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Title: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: Wretched Excess on November 28, 2008, 02:24:34 PM

since stuart smiley seems hell bent on stealing the senate seat in MN, it's imperative that saxby hold on in GA.

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Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
First-term Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss  holds a 52 percent to 46 percent lead over Democratic challenger James Martin), a former state representative, in their Dec. 2 runoff battle, according to a Research 2000 survey conducted Nov. 23-25. Two percent are undecided and the margin of error is 4 points.

Research 2000 makes the same observation that Public Policy Polling did in its Nov. 22-23 poll: that Chambliss has been able to widen his lead because, this time around, Barack Obama is not on the ballot to lure a larger turnout. PPP had Chambliss leading Martin 53 percent to 41 percent.

An InsiderAdvantage/Politico poll conducted Nov. 23 had Chambliss ahead 50 percent to 47 percent with 3 percent undecided.

"This thing's going to be a nail-biter. We don't know who's going to turn out and we don't know how it's going to turn out, but it's going to be a close race," said InsiderAdvantage CEO Matt Towery.

The runoff was forced when Chambliss fell short of the 50 percent needed to win out right, beating Martin 49.8 percent to 46.8 percent with 3.4 percent for Libertarian Allen Buckley. Georgia and Minnesota, where a recount is going on, are the last two chances Democrats have to reach the magic number of 60 in the Senate, which is enough votes to break a filibuster.


Link (http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/polltracker/2008/11/eye-on-the-senate-chambliss-ah.html)

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: AllosaursRus on December 01, 2008, 11:15:27 PM

This one is over! Chambliss has beat him hands down!

The only way they can turn this one around is thru the courts, just like Frankens's bullshit!

They are going to lose that one too!

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: docstew on December 02, 2008, 04:14:51 AM

Georgia has a state law that requires a runoff if no one acheives 50%+ of the vote... that runoff is today.  all members if you can vote in GA, do so... often  :-)

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: md11hydmec on December 02, 2008, 10:35:29 AM

will be going after work today......

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: Odin's Hand on December 02, 2008, 08:53:23 PM

They have called it for Chambliss.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081203/ap_on_el_se/georgia_senate

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: Chris_ on December 02, 2008, 09:34:20 PM

I voted by absentee, but I voted! YES!   :hyper:  :-)

Title: Re: Eye on the Senate: Chambliss Ahead in Georgia
Post by: jinxmchue on December 03, 2008, 07:50:59 AM

58% of the vote!!!  w00t!!!  Congratulations, Mr. 41!!!