I hope you all know about the December 2nd runoff down in Georgia. If you don't and you are curious about the vast "Character/Integrity Gap" between Democrat Jim Martin and Big Business Party Republican Saxby Chambliss, or if you want to know how to help, please refer to the following recent diaries: here, here, and here.
This diary is intended to highlight the fact that this runoff begins today! County-by-county early vote information can be found here (warning PDF). Please spread this document along, as the GA Sec. of State has finally conceded that all counties must allow early voting in the runoff, and she knows that if she gives in to temptation and provides misleading information on her website she'll end up in jail. A few thoughts on Chambliss and Martin below the fold...
Without belaboring the point, let me just add that trading Saxby Chambliss for Jim Martin will be roughly equivalent to a major sports team dumping the showboating rookie who is in it for his own numbers and who is killing the team for a veteran character guy who does all the little things, plays hard on defense, fights for loose balls, etc, etc. Or if you prefer, it would be like firing the guy in the office who shows up drunk every day and occasionally curses out an important client and then hiring a replacement salesperson whose performance and attitude boost the productivity of every employee.
Gee, I guess the point is pretty belabored after all. Make your own comparisons: www.martinforsenate.com and www.saxby-chambliss.com are great resources.
UPDATE:Another handy site I'd ask you all to go to: Jim Martin's ActBlue. Also, I want to highlight a comment by fdrrfk1974 that really gets to the heart of why this runoff is so winnable:
The honest truth is that we already have the votes we need to win this election. Turnout is lower on BOTH sides in a runoff election. Our great opportunity is that we have a nation of concerned progressives who want to help and can help by phonebanking.
If we sit on our hands and don't dial our phones, then your comment is a self-fulfilling prophesy. But, this is an opportunity for us to reach out and make a difference.
We are calling fellow Democrats here! Let's reach out and pull this one across the finish line.
We will all be glad we did.
Fight on.
Hear, Hear.