Marshall wins 8th District

Jim Marshall is heading back to Congress to represent Middle Georgia. The Macon Democrat won a resounding victory over his Republican opponent.
Supporter's at Marshall's victory celebration were able to go home much earlier this time. Back in 2006 Marshall barely won against challenger, Mac Collins. The race was too close to call on the night of the election. But, last night Republican Rick Goddard called him to concede shortly after 10:00pm.
Marshall refers to his race against Collins as "dreadful." The Republican Party pumped in 5-million dollars and began running ads months before the election.

"This time around we didn't have that kind of bombardment, and that alleviated an awful lot of the stress."

Marshall also enjoys wide support from many conservative groups like the NRA. He beat Goddard by 14-percentage points and will be serving his fourth term in office.

Lively candidates forum in Perry

The first face-off of the candidates in the U.S. Senate race came last night in front of a boisterous crowd at the Georgia Fairgrounds in Perry Thursday night. Sharp words were traded between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and the challengers--Democrat Jim Martin and Libertarian Allen Buckley. The financial crisis was the overriding topic. Chambliss calling the crisis the "9/11 of our domestic economy". He defended his vote for the 700-billion dollar federal bailout, and said his opponents were sticking their heads in the sand over the issue. Martin and Buckley fired back that Chambliss was too aligned with President Bush policies, and said there are not good enough safeguards in the bailout for homeowners.

Last night’s debates also featured the 8th Congressional district race combatants--Representative Jim Marshall and Republican challenger Rick Goddard.

Bush visit aids 8th district candidate

President Bush left Georgia Tuesday afternoon hoping an infusion of money from a fundraiser he attended will give a boost to Republican Rick Goddard. Former Air Force general Goddard is in the 8th congressional district fight to try to oust Democrat Jim Marshall. The president spoke to a fundraiser crowd of about 200 people within his hour spent at the private Atlanta event.

Bush in Georgia today

President Bush drops-in on Georgia today for his first trip here in nearly two years. Bush will be in Atlanta this afternoon for a fundraising event to support 8th congressional district candidate Rick Goddard, a former Air Force general. Goddard is in the race against conservative Democrat Jim Marshall in the central Georgia district. Marshall holds a nearly 3-to-1 fundraising advantage over Goddard. While he’s here today, the President will also make the presentation of a volunteer service award to Sherri Goggin. She’s a former Mrs. Georgia who has helped families of premature babies.