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qando.net - 12/4/2008
What Does the Chambliss Victory Really Mean?
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A fter narrowly missing an outright electoral victory on Nov. 4th ( garnering only 49.8% ), Chambliss managed to win a runoff by a wide margin on Tuesday. Predictably, pundits around the web are now trying to decipher just what that win means. Some miss the mark entirely: Last time I checked, ...
usnews.com - 12/4/2008
Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing Coattails - Michael Barone (usnews.com)
— 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 ... (more) Chambliss’s Win in Georgia Shows Obama’s Diminishing ...

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online.wsj.com - 12/4/2008
A Win for Civility
— 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 ... (more) A Win for Civility

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firedoglake.com - 12/3/2008
Erick Erickson Dances In End Zone After Late Field Goal By Saxby Chambliss Makes Final Score 48-3.
— firedoglake.com — Pathetic, thy name is Red State. Both Sarah Palin and Barack Obama campaigned in Georgia. Palin flew all over the state rallying Republicans. Obama flew under the radar heavily targeting black voters, demanding support for Martin, and running ... (more) Erick Erickson Dances In End Zone After Late Field Goal ...

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The Real Test Is Saturday
The Next Right — 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 glorified little germ factories. Republicans are obviously in relatively high spirits after the thumpin' of incumbent Jim Martin in Tuesday's special elections.  It was pretty widely expected that Chambliss would win re-election, but most people expected at best an eight-to-ten-point win (the number I had in my mind).  Chambliss won by ...

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