Monday, October 6, 2008
News Poll: Martin trails Chambliss by one point
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:47 PM
Since the U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Jim Martin bested his fellow donkeys in the primaries and runoff, he's shown increasing gains in polls that pit him against his opponent, incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss. Just last week, polls showed Martin trailing 2-3 points behind in what undoubtedly has become a tight race.
Today, a new poll conducted by Research2000 — and paid for by left-wing site Daily Kos — shows the soft-spoken lawmaker trailing Chambliss by just one itty bitty point and within its margin of error. The poll was conducted Sept. 29-Oct. 1 before the Wall Street bailout package plan passed the Senate. (Chambliss voted for the $850-zillion package, much to the ire of pretty much everyone in the world. The incumbent Republican doesn't want to talk about the economy anymore and would prefer we focus on the gas shortage issue. Old news, senator!)
You can deride the source of the poll if you want. But the larger issue remains: Georgia is showing telltale signs of a large Democratic electorate this year. And what's even a little good for Barack may be GREAT for Martin.
(Photo from some site found after Googling "democrats kick ass")
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