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Alaska Governor Sarah Palin drew a big crowd as she campaigned to reelect incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss in his runoff with Democrat Jim Martin:
"Georgia, the eyes of America are upon you," the former vice presidential candidate said. "We all have Georgia on our minds."
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Palin cast the Georgia runoff as the first step in rehabilitating the Republican Party, wounded by losses in November including the defeat of the McCain-Palin ticket.
"It takes rebuilding and I say let that begin here in Georgia tomorrow," Palin said.
She highlighted Chambliss' support for gun rights as well his opposition to abortion and tax hikes.
In Savannah, Governor Palin spoke for about 12 minutes and spent about 30 minutes shaking hands and giving autographs:
Last month in the general election, Chambliss fell just short of the 50 percent threshold needed to win in a three-way race against Democrat Jim Martin and a Libertarian candidate, Allen Buckley.
Tomorrow's runoff between Chambliss and Martin will help determine whether Democrats get a 60 seat super majority that could stop filibusters.
Georgia is one of two undecided Senate contests. A recount is still under way in Minnesota in the tight race between incumbent Republican Senator Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.
A Research 2000/Daily Kos poll of likely Georgia runoff voters taken November 23-25 finds Chambliss leading Martin 52%-46%.
McClatchy reports the battle "for Georgia is being waged on two levels: A fierce grassroots struggle to get supporters to the polls, and a national contest featuring political celebrities and big money."
The Los Angeles Times reports Obama volunteers "have flocked to Georgia, and holdovers from his campaign here, who engineered a surprisingly high election-day turnout, remain at work." Even with the high stakes, presumptive President-elect Obama has not activated his "supercharged fundraising apparatus and e-mail network" for Martin.
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