Bill Clinton to campaign for Martin in Georgia
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/09/25/art.billmac.cnn.jpg caption="Clinton will hit the trail in Georgia Wednesday."](CNN) - Three weeks before Georgia’s December 2 Senate runoff vote, former President Bill Clinton – the last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state – will stump for his party’s candidate Jim Martin, locked in a tight race with incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss.
Clinton, who first visited the state for Martin last fall, will become the first high-profile Democrat to visit the state to campaign for the Senate challenger since Election Day.
The former president’s campaign event in Atlanta Wednesday will have an economic focus, according to Martin’s campaign.
Former Republican presidential nominee John McCain visited Georgia last week to campaign for Chambliss.
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I think this will help Jim a lot. Bill is very popular with african-americans, and hopefully will get them to turn out. On a side note all these people who are criticizing Obama for picking a lot of old clinton staffers need to remember that Obama is picking the best people for the job, and the last time this country enjoyed economic prosperity was during the clinton admin. He turned a deficit from Sr. Bush into a surplus. So we need to give Obama a break and see how he performs before we criticize.
Mr. Martin is a shoo-in! Bill Clinton is a credible voice and a great politician! We all know that. The man was not perfect, but who is. He surely did a fine job governing this country as President even WITH the Republican Witch Hunt! And that is what he had to contend with all 8 years in office. And what stuck.... the man was unfaithful to his wife! Our tax dollars went to prove that! Look at the difference in what these HIGHLY moral Republicans have done to this country.
Wake up, Christian Right, you have just been relieved of the Republican dictatorship that was on the horizon!
Don't think for one moment that was not the agenda! 🙂 God bless Barack Obama.... THE ONE!
This is great!
Turn Georgia Blue in the Senate, Bill. We got rid of an old-school bigot from NC, you can do it in GA too.
Way to go, Bill. Glad you are stepping in because of McCain campaigning there for Chambliss.
Nobody does it better then Bill...
Has Bills nose got longer or is it just the photo?He will need his best southern drawl to help get Chambliss'THE FEARMONGER" out of there.
Hope whoever win can bring development and progress to the city.
Ought to be a detriment !
OHHHHH They are sending BUBBA!!
I bet the repub guys are SWEATING!!
YOU GO MR. PRESIDENT REPUBLICANS NEED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY SO REAL CHANGE CAN COME.....
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I am surprised he is doing this after Obama "played the race card on him". These dems have hearts of stone–nothing but power matters to any of them. When you have no morale fiber, you have no conscionce
Whatever happened to presidents serving gthe compainy and then walking away. Why are the Clintons still hanging around?
For anyone who doesn't know it by now hiring HILLARY CLINTON means there will be drama. She lives for it. There will be more drama for Barack because she doesn't care about his administration. It's a trial run for her administration. So whatever drama she can create in his administration will be fine with her.
I've agreed with everything Barack has done so far, but this woman should be bannished to Congress and New York only. She shouldn't be in his administration because she is nothing but trouble.
I hope Martin wins. I cannot stomach another member of the GOP back in D.C.
Whatever happened to presidents serving their country and then walking away. Why are the Clintons still hanging around?
For anyone who doesn't know it by now hiring HILLARY CLINTON means there will be drama. She lives for it. There will be more drama for Barack because she doesn't care about his administration. It's a trial run for her administration. So whatever drama she can create in his administration will be fine with her.
I've agreed with everything Barack has done so far, but this woman should be bannished to Congress and New York only. She shouldn't be in his administration because she is nothing but trouble.
Thanx President Clinton. Let's make sure that democrats win so that we can undo the irrational Bush policies and rebuild our beloved country.
Hopefully they can get Bush and Palin to campaign for Chambliss too!
Go get 'em President Clinton! Turn it Blue!
Yeah, Bubba!
I'm loving it! You and Hillary have earned a renewed respect from African-Americans.
I know nothing about Jim Martin. However, I do know that Chambliss is a fear mongering, cowardly cheap shot artist who Swift Boated Max Cleland to win his senate seat. His kind needs to be crushed out of political existence. Three cheers for Bill Clinton. I hope more high profile Democrats show up to support Martin and beat Chambliss.
The Clinton magic is still there!
Yep, Bill is one crazy son of a...LOL!!
Bill did took Georgia, right? Not a bad idea considering Martin is still in there..
C'mon Georgians!
Bring this election home for the people!
Vote for Martin!
Bill is going to Georgia to stir up the black vote for the Democratic candidate so the nightmare of a Democratic 60% Senate majority can become a reality. This in turn would give the new president the ability to govern as a dictator since the Democrats already have a large majority in the House. And don't think for a minute that the majority leaders, Pelosi and Reid, are going to do anything but rubber-stamp his proposals! The good news is that a lot of Georgian taxpayers realise this imminent danger and will go to the polls to vote for Chambliss, though Chambliss did foolishly vote for the $750B bail out. Hopefully Chambliss will have learned his lesson after this tight election and will return to his conservative roots!
Good choice, Bill Clinton will do a good job for Martin. Obama needs to put his political program to work for Martin in Georgia. Getting volunteers to help get out the vote is a good idea and the Dems need to embrace and make Obama's "get out the vote" efforts their own.