Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Senate 2008: A Runoff in Georgia?

Swing State Project:
So this pretty critical piece of information seems to have escaped a lot of people's attention - including, I must admit, mine:
One possible scenario, which seems somewhat likely based on poll data, is that Chambliss wins a slight plurality, but not the 50% plus one required for a majority.

If Chambliss and Martin go into a run-off, the race will likely garner national attention and financial resources from national Democratic and Republican parties.

...If necessary, a runoff would be held on Dec. 2nd, so props if you knew all this. Anyhow, with Libertarian candidate Allan Buckley in the race, a runoff is a definite possibility - Buckley's been pulling about 5% according to the Pollster composites. What's more, Georgia's own Bob Barr at the, uh, top of the ticket on the Libertarian line, so that could draw in even more Lib votes.

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