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Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) predicted that he would win
Tuesday’s runoff election against Democrat Jim Martin if voters turn out at the
polls in the same way they did Nov. 4. Chambliss, who fell just shy of the 50 percent of the vote
needed to avoid a run-off under Georgia law, expressed confidence on “Fox News
Sunday” about Tuesday’s outcome.
“I beat my Democratic opponent significantly on November
the 4th, and if voters turn out again in the same ratios and in the same
numbers, then, obviously, we'll win again,” he said.
With Barack Obama at the top of the ticket, turnout in
Georgia was high, especially among African-Americans. However, while 35 percent
of the electorate on Nov. 4 was black, that percentage is expected to drop, giving
Chambliss an advantage.
The senator on Sunday would not concede that black vote.
“I’ve reached out to the African-American community from
day one. I'll continue to do that,” he said.
Asked what would happen if Martin wins on Tuesday, and Democrats
get a filibuster-proof majority by prevailing in the Minnesota recount, Chambliss
said Democrats would approve “an awful lot” of liberal, activist judges, usher
in universal healthcare that will deny patients the right to choose their
physician, and pass economic recovery measures that will burden taxpayers.
“You're going to see an economic stimulus like you won't
believe, and it's going to all be put on the back of taxpayers,” he said. “The
one in place now needs the opportunity to work. You're going to see the
automobile industry receive a huge blank check just to fill in their cash flow
needs.”
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