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DEL.ICIO.USMore on the Democratic view of a Chambliss-Martin match-up
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Earlier today, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee published the top lines of a statewide poll (admittedly self-serving) that matched Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss against Democrat Jim Martin.
A kind soul has now provided us with the entire memo being distributed to potential Martin supporters and contributors.
Here are a few lines:
”Chambliss’ weakness is particularly striking due to his large advantage in name identification over his opponent — Chambliss is known to 67 percent of the state’s voters, while Martin is known only to 47 percent. Among the 38 percent of the electorate that knows both candidates, Martin actually leads by a 52 percent to 37 percent margin.”
Comments
By Churchill
August 12, 2008 11:05 PM | Link to this
This is the biggest new story in the history of the world. The Democrat party, in a break from common political practice, has released a memo talking down Saxby, the Republican candidate, while propping up their own candidate. Stop the presses!!!!!!! This has never happened in political history.
The way I interpret this is as a sign of desperation. This story does beg the question about money, though. If the Democrat party is jazzed about Martin, then shouldn’t they be putting their money with their big mouths are? Peace.
By El_Capatain
August 13, 2008 12:47 AM | Link to this
Shut up!
By Conservaterd
August 13, 2008 2:06 AM | Link to this
I like to focus on oil, while my country continues to kill innocent children and make refugees out of millions, why don’t you big bad boys just take Iraq’s oil you’ve already killed a bunch of them because your wet-dream cowboy christian leader scared you into it, why stop their you raped their women and country go ahead and take the resources republican pigs, yeah that means u
By k
August 13, 2008 1:22 PM | Link to this
If the Insider Advantage Georgia poll shows chambliss leading martin in single digits, then it is a race martin can definitely win.