Martin ad takes aim at Chambliss

Democratic Senate candidate Jim Martin has stepped up his attacks on Saxby Chambliss with a new ad suggesting the Republican incumbent is out of touch with the economic woes of the middle class.

In the spot, Martin says Georgians need to reverse the George Bush's failed economic policies that Chambliss has supported for years.

The Martin campaign said Monday that the television ad will be running statewide.

It's the first ad that has taken direct aim at Chambliss, suggesting the Senate race is heating up with less than two months to go until election day. Chambliss is running his own ad that highlights his biography and his record from his first term in the Senate.

(The Associated Press)

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Obama spreads campaign efforts in Georgia

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama opened five campaign offices in Georgia on Saturday.

It is a sign that the Obama campaign believes Georgia is in play.

A poll released last week shows that John McCain is still ahead of the Democrat in Georgia with 46 percent.

But Obama’s 41 percent showing in the Insider Advantage poll is within the margin of error for the poll.

Also, the poll asked people to identify their party affiliation. It showed that 40 percent of Georgians consider themselves Democrats and 18 percent said they are independent voters.

Obama visits Georgia

Barack Obama's campaign says he will visit Georgia on Tuesday to discuss the effects of the economy on families. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will attend a public town hall meeting at a High School in Powder Springs.

The Obama campaign says the senator's visit to Georgia is part of an effort to win over states that President Bush won in 2000 and 2004. One poll released last week showed Obama only 2 percentage points behind John McCain in Georgia. But other polls have been showing McCain with a lead of up to 10 point.

The fact that Obama is traveling to Georgia shows that his campaing believes he can win the state. Campaign officials say that during the next week, Obama will focus his message on economic security. He will also hold a private fund raising event.