Obama Dispatching Aides To Georgia Senate Race

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/obama-dispatches-aides-to_n_142854.html

Democratic officials confirm that Barack Obama is sending aides to help with the runoff senatorial campaign in Georgia, putting his post-election coattails to an immediate test.

Organizers who worked on behalf of the Illinois Democrat are heading to the Peach State to offer similar assistance to Jim Martin, the Democratic challenger who is facing a second-round contest against incumbent Saxby Chambliss after neither candidate received 50 percent of the initial vote.

The investment by Obama, confirmed by an official working on behalf of the Senate campaign, apparently includes "ground team" members as well as "online specialists and bloggers," and represents one of the earliest tests of the influence he can wield on the political landscape. A Daily Kos diarist first heard about the move from the Martin team.

It remains unclear whether Obama himself will appear in the state. His campaign put limited paid resources into Georgia during the general election, mainly during the waning weeks of the campaign, though Obama's registration efforts there were lauded for making the presidential contest in that state much closer than the historical norm.

[Janice325]

1. I hope Max Cleland becomes involved and goes around campaigning

with Jim Martin.

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2. I hope so, too.

[barack the house]

3. Way cool. I heard on the radio they were muck spreading about Obama down there to

win the re-run race I emailed him to say first you need the senate seat second you need to counter the lies. Barack Obama gets to work this is how we get things done keep them notified and moving in the right direction. Wherever I find deception I'm going to extinguish it with the truth. We'll have an honest democratic process if it's the last thing I do. :) In the Franken race I think he's got the recount covered as for Stevens well if he got that close as a convict our efforts are best elsewhere. I was basically thinkig that there is a lot of time to consume from here to January it would be constructive if Obama worked on this race and at the same time helping changing hearts and minds for 2012.