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Chambliss adds $800,000 to campaign (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:50:08 GMT

While Democrats are still trying to select their party’s nominee to run against U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss of Moultrie, Chambliss keeps adding to his campaign war chest. Chambliss on Thursday announced that he raised over $800,000 during the pre-primary fundraising...

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McCain, Chambliss lead in Georgia, new poll finds (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:03:06 GMT

A new poll from Atlanta-based Strategic Vision shows that John McCain remains the leader in the presidential race in Georgia and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss leads all Democratic challengers. The poll, released Tuesday, shows Republican McCain leading Democrat...

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Poll shows McCain dominating Georgia (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:29:43 GMT

Rasmussen Reports has been busy in Georgia, and continues to send bad news for Democrats. We’ve told you already this morning about the Rasmussen poll showing no Democrat within shouting distance of knocking off Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss. But...

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Dems face long odds against Chambliss (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:17:27 GMT

The five Democrats trying to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss went into Sunday debate at Fox 5 TV in Atlanta with a piece of sobering knowledge — a new poll shows them all trailing Chambliss by double digits....

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The Dem Debate (Peach Pundit)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:12:11 GMT

Here’s the coverage. The five Democrats vying for the U.S. Senate sparred over campaign cash, their resumes and gay marriage in the first televised debate of the race Sunday night. Each sought to make the case that he’s best equipped to take on Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss. Now, here is what I think: Jim Martin v. Rand Knight [...]

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Senate hopefuls spar over fund-raising, gay marriage (ajc.com)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:20:59 GMT

The five Democratic candidates who want to replace incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss collided Sunday in their first televised debate over campaign cash, gay marriage, political experience and even the past TV reporting of one of the candidates.

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Democrats Debate: Jim Martin Opposes Gay Marriage (Georgia Politics Unfiltered)

noreply@blogger.com (Andre) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:41:00 GMT

With three weeks left before Democratic voters head to the polls to pick a nominee to face off against Republican Saxby Chambliss in November, the five candidates running in the July 15th Democratic primary participated in a 60-minute debate sponsored by Fox 5 Atlanta (WAGA-TV). The debate touched on a variety issues from money in politics to troop withdrawal out of Iraq. And while there...

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GA-Sen: Chambliss Leads the Field, But Martin in Best Shape [Swing State Project] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:11:12 GMT

Rasmussen (6/26, likely voters, 6/4 in parens): Dale Cardwell (D) : 33 (37) Saxby Chambliss (R-inc) : 53 (52) Vernon Jones (D) : 30 (33) Saxby Chambliss (R-inc) : 57 (56) Jim Martin (D) : 39 (36) Saxby Chambliss (R-inc) : 52 (52) Rand Knight (D) : 31 Saxby Chambliss (R-inc) : 55 Josh Lanier (D) : 31 Saxby Chambliss (R-inc) : 54...

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Democratic Senate Debate Open Thread (JasonPye.com)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:46:34 GMT

Five candidates will be debating today in hopes of winning the Democratic Party nomination for United States Senate and the chance to face Sen. Saxby Chambliss in November. The candidates are: - Dale Cardwell - Vernon Jones - Rand Knight...

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State, National Long Term Care Community Applauds Georgia Leaders in U.S. Senate and U.S. House for Helping Lead Effort to Block $770 Million Bush Medicare Cuts (Red Orbit )

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:03:10 GMT

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga., June 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Health Care Association and the American Health Care Association (AHCA) today praised Senators Saxby Chambliss (R) and Johnny Isakson (R) and Representatives Sanford Bishop (D-2), John Barrow (D-12), and David Scott (D-13) for helping lead a bipartisan efforts in the U.S.

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Four new VA clinics coming to Georgia (The Atlanta Business Chronicle)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:49:46 GMT

The Department of Veterans Affairs will open four new community-based outpatient clinics in Georgia, U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., announced jointly on Thursday.

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The Alleged Senator Saxby Chambliss Speaks (The Musical Patriot)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:30:00 GMT

The illegitimate Senator from George, Mr. Saxby Chambliss spoke after Sen. Feinstein. Because of the vicious campaign in Georgia in 2002, I did not watch Sen. Chambliss.

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Senate debate Sunday (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:46:34 GMT

So far, Georgia’s five-way race for the Democatric nod to run against Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss has been a civil affair. The only face-to-face appearances have been a few, relatively polite public “forums” where the candidates addressed a...

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Senate Debate Organizing In Statesboro (Drifting Through The Grift)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:09:00 GMT

In the past three months, Democratic candidates aiming to unseat incumbent Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss attended debates in Athens, Atlanta and even Cumming. The lack of attention to middle and south Georgia has not passed unnoticed. The Statesboro Herald is attempting to coax the pols to parts south of Hartsfield-Jackson. The publication confirmed it is in the beginning stages...

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Knight brings the pun (Political Insider | ajc.com)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:01:43 GMT

It’s still a few weeks until the Democratic primary to determine which Democrat will win the right to run against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in November. No one is making predictions in the five-man field that includes former...

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Libertarian Party Crack-Up? (The LRC Blog)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:04:15 GMT

Some Libertarians are upset that Bob Barr's PAC still supports Bushite Republicans like Saxby Chambliss, Norm Coleman, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Jeff Sessions. But why? Surely Libertarians knew they were getting a smart, accomplished public spokesman for gun rights and civil...

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AJC endorses Martin (JasonPye.com)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:00:09 GMT

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has endorsed Jim Martin in the Democratic Party primary for US Senate:Five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and the right to challenge Saxby Chambliss, the Republican incumbent, in the fall. But only one...

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The Unfiltered Five With Dale Cardwell (Georgia Politics Unfiltered)

noreply@blogger.com (Andre) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:23:00 GMT

With less than a month before Democrats head to the polls to select a nominee who will face off against Republican Saxby Chambliss in November, most public opinion surveys show that a great many Georgians are still undecided about the race (In one case, an Insider Advantage poll had the undecideds at 56%). As a public service, and hopefully to drive down some of those undecided voters,...

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U.S. Senate primary could be Vernon Jones' to lose (Thinking Right | ajc.com)

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:47:36 GMT

This week’s question posed of all candidates for the U.S. Senate, without regard to whether they have primary opposition, is straightforward enough. “What should the United States do to end the war in Iraq?” Only U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss got...

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Jim Martin: Nobody Has a Campaign to Beat Chambliss (Georgia Politics Unfiltered)

noreply@blogger.com (Andre) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:05:00 GMT

Despite polls showing that he's in the middle of pack among likely Democratic primary voters and trails Republican Saxby Chambliss by double-digits, former state Representative Jim Martin told the Macon Telegraph's Travis Fain that he got into the race for U.S. Senate because "nobody had been able to put together a campaign that could beat (incumbent Senator) Saxby Chambliss."...

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