Election Guide 2008

Updates, issues, resources and Political Vent


PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS & BUZZ

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Jones blasts 'losing playbook'

MIKKI K. HARRIS / mkharris@ajc.com

Seeking the Democratic nomination to face GOP incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Vernon Jones (left) and Jim Martin were cordial after a July debate. But a day after Tuesday's runoff, Jones blamed Martin's crushing defeat on liberal media bias, their party and its 'out-of-touch' candidates. Story


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GEORGIA POLITICS: Updates from across the state
MIKE LUCKOVICH: How he saw this election year

POLITICAL VENT

Chambliss: Victory could be a model for GOP
A newly empowered Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss heads back to Washington for six more years after soundly routing a Democratic opponent and gilding his own political reputation in a year when Republicans have little to brag about.

• Franken drops 633 challenges in Minn. Senate recount
• Jeb Bush considers run for Senate in Fla.

Norcross council one-vote loser might not be done
Norcross City Council candidate Michelle Crofton said she is a woman of faith, but it was the hand of the city attorney that decided the photo finish and gave victory to her opponent in Tuesday's runoff election.

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