Georgia (5/20/06)

In 2002, incumbent senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran Max Cleland lost to Saxby Chambliss in the dirtiest senate campaign in history. The Democrats want to now reclaim that seat. To do that, they have a couple of candidates who could swing the seat. The most probable of those candidates to run are extremely conservative congressman Jim Marshall and/or, assuming she loses her gubernatorial campaign, Secretary of State Cathy Cox. Either one of these candidate could give Chambliss, who will probably be unopposed in the GOP primary, a run for his money. The wild-card in this race will be Max Cleland, who could challenge Chambliss again. If not, Cox or Marshall will do a fine job, but Cleland would be the best candidate. This is anybody's ballgame.

Possible GOP Candidates: Senator Saxby Chambliss (http://chambliss.senate.gov/)

Possible Dem Candiates: Former Senator Max Cleland (http://www.9-11commission.gov/about/bio_cleland.htm/)
Secretary of State Cathy Cox (http://www.cathycox.com/)
Congressman Jim Marshall (http://www.friendsofjimmarshall.com/)

Current Rating: Leans GOP