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Obama: 'Elections aren't over'

Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor November 21, 2008 09:49 AM

The outcome in the US Senate is still in doubt more than two weeks after the election -- and with it the possible fate of President-elect Barack Obama's agenda.

Democrats hold 58 seats in the Senate that takes office in January (counting independents Joe Lieberman of Connecticut and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who usually vote with them), and they're within reach of 60 -- and a possible filibuster-proof majority -- with races in Georgia and Minnesota still up in the air.

"The elections aren't over," Obama, himself, says in a radio ad starting to air today across Georgia on behalf of Democrat Jim Martin, who faces Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss in a Dec. 2 runoff.

"I want to urge you to turn out one more time and help elect Jim Martin to the United States Senate," continues Obama, who has also dispatched hundreds of his staffers and canvassers. "Jim Martin's a man of his word, and I know he'll do everything he can in the Senate to help me change Washington."

Chambliss, meanwhile, will get some help today from former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, who will appear at public rallies and private fund-raisers.

In Minnesota, GOP incumbent Norm Coleman's 215-vote margin over Democrat Al Franken prior to an ongoing recount appears to be shrinking.

After two days of counting, results reported Thursday to the secretary of state put Coleman's lead at 129 votes, the Associated Press reported. But there are almost 60 percent of 2.9 million ballots still to be reviewed, and there's a growing pile of disputed ballots between the two sides.

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WE HAVE MORE TO DO:

Democrat Jim Martin is in a runoff against Bush Republican Saxby Chambliss for the Senate seat from Georgia. Bush's Saxby Chambliss voted against spending a few measly dollars to provide health care coverage for Georgia, and Americas needy children. But he supported wasting hundreds of billions of your dollars, and the life BLOOD of Americas finest on an unnecessary war in Iraq.

At a time when 47 million of you have no health insurance coverage, and over 100 million of you with insurance are just one major illness away from complete financial destruction. Bush and Saxby Chambliss voted to make the heart break of bankruptcy relief even harder for all of you to use.

You see, Bush and Saxby Chambliss, and his family don't have to worry about their health care coverage. They have the finest health care coverage your tax money can buy for them. Courtesy of you. The American Tax payer. In fact, no one but the super rich can afford the health care coverage you the tax payer provide for Saxby Chambliss, and his family for FREE! with your tax dollars.

He supposedly works for you. But he doesn't think you and your family should have access to the type of taxpayer supported FREE health care that you provide for him, and his loved ones for FREE!. Doesn't that just make you BURRING MAD!

Vote for JIM MARTIN for US senator from Georgia. Vote for JIM Martin who will be on your side. Vote for JIM MARTIN who will work with President Obama and a majority congress for you. Vote for JIM MARTIN most of all for your-self, your family's, friends, and loved ones. Vote for JIM MARTIN for a better America, and a better World.

Don't let Saxby Chambliss make a chump out of you by tricking you into voting against your own best interest. Saxby chambliss is NOT! on your side. He's not one of you. He is on George Bush's side. And we all know what a catastrophe the Bush Chambliss administration has been the past 8 years.

Contact all your family and friends and do every thing you can to see to it that JIM MARTIN and GEORGIANS! take that senate seat back for Georgia, and America. No matter where you live in America. This is important to you. President Obama will need all the help, and power you can give him to try and fix this catastrophic mess that the Corrupt Bush Chambliss administration has created.

As I said before you will have to vote in overwhelming numbers to overcome the Bush Chambliss "Let Them Eat Cake" vote fraud machine. Vote early if you can. Then help everyone you can get to the polls and vote for JIM MARTIN. You and your loved ones don't have to be Saxby Chambliss's victims anymore.

I know you will get it done. Just like you did for President Obama.

God bless all of you

jacksmith - WORKING CLASS... :-)

Posted by jacksmith November 21, 08 12:19 PM
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Al Franken put together a fine political campain. I am sure he would say his political punchline wasn't quite as easy for him as the comedic version. Meanwhile "space girl" Minnesota Congress woman Michelle Bachman has gone to the media with another inept comment saying that "Franken was trying to stuff the ballot box." The only stuffing is the feathers in her head. Minnesota has paper ballots and reputable canvas board members with open ballot review decision processes. Norm Coleman initially asked Franken to throw in the towel as he was behind by 800 votes. The split now is hovering around 100 votes out of three million.

Posted by Markeboy November 21, 08 10:21 PM
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saxby will win georgia,who cares what happens in minnisota,post # 1 what are you so angry about???

Posted by happy voter November 24, 08 11:44 AM
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