Jim Martin

N ot sure what Jim Martin was thinking in allowing rapper Ludacris to attend a rally today. This is the day before the run off election in Georgia, and this would be the last move I would expect from a man who wants to be a United States senator. His opponent incumbent Saxby Chambliss had Sarah Palin come stump for him today, that move may have been just as bad so that might even each other out. Ludacris attending the rally will get plenty of media attention, but not in a positive way. Bill O'Reilly and Hannity will have a field day with this. ... Read Full Story

On ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos today, Democratic strategist and political analyst Donna Brazile indicated that there is the possibility of a runoff in the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic challenger, former Georgia state Rep. Jim Martin . If that happens, she said, “I will be in Georgia.” As much as I would love to have Donna Brazile visit us, I say we make her trip unnecessary by giving Jim Martin an outright victory. Let’s send Jim to Washington, and let poor Donna have a rest after a long campaign season. Do what you can to support ... Read Full Story

Georgia voters return to the polls today for the U.S. Senate runoff election between incumbent Saxby Chambliss and challenger Jim Martin . The runoff was triggered -- as per Georgia election law -- when Chambliss failed to win a majority of the votes cast November 4th. The one term senator has failed to distinguish himself in any way other than as a master of mud-slinging, racists appeals and being a rubber-stamp for all of Bush-Cheney's failed policies. He's a Jesse Helms-type character but with charm or accomplishments. Georgia needs a senator who will work in a nonpartisan way to fix the nation's economy. Chambliss' ... Read Full Story

The League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a Washington, D.C.-based organization focused on voter education and action on environmental issues, announced its endorsement of former State Rep. Jim Martin for U.S. Senate. Martin is in a very tight race with Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss, who is rated at only 5 percent in LCV’s 110th Congress 2008 National Environmental Scorecard . According to the LCV, Senator Chambliss has accepted $107,500 in contributions from oil and gas interests for his 2008 re-election campaign. His signature negative advertising is therefore funded, in part, by oil companies. Jim Martin’s positions on climate change and environmental policy make clean air ... Read Full Story

While having lunch today with some friends we discussed Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Jim Martin's blatantly false tv and radio ads attacking Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss for his support of the Fair Tax. He's banking on his own constituents ignorance. He might as well run an ad saying "Vote for me, Jim Martin for Senate. Because I'm counting on you to prove how ignorant I think you are!" Who in their right mind would vote for anyone who not only thinks his Democrat supporters are ignorant or outright stupid? The ads must be finding their target because he keeps making and running more of ... Read Full Story