Monthly Archives: November 2008

Dear Georgia voters,You deserve a United States Senator who cares deeply about the challenges you face on a daily basis: paying the mortgage or the rent, receiving quality health care, educating your children, making sure you have clean water to … Continue reading →

FiveThirtyEight.com’s Nate Silver follows up his 2010 Senate Rankings, Part I with his 2010 Senate Rankings, Part II, in which he ranks the 20th through the 11th most vulnerable Senate seats.  His list: 20, Dodd, D-CT; 19, Vitter, R-LA; 18, … Continue reading →

With Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s Senate successor selected, and with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich suggesting that President-elect Barack Obama’s Senate successor won’t be announced until mid-to-late December, now seems like a good time for a poll.  Make your pick and share your … Continue reading →

To start, HuffPo’s Sam Stein chronicles Saxby Chambliss’ latest dignity-free, sub-human campaign tactics: There is an eerie familiarity taking hold in Georgia’s runoff Senate race. The same tone that defined the much lamented 2002 contest — in which challenger Saxby Chambliss … Continue reading →

Georgia: Shameless Saxby Chambliss gets subpoenaed in the Imperial Sugar case and his lawyers are cooking up ways for Chambliss to weasel out of the subpoena to testify.  Great respect for the rule of law, Saxby. North Carolina: The News & Observer offers … Continue reading →

The Cook Political Report has released its first 2010 Senate Race Ratings, and it includes some discussion-worthy items.  Overall, the theme is clearly: Democrats largely safe, several Republican-held seats vulnerable.  Again.On the Democratic side, Cook sees Blanche Lincoln (AR), Chris Dodd … Continue reading →

“Cha-Ching” hits at the heart of why Chambliss’ economic policies are absolutely destructive for working class Georgians. “Golf” illustrates Chambliss’ loyalty to special interests, enjoying their luxury vacations while supporting legislation that hurts Georgian families. The two ads together paint … Continue reading →

(Democrat Mark Begich is expanding his lead!) Before today’s count: Ted Stevens 106,594 Mark Begich 103,337 Margin 3,257 Nearly 28,000 absentee votes have been added to the tally. The updated tally, courtesy of the Alaska Secretary of State: Ted Stevens 118,602 Mark … Continue reading →

The Star Tribune on the vote audit “intended to check the accuracy of Minnesota’s optical scan voting machines”: Call it a sneak preview of the recount.Twenty men and women settled in along tables at the Ramsey County elections office first thing … Continue reading →

With 99% of precincts reporting, Shameless Saxby Chambliss sits at 49.8% of the vote.  Lookin’ like a run-off for sure. Democrat Jim Martin needs your support right away for the run-off sprint.  Contribute to him via the Expand the Map! ActBlue page. Shenanigans in … Continue reading →