thehill.com - 12/3/2008
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Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia’s Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year. Democratic state Rep. Jim Martin was unable to overcome the fact that he did not have President-elect Obama on the ballot in the runoff. He trailed the ...
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Saxby CHambliss Wins Georgia Runoff
JammieWearingFool —
Thus the Democrats are stuck at 58 seats in the Senate , pending the outcome of Al Franken's attempted theft of Norm Coleman's seat in Minnesota. This was a blowout. Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia’s Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year. Democratic state Rep. Jim Martin was unable to overcome the fact that he did not have President-elect Obama on the ballot in the runoff. He trailed the incumbent 61-39 with 71 percent of precincts reporting when the race was called. Chambliss’s victory leaves Minnesota as the ...
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Shakesville —
... "Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia's Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year." (The Hill) ...
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Wash Post Elections 12/3/2008
ATLANTA, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) won reelection Tuesday, defeating his Democratic challenger in a runoff and ensuring that the GOP will hold enough seats to deny Democrats a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate.
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