Jim Martin is not unknown in Georgia, it's just that he is known here as a chronic loser.

Georgians refuted any notion that the ideology of the country has shifted to the left....

Yeah, yeah, and Vermont refuted conservatism many times. How did that work out, Duncan?

Who thinks that if they redid the presidential election tomorrow that Obama wouldn't get over 400 EVs? His popularity is through the roof. And no way does Franken not win by a couple percent instead of having to scrounge through every precinct.

For once, Krauthammer has the bast analysis of significance of Georgia race (from Fox News)

KRAUTHAMMER: What's remarkable is I think it was not so much a victory for Chambliss or the Republicans, but Barack Obama, ironically. If the Republicans can't win a straight up Senate race in Georgia, they ought to disband and join a country club. But Obama ends up as a man who is winner here because in the original election, Chambliss won by three points with Obama on the ballot. With Obama off the ballot he wins by 15. You do the math, and you end up with an Obama coattail of 12.

That is absolutely huge, and I think it is a message he can send to Democrats in the House and the Senate, meaning cross me in the next our years. If you want my help, it translates into real results.

"Georgians refuted any notion that the ideology of the country has shifted to the left.... "

Um, excuse me? Georgians are not exactly the nation's barometer, no offense but please dude, get a fucking life..

Saw this on another blog: On October 2,2008, Charlie Cook, of the Cook Report(?), had Chambliss in the Secure Seat column. 2 months later, after a runoff, Duncan is trying to spin this against Obama's coat tails. Gimme a break!

Today, we are all Georgians.

'These guys really need some new talking points.'

States Rights, anyone?

Actually, what this race really reminded me of was 2002's Louisiana senate runoff. Remember that Mary Landrieu turned in an unimpressive total in November, in a pretty bad year for Democrats. That was the year of Chambliss-Cleland travesty, when Bush stoked post-9/11 fear and Democrats lost the Senate. The wounded Democrats then put all they had into the runoff, which Landrieu won. People tried to claim this meant the Democrats weren't in so much trouble after all. Whole lotta good that thought did two years later when we lost another four seats.

The apocalypse is upon us, Johnny C! First time Krauthammer nailed a political analysis EVAR!

From conservative pundits to Republican operatives - sore losers, the lot of 'em! What balderdash to make a make-believe claim! Just as conservatives believe reality has a liberal bias, I believe fantasy-land has a conservative bias!

Finally, just what has the junior Duncan been smoking that would have him hallucinate so much lately? -Kevo

I get more irked over this if I thought they were trying to convince anyone but themselves. This talk is about making themselves feel better and looking for "good news" no matter how desperate it makes them look.

1. Not momentum. This is Georgia. A Republican State that went for McCain. That reelected a sitting Senator.

2. Not a break on the whole on a mandate thing. This was an election where only the voters of Georgia mattered. A Republican State that went for McCain. That reelected a sitting Senator.

3. Not rethinking giving the election to Obama. This was an election where only the voters of Georgia mattered. A Republican State that went for McCain. That reelected a sitting Senator.

If electing that ahole in Georgia is any indication of the moral fiber of Georgians please remind me to stay the fuck out of that state at all times. That bullshit coward lied endlessly about his previous opponent a bona fide war hero and triple amputee and endlessly questioned his patriotism. They must be inbred to the point of being unable to discern reality.

I've seen desperate spin before and this is REALLY desperate spin. If this is how pathetic it is given that Chambliss won, imagine their spin if he'd lost.

You know Gandalf (at 4:07 PM) - I can say something like that about Georgia (even though I think you went a little too far) because I live here. And yes, there are basically a lot of people who make up the Republican "base" - Evangelical Christians, red necks and basically fearful people. But we aint' all in that group. So let's cut the rest of us a little slack.
(And it isn't so much inbred, it seems that way too many people that move here from other areas fall into the same thought patterns.)

That being said, the Chambliss victory in Georgia meant absolutely nothing as far as how the rest of the country feels about Obama.

Why aren't people asking the question ...if Repugs are so strong ...why could'nt he close the deal the first time? It used to piss me off no end when they said that about Obama ...well why isn't he leading by 40 points

If you're down 16 to 0 in the bottom of the eighth getting a single doesn't change the mo.

"You know Gandalf (at 4:07 PM) - I can say something like that about Georgia (even though I think you went a little too far) because I live here. And yes, there are basically a lot of people who make up the Republican "base" - Evangelical Christians, red necks and basically fearful people. But we aint' all in that group. So let's cut the rest of us a little slack.
(And it isn't so much inbred, it seems that way too many people that move here from other areas fall into the same thought patterns.)

"That being said, the Chambliss victory in Georgia meant absolutely nothing as far as how the rest of the country feels about Obama."

I live in Georgia's evil twin brother state: South Carolina. I strongly second John Bubba's remarks. Georgia had Chambliss running; we had Graham. You know Graham, the guy who if John McCain ever made a turn while walking would suffer a broken nose. An unknown actually made a run at Graham. Just like Chambliss.

Times are changing in our redneck states. Dems are getting more and more votes. The day may come, but it isn't here yet. As JohnBubba notes, these predictable senatorial outcomes have absolutely nothing to do with Obama's overall mandate from the nation.

Next up in South Carolina: Demint—who's even more of a blithering idiot than Graham—in 2010. If we see even halfway decent performance from the Fed in the next two years, there might be a serious Dem challenge to Demint.

"You know Gandalf (at 4:07 PM) - I can say something like that about Georgia (even though I think you went a little too far) because I live here. And yes, there are basically a lot of people who make up the Republican "base" - Evangelical Christians, red necks and basically fearful people. But we aint' all in that group. So let's cut the rest of us a little slack.
(And it isn't so much inbred, it seems that way too many people that move here from other areas fall into the same thought patterns.)

"That being said, the Chambliss victory in Georgia meant absolutely nothing as far as how the rest of the country feels about Obama."

You are right on but like JOhn Bubba said not all of us are inbred, some are transplants. But also Atlanta and it's metro area is like another country when compared to the rest of the mostly redneck state, that's still like most of our other southern compatriots still stuck on back in the day and haven't moved on since colonialism.