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One Election Is Not Enough. SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov. One Election Is Not Enough. The State of Georgia The Candidates The Campaign The Results. SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov. The State of Georgia. SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov. The Candidates: Incumbent Saxby Chambliss. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
One Election Is Not Enough
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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One Election Is Not Enough
The State of Georgia The Candidates The Campaign The Results
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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The State of Georgia
Race/Ethnicity 62.3% White 29.6% Black 2.7% Hispanic 7.4% Asian
Occupation 38.6% White Collar
61.4% Blue Collar
Median Income $48.5k
Partisanship Cook Political ReportPartisan Voting Index, R +6
‘04 Presidential Vote
Bush, +17%
SOURCE: www.nationalatlas.gov
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The Candidates: Incumbent Saxby Chambliss
SOURCE: chambliss.senate.gov
Occupation
Attorney
Political Experience
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, 1995-2003
First Elected
2002
Committees
Agriculture Armed Services Rules and Administration
Table 1. Congressional Vote Scores for Saxby Chambliss, 2003-08
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The Candidates: Challenger Jim Martin
Occupation Attorney
Political Experience
Democratic Nominee for Lt. Governor of Georgia, 2006
Commissioner of Human Resources, State of Georgia, 2001-03
Representative, Georgia House of Representatives, 1983-2001
SOURCE: pol.moveon.org
Table 2. Campaign Fund Raising and Spending by Reporting Period in Georgia’s Senate Election, 2008
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The Campaign: The Polls
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The Campaign: “Leader”
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The Campaign: “Values”
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The Campaign: “Julianne”
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The Campaign: “Emma”
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The Campaign: “Trust”
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The Campaign: “Rescue”
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The Campaign: “Insane”
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The Campaign: “Honor”
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The Campaign: “Won’t Insult”
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The Campaign: “Becky”
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The Campaign: “Service”
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The Campaign: “Root”
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The Campaign: “Saxby Economics”
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The Campaign: “Cha-Ching”
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The Campaign: “Real Fair Tax”
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The Campaign: “Martin Economics”
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The Campaign: “Meltdown”
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The Campaign: “Recovery”
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The Campaign: “Crisis”
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The Campaign: “Recession”
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The Campaign: “Savannah Port Project”
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The Campaign: “Saxby Knows It”
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The Campaign: “Democrats”
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The Campaign: “Vets”
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The Campaign: “Vote Vets GI Bill”
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The Campaign: “Tell Them Why, Jim Martin”
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The Campaign: “Evil Twin”
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The Campaign: “Solicit”
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The Campaign: “Procession”
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The Campaign: “Families”
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The Campaign: “Change”
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The Campaign: “Answered”
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The Campaign: “Whole Life”
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The Campaign: “The Real Jim Martin”
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The Campaign: “Mugging”
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The Campaign: “We Know”
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The Campaign: “$200,000”
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The Campaign: “Go to Work”
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The Campaign: “Time for the Truth”
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The Campaign: “Not True”
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The Campaign: “Do You Know Jim Martin?”
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The Campaign: “Desperate”
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The Campaign: “Thanksgiving Message”
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The Campaign: “America is Back”
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The Campaign: “One More Time Obama Ad”
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The Campaign: “Just One Vote Away in GA”
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The Results