We're guessing no farm of any kind will be on her itinerary after last week's ...
Sarah Palin's Back, Stumping for Sen. Saxby Chambliss — Politics Daily
Sarah Palin apparently misses the campaign trail. The Alaska governor is now stumping for Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. John McCain's former running mate will be traveling through Georgia Monday, making four stops in the final day of campaigning for the Dec. 2 Senate runoff. "I was ...
The Dream of 60 Dies — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
Saxby Chambliss' victory last night in the Georgia Senate runoff killed the Democrats' dream of entering the new Congress with a filibuster proof majority. The dream of achieving 59 seats is still...
Chambliss Wins Runoff, Denies Democrats 60 Seats — Outside The Beltway | OTB
Georgia Senator Saxby Chambliss easily won his runoff against Democrat Jim Martin, 57.4 to 42.6 according to the current uncertified totals. NYT notes, Senator Saxby Chambliss and his wife, Julianne, celebrating his victory on Tuesday in Atlanta. (Erik S. Lesser for The New York Times) The ...
How 4 weeks changed crucial numbers in the Georgia Senate race — Top of the Ticket
A quick postscript to our post earlier this evening on the Saxby Chambliss-Jim Martin U.S. Senate runoff election in Georgia that the Republicans won handily: As calculated by our crack statistician and all-round good guy, Ben Welsh: What a difference four weeks, some cold rain and an absent ...
Saxby Succeeds In Georgia — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Saxby “Big Daddy” Chambliss has successfully defended his senate seat against rival and fraternity brother Jim Martin. After a close contest in the general election, the two were forced into a runoff Tuesday which Chambliss won handily . The Democrats now have no avenue to ...
Chambliss wins Georgia Senate run-off. — Think Progress
AP reports : Chambliss’ victory thwarted Democrats’ hopes of winning a 60 seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. It came after a bitter monthlong runoff against Democrat Jim Martin that drew political luminaries from both parties to the state and flooded the airwaves with ...
Chambliss wins Georgia Senate runoff — The Swamp
by James Oliphant and Richard Fausset The Democrats' dream of an overpowering, filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate is officially on ice. Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss Tuesday held on to his Georgia Senate seat, fending off a challenge from Democrat Jim Martin that went into ...
Breaking: AP projects Chambliss to win Georgia runoff — Sister Toldjah
Hot off the presses : ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss won re-election Tuesday in a runoff, dashing Democrats’ hopes of capturing enough seats in the U.S. Senate to thwart Republican filibusters. Chambliss’ win to a second term gives the GOP a firewall against ...
2008 Election: Still Not Dead — Firedoglake
39% Martin 61% Chambliss With 35% reporting Here it is, the day we (and Joe Lieberman) have all been waiting for: The Georgia Senate runoff between Democrat Jim Martin and Saxby Chambliss, one of most odious Republicans to walk the earth. In case you need reminding, Chambliss is ...
Georgia battle: Palin vs. Ludacris — The Swamp
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 their final case. Chambliss went for home run, ...
Georgia Senate Runoff Today — Real Clear Politics - TIME.com
How did Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R) and Jim Martin (D) spend their last day of campaigning before today's runoff election? Chambliss hit four rallies with former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin,...
The Newest Senators — Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ] There are still 4 Senators who will serve in the next Congress who have not yet been determined: 1. The Minnesota recount between Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken. 2. Georgia’s runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. 3. ...
Palin Rallies Wingnut Base For Chambliss, Says Rebuilding The GOP Starts With Him — Firedoglake
graphic by twolf Sarah Palin was in Augusta this morning campaigning for Big Daddy, and unveiled some really groundbreaking, out-of-the-box ideas about how to resurrect the Republican party . “It takes rebuilding, and I say, let that begin here in Georgia tomorrow,” Palin said. She ...
Head-to-head in Georgia — Ben Smith's Blog
It's Palin vs. Ludacris: AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Georgia's hotly contested U.S. Senate runoff is entering its final day of campaigning. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is set to headline four rallies around the state Monday with Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Democrat Jim Martin is scheduled to ...
Palin Campaigning In Georgia For Senate Runoff — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
ATLANTA — Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington. Palin, the Alaska ...
Palin Campaigning In Georgia For Senate Runoff — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
ATLANTA — Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss enlisted Sarah Palin to rally conservatives while Democratic challenger Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, as they grappled for advantage in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington. Palin, the Alaska ...
Obama a no-show in Georgia Senate race — The Swamp
Tribune Correspondent James Oliphant spent last week in Georgia, covering the U.S. Senate runoff between Republican Saxby Chambliss and Democrat Jim Martin. The race could determine the success of the Democratic legislative agenda. Here is his report: by James Oliphant ATLANTA ...
Schedule for Palin's Campaigning for Chambliss — Tammy Bruce
Sarah Palin will be in Georgia November 30 and December 1 to campaign with Saxby Chambliss for his senate runoff election to be held the very next day, December 2. Courtesy of Stacy McCain (no relation to that other McCain), here is her schedule. Palin's Georgia Itinerary Following up ...
GA-Sen: Palin, Giuliani, Romney to stump for Chambliss — Daily Kos
While Democrat Jim Martin gets Bill Clinton and Al Gore campaigning for him and a radio ad from Barack Obama...Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss gets the retreads of the GOP's abominable 2008 slate. That would be disastrous vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin of Alaska and equally ...
Palin Campaigning in Georgia — The Latest on Air America
Sarah Palin will campaign in Georgia in order to rally Republicans to vote for Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Politico has more : Sarah Palin will be headed to Georgia on the eve of the state’s closely-watched Senate runoff to rally Republicans to the polls for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)  ...
Palin campaigning in Ga. for Sen. Chambliss — msnbc.com: Politics
While the GOP's Chambliss enlisted the former vice presidential candidate, Democrat Jim Martin pushed to activate black voters, in the final day of campaigning for Tuesday's runoff election.