In analyzing Sen. Saxby Chambliss'
impressive victory in Georgia -- he defeated Democrat Jim
Martin by
more than 300,000 votes in Tuesday's runoff -- it is
important to understand where that Republican margin comes from.
While liberals will try to explain Martin's defeat as a product
of retrograde rural backlash, the decisive factor for Chambliss
was his large margins in the prosperous, fast-growing suburban
and exurban counties around Atlanta.
As usual for Republicans in Georgia, Chambliss piled up huge
margins in the mega-suburban counties of Cobb and Gwinnett,
beating Martin by nearly 50,000 votes in each. But Chambliss also
piled up a combined margin of nearly 150,000 votes in nine "outer
ring" exurban counties. Here are those counties, showing
Chambliss' margin and each county's population growth rate (April
2000-July 2006) according to the Census Bureau:
Please note that the margins are based on results available at 8
a.m., when 97% of precincts statewide were reporting, and the
vote is not complete in all counties.
I'm still waiting for the DNC announcement contesting the
results. Why this is a cliff hanger in Franken model.
Thinking Bulldog| 12.3.08 @ 12:30PM
The remaining precincts are almost certainly in Fulton County and
in the City of Atlanta in particular. These south Atlanta
precincts are overwhelmingly democrat and usually aren't sorted
out for days after an election no matter what the turnout.
st louie mo| 12.3.08 @ 9:32AM
I'm still waiting for the DNC announcement contesting the results. Why this is a cliff hanger in Franken model.
Thinking Bulldog| 12.3.08 @ 12:30PM
The remaining precincts are almost certainly in Fulton County and in the City of Atlanta in particular. These south Atlanta precincts are overwhelmingly democrat and usually aren't sorted out for days after an election no matter what the turnout.
biniki| 8.28.09 @ 10:45PM
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