Presser:

SAXBY CONFIRMS SARAH PALIN
TO CAMPAIGN WITH HIM IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA—U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) today confirmed that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will campaign in Georgia with him on Monday, December 1st.

“I was thrilled when I got the call that Governor Palin would be able to make the trip to Georgia to campaign with me the day before the runoff election,” Saxby said.  “Julianne and I are honored that she would take the time to travel to Georgia to tell everyone how important this election is and I know that she will receive an enthusiastic welcome everywhere we go.”

Governor Palin will join Saxby for four public rallies across the state on Monday, December 1st: 8:30 am in Augusta; 11:00 am in Savannah; 1:30 pm in Perry; and 4:00 pm in north metro Atlanta.  More specific details on exact locations and how to obtain tickets will be available later this week.

Nice. I’d been hoping for this one. Hotair.com reports that the latest Politico poll has Saxby up by 3 (within the margin of error) at 50 to 47 with 3 percent undecided (pretty similar to general election results). Redstate.com is covering this, too. The FrontLoading blog gives a fantastic synopsis of this race (see my sidebar December 2 Important Date for the link as well).

Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN) is holding on to his lead with 78% of the ballots recounted as of Monday evening with 210 separating Coleman from Franken.

You’ll notice in my Important Dates section in the sidebar that next week is going to be quite the week on a number of fronts.

Stay tuned…

-Phil