Al Gore To Campaign In Georgia Senate Runoff

[babylonsister]

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/11/al_gore_to_campaign_in_georgia.php

Al Gore To Campaign In Georgia Senate Runoff
By Eric Kleefeld - November 18, 2008, 2:24PM


Jim Martin, the Democratic candidate in the contentious Georgia Senate runoff, is getting a big Democratic name coming into the state for him: Al Gore, who will be going to Georgia on Sunday, a Martin campaign source confirmed to Election Central.

Martin is still the underdog against incumbent GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss, but this race remains on the table. The runoff election is expected to have very low turnout -- it's effectively the same as a special election in many ways -- and as such will be all about ginning up turnout among the party base.

Bill Clinton is visiting the state tomorrow, and Gore's entrance should make it even clearer just how seriously the national party is taking this race.

[halobeam]

1. YAY Al !!!!

:bounce:

[JeanGrey]

2. Oh crap. That won't help Jim.

[babylonsister]

3. Next time, or the first time, you ever have anything positive to say, do

let me know, k? :eyes:

[JeanGrey]

7. Sure! We won the election! Justice for all is coming.

Will that do?

Let me go a little further: Al Gore isn't the god in this state he might be elsewhere. IT WON'T HELP HIM.

IMHO.

[road2000]

5. On the contrary.

I believe his appearance helped Obama in Florida.

Both Gore and Clinton in Georgia should give Martin a boost in the GOTV department.

[JeanGrey]

8. I don't think so.

[Donnachaidh]

4. when is Obama coming?

I'm going to see Clinton tomorrow, and will probably go see Gore if it's free, like the Clinton thing is. But I'd REALLY like to see Obama come and really truly fire up the base. We're needing some HOPE here, with all the job losses hitting the area.

[babylonsister]

6. Speaking of, my s-i-l got laid off yesterday, in GA. I hear ya. nt

[Uncle Joe]

9. Thanks for the headsup, babylonsister.

:thumbsup: