McCain to Campaign for Chambliss

By the end of today, we should have official word confirming a run off for the US Senate seat will be needed. Neither Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss or his challenger, Democrat Jim Martin, have reached the fifty percent threshold to avoid a runoff.

But Republicans, still facing the prospect of losing a filibuster proof minority in the Senate, are taking no chances here in Georgia. According to the Chambliss campaign, John McCain will be stumping for his Republican colleague.

Chambliss endorsed McCain days before the February 5th primary, a race ultimately won by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee.

Martin, for his part, has taken to the airwaves linking himself to President-Elect Barack Obama. Martin endorsed former North Carolina Senator John Edwards before the primary, even though Edwards had withdrawn from the race. That endorsement caused Martin some headaches during his primary runoff with Vernon Jones.