Jim Martin

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Republican Saxby Chambliss defeated Democrat Jim Martin in Georgia’s runoff election Tuesday, preventing Democrats from gaining a filibuster-proof “super majority” in the Senate. With 71 percent of precincts reporting, the race was called, The Hill reports, as Martin trailed 61 to 39 percent. Now it’s all eyes on Minnesota — although with [...]

The Democrats’ quest for a veto-proof majority faces its penultimate test today, with Jim Martin seeking to oust Sen. Saxby Chambliss in a runoff election. The conventional wisdom holds that Martin is unlikely to prevail. Either way, it will leave Minnesota’s senate contest as the last undecided race. But NBC’s First Read blog argues that [...]

After taking a Thanksgiving break, the Minnesota recount is back, with about 14 counties to go and 10 percent of ballots still to be counted. With Friday’s final-count deadline looming, here’s a recap of recent news: Tough math for Franken, Palin v. Ludicris, and another 599 looks at screwy ballots.

With Democrats now controlling 57 Senate seats — just shy of the veto-proof majority they’d gain with 60 — all eyes are on Minnesota’s race between Norm Coleman and Al Franken… as Huffington Post’s All-Al-All-the-Time dedicated page (see logo above) suggests. The margin has narrowed considerably between the two, but has held firm most of [...]