Obama Aides Heading to Georgia for Senate Runoff

[DeepModem Mom]

Source: NYT/AP

Aides who worked in Barack Obama's presidential campaign are heading to Georgia to help Jim Martin in his hotly contested Senate runoff, two Democrats close to Martin's campaign said Tuesday.

The sources, speaking only on condition of anonymity on a matter of campaign strategy, said about 100 Obama field operatives will help with Martin's grass roots turnout in the three weeks left before a Dec. 2 runoff against incumbent Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. They stressed that the campaign is still staffed primarily with Georgia volunteers. The Obama ground troops are coming mostly from other Southern states.

Obama's vaunted grass roots operation is credited with playing a pivotal role in his winning the White House.

Martin's campaign has asked Obama to pay a visit but hasn't received any commitment yet. Former GOP presidential candidate John McCain will be in Georgia on Thursday stumping for Chambliss....

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/washington/AP-Senate-Georgia.html

[Idealism]

1. Get that racists out of the Senate

I would like to see someone in the upper echelons of the Democratic party on the trail for Martin, maybe someone like Hilary or Howard Dean. If we can pick up Chambliss' seat we will be that much closer to getting this country back on track with as little possible GOP opposition

[Olney Blue]

2. No Sarah Palin? What a pity.

[TerribleLarryDingle]

3. Great News!

I got some phone banking to do we have got to oust Saxby the shit bag racist asshole.

[BootinUp]

4. Lets go to war on Saxbys @ss

yeehawwww

[usregimechange]

5. Obama needs to come to Atlanta several times once about 3 days before the election

[kay1864]

11. electoral-vote.com's take on that possibility:

Barack Obama is in a bit of a bind here. He would like an extra vote in the Senate, but if he campaigns for Martin, the press will see this as a proxy fight between Obama and McCain. If Chambliss wins, as expected, the headlines will read: "McCain Wins Round 2." For this reason, Obama probably won't campaign for Martin. However, Martin might be able to get one or more Clintons to help out. And since Bill Clinton is a fellow Southerner, that might carry some weight. Still, Chambliss is the favorite.

http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Maps/Nov09.html

[ShockediSay]

6. Chambliss was the one who ran 'terrorist' ads against a purple heart vet

with only one limb left for serving his country.

Trash the sonofabitch.

[Truth Teller]

7. Yes!!!!!!!!

I was hoping Obama's resources could be put to work there!

[DeepModem Mom]

8. It's good news, Truth Teller! Welcome to DU!!!

[Truth Teller]

12. Thanks!

Great site.

[mcg]

9. Jim Martin's web site ...

http://www.martinforsenate.com/home.html

[DeepModem Mom]

10. Thanks, mcg! nt

[Robbien]

13. McCain is going down there tommorrow to help out Chambliss

according to Martin's diary entry over at dKos
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/11/12/113025/52/225/659802

He's asking for volunteers and help. GOPer hate monger group Freedom's Watch is already running ads against Martin.

[SpiralHawk]

14. That'll be a big help. Republicons are sooooo admired.

Not. Americans -- including Geogians -- have seen how VAST is the steaming, stinking crap-pile of republicon morality and incompetence.

[MaineDem]

15. Some of Maine's campaign staff has gone to GA

And some to help in Minnesota, too.