We are pleased to add
Georgia Democrat Jim Martin to our list of targeted US Senate candidates for this cycle.
Martin is challenging incumbent
Republican Senator
Saxby Chambliss in the Peach State. Making economic issues the focal point of his campaign,
Martin has surged in recent polls and now is tied with
Chambliss in this critical race. Voter turnout and campaign funding will be crucial to a
Martin victory.
A
Democratic pick-up of the
Georgia seat would be a huge step towards the sixty-seat Senate majority
Dems need to prevent
Republican obstruction of vital legislation in the next Congress. We urge out readers to support
Jim Martin in whatever way they can. Note that we have added a direct
link to the
Martin Campaign website in the left margin of this page. Please click on it today to contribute to
Jim's campaign.
Regrettably, we have removed Bob Tuke in Tennessee from our list of targeted candidates. Underfunded and lacking the support of a strong, united Democratic Party, the Tuke campaign has not gotten off the ground and appears to be only a pro forma effort. We still urge our Tennessee readers to vote for Tuke, a good and decent man, but we must advise Volunteer State Democrats that any financial contributions towards a sixty-seat Democratic majority in the US Senate would be better made to any one of the Democrats in hotly contested races in four states that border Tennessee: NC, GA, KY and MS.
Similarly, in spite of a valiant effort,
Larry LaRocco's campaign for the US Senate appears to have hit a wall in rock-ribbed
Republican Idaho. As we are doing in
TN, we urge
Idaho Democrats to vote for
LaRocco, but suggest that contributions to
Jeff Merkley's campaign in neighboring
Oregon would better serve the goal of getting sixty Democrats in the Senate.
