Politics | 12/01/2008 9:55 am
Georgia on Sarah Palin's Mind

Sarah Palin was back on the stump Monday, campaigning for Georgia incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss – a Republican who is in the fight of his life to keep his seat.
Chambliss is hoping Palin’s star power can get him some votes.
“The eyes of the nation are on you, Georgia. And the eyes of the nation are on what happens here tomorrow, what direction our country will go. Much depends on the vote that is taken here in Georgia,” Palin told a crowd Monday morning.
She also gave a shout out to her former running mate, McCain, who has campaigned for Chambliss as well, since his presidential loss to Barack Obama.
“It was just like Sen. McCain to put defeat behind him and see what more he can do for the United States Senate and to see what more he can do to progress this great nation,” the Alaska governor said, noting that more than two million Georgians voted for McCain-Palin in the White House race.
“We were honored to carry the state of Georiga. Thank you. So now we need you to do it again, Georgia."
Martin is scheduled to campaign in Georgia Monday with prominent Georgia Democrats but the end of his day will feature a unique guest: Atlanta rapper Ludacris.
Chambliss is pulling out the big guns
– Palin, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, and others – in his fight to
defeat Democratic opponent Jim Martin in this runoff election. Georgia
is a vital race for the Democrats to win. If they wrest Georgia and
Minnesota from Republicans, Democrats will have the supermajority in
the Senate – the 60 seats needed to overcome a filibuster. Georgia’s runoff election is Tuesday.
In Minnesota, incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman is battling Democratic comedian Al Franken for the spot.
"It would be a mistake to say that social conservatives have all their hopes and dreams vested in Sarah Palin," said Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President Richard Land. But he acknowledged that Palin is a star with conservatives, and she "does have the one thing you can’t coach, charisma."























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