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The Associated Press: Palin urges Ga. voters to back Chambliss in runoff
4 hours ago AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Georgia voters to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff in an election eve appeal that underscored her popularity within the Republican Party and the GOP's efforts to stave off erosion of its shrinking Senate numbers. "Losing ...
If Saxby Wins by 5+ Turnout Mattered on 11/4
thenextright.com — The latest Public Policy Polling (D) poll out of Georgia has Saxby Chambliss up by 7 points... -- 53-46 (that's not a lot of undecideds). And reading FiveThirtyEight , it's not hard to see why:  Whatever turns out to be the case, at the close of ... (more) If Saxby Wins by 5+ Turnout Mattered on 11/4
Opposing Senate candidates bring in Palin, ex-Miss Alaska
Opposing Senate candidates bring in Palin, ex-Miss Alaska
ajc.com — Augusta Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin roared back onto the campaign trail Monday, calling on Georgians to re-elect... incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested runoff with Democrat Jim Martin.“The eyes of the nation are on you,” ... (more) Opposing Senate candidates bring in Palin, ex-Miss Alaska
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A Team of Mavericks in Georgia
Weekly Standard Blog — ... Here's Sarah Palin, who can easily hang with Zell with the Georgia crowds. Palin drew crowds of thousands at four stops for Chambliss today while Martin was staging a rally with such leading lights as Ludacris, Young Jeezy, and T.I. ...

Martin's last push
Ben Smith's Blog — ... Hip-hop stars, who were simultaneously effective and low-profile drivers of Obama's field operation, have been cast in a similar role in Jim Martin's campaign for Senate in Georgia, where the vote is today. ...

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