I am surprised that the Georgia senate race has not captured more national media attention. The incumbent in this race is Republican Saxby Chambliss, who faces Democratic challenger Jim Martin. There are two reasons why I'd expect this race to gain more attention. First, it is close. Right now, Real Clear Politics is giving Chambliss a three percent advantage . The recent history of the senate seat is the second reason why I'd expect this race to garner more attention.
Chambliss won the seat in 2002 from incumbent Democrat Max Cleland. During that race, Chambliss ran commercials like this one:
At the time, this advertisement was criticized by Republican senators Chuck Hagel and John McCain. Six years later, Chambliss is facing a challenge from his college fraternity brother Jim Martin (This human interest angle is actually another reason why I'd expect this race to gain national attention.). Though the candidates might be friends, that hasn't stopped Chambliss from running advertisments like this one:
This appears to be Chambliss' harshest and most personal attack on Martin. Otherwise, he has attacked Martin on taxes, and for being a Democrat.
Martin has kept his focus on the economy, sometimes tying Chambliss to the president's economic policies. Martin has also benefited from a series of advertisements that attack on Chambliss, courtesy of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. The following DSCC advertisement attacks Chambliss for supporting a 23 percent national sales tax:
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Great post. I've been watching this race a bit myself because I think Chambliss deserves to lose for that business in his last campaign and because I think Georgia and North Carolina are the two states most likely to be swayed by massive turnout among new voters. Last week I decided Chambliss would lose to Martin and I guess that is still my official position but to be honest I may need to hope for a runoff in Dec.
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