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Chambliss made the mistake of voting for the $700 billion bailout, and faces a runoff because Libertarian Allen Buckley got 127,723 votes (3%) in the general election.Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will make multiple campaign appearances on behalf of Sen. Saxby Chambliss next week in Georgia, serving as the political closer for the GOP senator who is battling to win a second term.
This is Palin's first campaign appearance on behalf of another Republican candidate since losing her bid to become the nation's first woman to serve as vice president.
Palin will attend a fundraiser on Sunday night, then appear at multiple campaign stops on Monday in an effort to rally the GOP base to turn out to vote for Chambliss. The incumbent Republican is facing a strong challenge from Democrat Jim Martin. A runoff is scheduled for next Tuesday, after neither candidate received the 50 percent plus one vote needed to win on Election Day. . . .
Nick Ayers, executive director of the Republican Governors Association, said that it made sense for Palin to help Chambliss. . . .
"She is going to bring a lot of energy and enthusiasm to this run-off," said Ayers, a close Palin confidante. "She is widely popular in Georgia, and I could not envision a stronger closer for Saxby in this election."
(Cross-posted at AmSpecBlog.)
UPDATE: Politico:
All of Obama's 25 Georgia field organizers remained in the state to work on the runoff, and the 25 Obama regional offices were immediately converted into Martin for Senate campaign offices. All told, more than 100 Obama field organizers are now in Georgia working Martin's get-out-the-vote efforts, along with leading operatives who served under Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairman Charles Schumer of New York during the past election cycle. . . .It isn't hard to see why black voters (or any other voters, really) would have a hard time getting excited about Jim Martin. He's not exactly an inspirational leader.
But the early signs are not encouraging for Martin. During the presidential election, African-Americans composed a record 30 percent of the electorate in Georgia -- about 5 points higher than in the 2004 presidential campaign. And in early voting, they totaled 35 percent of the vote.
In the runoff, even as Democrats are vigorously encouraging supporters to vote early, only 22.7 percent of the 150,500 ballots so far have been cast by African-Americans.
They may not get excited with Martin....but if The Messiah speaks, do the throngs obey?
ReplyDeleteGeorgia may answer that one for us.
"Chambliss made the mistake of voting for the $700 billion bailout, and faces a runoff because Libertarian Allen Buckley got 127,723 votes (3%) in the general election."
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't matter, because after Chambliss wins, the facts will get in the way of the narrative Republicans are prepared to weave. When Chambliss wins it'll be due to Palin campaigning for him.
Palin supporters are just salivating for this.
Good to see Palin out there. This is how she makes a run in 2012 if she wants and how she becomes a leader in the party.
ReplyDeleteYou don't wait until the primary season and then start running for yourself. Build a base of office- holders you supported who become organizers and fund raisers in return.
When Chambliss wins it'll be due to Palin campaigning for him.
ReplyDeletePalin supporters are just salivating for this.
and I guess you are willing to blame Palin if he loses?
or are you suggesting one but not the other?
typical, gather information that suits your agenda, ignore the rest
if chamblis wins it will be in spite of Palin, she is considered a laughing stock by the majority of this country
the democrats "salivate" at the prospect of Palin becoming your spokesperson and standard barer
you might at least once try fielding an intellectual, no it doesn't have to be someone as intelligent as Clinton or Obama, but certainly not someone who graduates fourth from the bottom of class or someone that had to hunt for a college to graduate her.
of course Romney and his pagan religion are probably not acceptable to most of you but he is certainly one of the few intellectuals in your party
oh, I forgot, college is a bad thing, IE Cheney (another moron always wrong masquerading as someone who has a clue)
never mind then