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Chambliss: ‘Dynamite’ Palin turned out vote |
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By Klaus Marre
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Posted: 12/03/08 10:29 AM [ET] |
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Newly reelected Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) credited
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin with firing up his base and allowing him to cruise to a
victory over Democrat Jim Martin. “Sarah Palin came in on the last day, did a fly-around
and, man, she was dynamite,” Chambliss told Fox News on Wednesday. “We packed
the houses everywhere we went. And it really did allow us to peak and get our
base fired up.”
Chambliss beat Martin by three points on Nov. 4 but did
not reach 50 percent of the vote, making a runoff necessary. However, the
incumbent easily beat his challenger Tuesday, more than quadrupling his margin
of victory, and in the process kept Democrats from reaching a filibuster-proof
Senate majority.
Chambliss heaped praise on Palin, saying she has a “great
future” in the GOP.
“I can’t overstate the impact she had down here. All
these folks did a great job coming in,” he said, referring to former
presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Rudy Giuliani. “They all allow you
[to] add momentum to where we were in the campaign. But when she walks in a
room, folks just explode.”
Chambliss also said he has “no idea” whether Martin would
have been more successful had President-elect Obama actively campaigned for
him.
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