Saxby Chambliss pulls away to win in Georgia

post from Crooks and Liars on 02 December 2008 10:30:32 PM. © Crooks and Liars

Chambliss wins in Georgia
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Well, there goes Democrats' chances of getting 60 seats:

ATLANTA - Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss won re-election Tuesday in a runoff, dashing Democrats' hopes of capturing enough seats in the U.S. Senate to thwart Republican filibusters.
Chambliss' election to a second term gives the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington. The monthlong runoff battle against Democrat Jim Martin captured the national limelight, drawing political luminaries from both parties to the state and flooding the airwaves with fresh attack ads.
Minnesota ? where a recount is under way ? now remains the only unresolved Senate contest in the country. With 92 percent of the recount completed, the Minneapolis Star Tribune?s tally had Republican Norm Coleman leading Democrat Al Franken by 340 votes, with nearly 6,000 ballots challenged.

The worst aspect of this is that Sarah Palin gets to claim some credit for the win. Sigh.