Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, of Georgia, is rallying the GOP to save his seat. The incumbent is scheduled to faceoff with Democrat Jim Martin in a runoff vote on December 2nd. Lori Geary has more in a WJBF News Channel 6 Vote 08 report.

Richmond County taxpayers will foot $75,000 bill for December 2nd runoff.

Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss is battling for a second term, fighting a surge of Democratic voters and frustration over the economy.

You can hardly watch TV without seeing nasty, negative ads from the two U.S. Senate candidates, in Georgia. One of those candidates, Democrat Jim Martin, did a little campaigning in Augusta, Thursday morning. While he still trails Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss in the polls, the gap has narrowed, dramatically. One poll shows Martin within six percentage points of Chambliss.

The Senate has passed a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry aimed at preventing the economy from plunging into a recession.

Today’s economy, and the war in Iraq, are making voters really think about who we send to Washington. Besides the President, South Carolina voters will have a Senate election. WJBF-TV News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, took the issues of Vote ‘08 to the candidates to hear what they had to say.