Huckabee leads Chambliss rally

Chants of “Huck-a-bee” greeted former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee as he led a rally for the “fair tax” in Georgia aimed at helping Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff bid. Several thousand Georgians crowded into the Gwinnett Center Sunday afternoon for a raucous event that also featured radio talk show host Neal Boortz, one the most vocal boosters of the “fair tax.“

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Published: November 17, 2008
Updated: November 17, 2008

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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) - Chants of “Huck-a-bee” greeted former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee as he led a rally for the “fair tax” in Georgia aimed at helping Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his runoff bid. Several thousand Georgians crowded into the Gwinnett Center Sunday afternoon for a raucous event that also featured radio talk show host Neal Boortz, one the most vocal boosters of the “fair tax.“

The “fair tax” would eliminate the income tax and the Internal Revenue Service and put in place a national sales tax. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has run several ads attacking Chambliss’ support for the “fair tax.“ Chambliss has called the ads misleading.

Chambliss is locked in a Dec. 2 runoff with Democrat Jim Martin.

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