Thursday, July 24, 2008
News The last two standing
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 4:20 PM
Georgia Democrats may feel over the next few weeks as if they're watching Bugs Bunny battle Elmer Fudd for the right to take on U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
In an Aug. 5 primary runoff, you've got Vernon Jones, the flamboyant and polarizing DeKalb County CEO who snagged 40 percent of the votes in last week's primary. After coming in first, he jet-setted from Atlanta to Macon and Albany to rouse up support outside his metro Atlanta stomping grounds.
Then there's former state Rep. Jim Martin, a folksy workhorse and country boy in city clothes. Martin, who also has been state Human Resources commissioner, is squeaky clean and received beaucoup cash when he entered the race, but lacks the fire you'd normally expect in someone itching to unseat a well-financed Republican who's ahead in the polls.
Though both candidates are experienced campaigners, either would face steep odds in a race against Chambliss.
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