thenextright.com - 12/6/2008
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First apologies for the absence. I had hoped to liveblog Tuesday's results, but I have one word for you: rotovirus. After my bout with hand/foot/mouth disease two weeks ago all I can say is that life gets interesting after your kid starts pre-school. They become ...
usnews.com - 12/4/2008
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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 ...
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Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing ...
fivethirtyeight.com - 12/3/2008
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fivethirtyeight.com —
I tend to think that we should not
be too dismissive of Saxby Chambliss's win in Georgia...
tonight. Although the outcome was expected, and although runoffs and special elections sometimes behave in idiosyncratic ways, moving from a 3-point margin of ...
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Saxby Shows Republicans The Way Forward?
online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
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online.wsj.com —
JAMES TARANTO Democrats will fall short of a
60-seat Senate supermajority in the 111th Congress. Unofficial results...
, with 97% of precincts reporting, show Sen. Saxby Chambliss with a wide lead over challenger Jim Martin, 57.4% to 42.6%, in Georgia's ...
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Louisiana's 4th, 2008's Final Contested Election
FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right —
Today, Louisiana holds two elections, one a foregone conclusion and the other a toss-up. In New Orleans, corrupt Democratic Congressman William Jefferson should coast to re-election. In the 4th Congressional District (the northwest section that includes Shreveport), Republican Rep. Jim McCrery is retiring, and the Democrat, Paul Carmouche, faces Republican John Fleming. ...
We Won. Weird.*
The Next Right —
For the first time in about four years, the GOP had what could reasonably be described as a successful election night. Patrick has covered the strategic implications of this nicely; I would only add a reminder that our concerns aren't academic; in 2008 we left fifteen Republican-leaning districts held by Democrats uncontested, many of which were in areas of the country where Obama severely underperformed, and which could have been susceptible to negative coattails this time around. This can't be allowed to happen in 2010 if we want to seriously contest control of the House. And this is a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the ...
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Georgia (and Jim Martin) on my mind
blueoregon.com 11/13/2008 —
While our Senate race in Oregon is in the books, there's a runoff looming for the race in Georgia featuring Democrat Jim Martin and the vile Republican Saxby Chambliss . On this Veteran's Day, it seems especially appropriate to highlight this ...
Saxby’s Smarmy Campaign: Just Like the Last Time
themoderatevoice.com 11/24/2008 —
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1bFj8O2meY
Steve Benen describes the low blow :
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McCain to campaign for Chambliss in Georgia
politico.com 11/7/2008 — November 07, 2008 Categories: Georgia McCain to campaign for Chambliss in Georgia John McCain will be campaigning for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in the all-but-assured runoff against Democrat Jim Martin next month, according to Chambliss' campaign. ...
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ajc.com 12/3/2008 — Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss beat back a prolonged challenge from Democrat Jim Martin on Tuesday to win a second term in office after a bruising four-week runoff between the one-time University of Georgia fraternity brothers. Chambliss’s ...
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dailykos.com 11/13/2008 — 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, ...
What Chambliss' Win Has Wrought
weeklystandard.com 12/4/2008 — Saxby Chambliss' flattening of Jim Martin, 57-43, Tuesday night in Georgia ensured the Democrats cannot get to a filibuster-proof 60 votes in the Senate, but what else did it do?
It changed the cost-benefit analysis for Democratic senators on ...
Down the ballot: Poor Charlie Brown —
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CALIFORNIA : The race in the state’s 4th Congressional District has been one of the House contests that had remained in doubt. But the Democrat, Charlie Brown, has conceded and Republicans have held on to the seat. FLORIDA : CQ offers this ...
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