Senate Race Update

Wouldn't it be nice to pull Chambliss' seat out from under him?

In Georgia, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution notes the first day of early voting for the run off between Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Jim Martin (D) began yesterday with elections officials "across the region reporting steady voting -- and, in some places, lines."

In Minnesota, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports Al Franken (D) wants erroneously rejected absentee ballots to be counted in the state's official tally, which will be certified today. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) leads Franken by 215 votes. A manual recount is scheduled to begin Wednesday.

In Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News notes the vote count begins again with approximately 24,000 left. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) trails challenger Mark Begich (D) by 1022 votes.

Georgia Senate Race Not Settled!

By GottaLaff

This morning, I was listening as Greg Palast told Stephanie Miller that a few seats were stolen in this election. Chambliss's was one of them. There was election fraud this time around, he said. Maybe we can remedy this one:

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) "refused to concede that he'd been thrown into a U.S. Senate runoff -- but acknowledged he was now 'in full campaign mode' while final votes trickle in," the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.

"Currently, Chambliss has 49.9 percent of the vote, according to Secretary of State Karen Handel. He needs 50 percent plus one to escape a runoff."

Fingers firmly crossed.