Saxby Chambliss Wins Georgia Runoff

Thus the Democrats are stuck at 58 seats in the Senate, pending the outcome of Al Franken's attempted theft of Norm Coleman's seat in Minnesota.

This was a blowout.

Republican Saxby Chambliss won Georgia’s Senate runoff Tuesday, denying Democrats a chance to reach a filibuster-proof majority next year.

Democratic state Rep. Jim Martin was unable to overcome the fact that he did not have President-elect Obama on the ballot in the runoff. He trailed the incumbent 61-39 with 71 percent of precincts reporting when the race was called.

Chambliss’s victory leaves Minnesota as the lone outstanding Senate contest. A recount is underway in the razor-thin race between GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.

Should Franken win, Democrats will get to 59 seats. Either way, they hope to reach the 60-seat threshold in 2010.

Must have been that visit from Sarah Palin that put him over the top.