Politico: Obama Records Radio Ad for Martin

[flpoljunkie]

Obama records radio ad for Martin

President-elect Barack Obama is chiming in for the first time in the Georgia Senate runoff, recording a new radio ad that urges voters to support Democrat Jim Martin.

The one-minute radio ad will be airing across the state beginning tomorrow morning.

“In Georgia, there’s a runoff on Tuesday, December 2. And I want to urge you to turn out one more time and help elect Jim Martin to the United States Senate,” Obama says in the ad.

“Jim Martin’s a man of his word, and I know he’ll do everything he can in the Senate to help me change Washington and get America moving again.”

Obama concludes: “Please join me in supporting Jim Martin for the United States Senate on Tuesday, December 2 and head to the polls just one more time this year.”

Martin’s campaign is dependent on heavy African-American turnout in order to defeat Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) in the December 2 runoff. If most black voters who turned out for Obama also support Martin in the runoff, he’ll be in good position to defeat Chambliss.

Martin has already been trying to energize black voters throughout the state by connecting himself to Obama. Both of Martin’s television ads have made ample use of Obama – including one featuring his victory speech footage in Grant Park.

"I am honored to have President-elect Obama's strong support," Jim Martin said in a statement. "I plan to go to Washington to work with Barack Obama to fix our economy and get our country moving for middle class Georgians."

Listen to the ad: http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/1108/Obama_records_radio_ad_for_Martin.html

[napi21]

1. THANK YOU Mr. President!!! Oh how I hope we can boot Saxby

out on his a**!

[davidpdx]

2. It's great Obama is doing this

I feel pretty skeptical about Martin winning though. The turnout needs to be very high for him to win. Also it would help if we could convince some people to change their mind. This is a huge task and with the 60 seat majority on the line, I'm betting it won't happen. Essentially Franken needs pulls out a win against Slimeball Republican Coleman and Martin defeats Chambliss in the runoff.