At least we have on thing to be Thankful for this year.
The reelection of Senator Saxby Chambliss in Georgia may mark the beginning of the next pendulum swing. It may seem like a small issue right now, but his election will at least slow down some of the leftist Democrat steamroller over the next two years. Holding onto that forty-first Senate seat is monumental after the massacre Republicans took in the 2008 elections.
The margin of victory shows that Republicans are alive and well in parts of America.
59% to 41% is no close call; Perhaps a blowout!
Sarah Palin came in to motivate and help Chambliss to a landslide!
Video: Palin rallies the base for Chambliss in Georgia
posted at 6:52 pm on December 1, 2008 by Allahpundit
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Republican Chambliss Wins Georgia Runoff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
With 84 percent of precincts reporting, Chambliss held 59 percent of the vote to Jim Martin’s 41 percent.
Georgia Sen. Chambliss wins re-election in runoff
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Dec 2, 9:30 PM (ET)
By SHANNON McCAFFREY
ATLANTA (AP) – Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight.
Chambliss’ victory thwarted Democrats’ hopes of winning a 60 seat filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. It came after a bitter month long runoff against Democrat Jim Martin that drew political luminaries from both parties to the state and flooded the airwaves with fresh attack ads weeks after campaigns elsewhere had ended.
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Some conservatives are only mildly satisfied
A Georgia reader holds his nose and votes; Update: Chambliss wins
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Georgia run-off: Chambliss up big early; Update: Chambliss wins
posted at 8:29 pm on December 2, 2008 by Allahpundit
Surprisingly big: With 28% reporting, he leads by 30 points. He’s expected to win but not by much more than five, so expect a long, agonizing evening of watching the blue counties roll in and slowly wash away the margin.
If Martin pulls the upset, that’s 59 seats, which would mean 50 votes in Minnesota are all that separates us from filibuster Armageddon. Somewhere in Maine, a nervous Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe watch the returns, wondering just how much ass Harry Reid will end up having to kiss…
Update: The filibuster lives as the AP calls it at a little after 9 p.m. A surprise blowout: With 81% reporting, Chambliss leads by 17.
Yeah, lets see for Republicans..
By: John on December 3, 2008
at 12:21 pm
There was no “Obama Effect” this time around.
By: peak9 on December 5, 2008
at 7:32 pm
peak9,
That’s it!
There is hope in 2010.
This is the plan for the future. We need to start now to ensure victory in 2010.
Thanks for your comment,
riggword
By: riggword on December 6, 2008
at 2:19 am