Daniel Hamilton is a Runnymede Borough Councillor and a regular contributor to CentreRight.com
Too close to call
GEORGIA - Senator Saxby Chambliss over Former State Representative Jim Martin
It is a mark of how dire the situation is for the Republicans that they need even consider dedicating scarce financial resources to a race that until only a couple of weeks ago wasn’t on even the most hopeful of Democrats’ radars. A poll released in late September showing first-term Senator Saxby Chambliss leading former State Representative Jim Martin by only 2% was the first indication that the Republicans may be in trouble in a state George W. Bush carried by seventeen points in 2004. The poll was widely ignored by political establishment and dismissed as an outlier - until Survey USA and Research 2000 published similar polls showing statistically insignificant Chambliss leads of 2% and 1%. A poll conducted on 10th October found Chambliss and Martin statistically tied at 45% each.
Despite being more than a little rough around the edges, the plain-talking Chambliss is an effective legislator, taking the chair of the influential agriculture committee during his first term in office. Martin remains relatively unknown but benefits from higher than usual name ID having lost a state-wide race for Lieutenant Governor two years ago.
The incumbent remains somewhat of a hate figure amongst Democrats for the vile campaign he ran in 2002 where he aired ads questioning his opponent, Vietnam triple-amputee Senator Max Cleland‘s dedication to country, displaying pictures of him alongside Osama Bin Laden. As the heat in this race continues to rise, look for the Democrats to roll out the big guns on Martin’s behalf.
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