Today will likely reveal the outcome of Georgia’s marathon U.S. Senate race. Voters return to the polls for a special runoff election.

Georgia is the only state requiring a runoff if the leading candidate in a general election fails to exceed 50 percent of the vote.

In last month’s general election, Republican Saxby Chambliss, the incumbent, fell just short of that, receiving 49.8 percent of the vote in a three-way race. Democratic challenger Jim Martin scored 46.8 percent with Libertarian Allen Buckley trailing at 3.4 percent.

Conventional wisdom (and recent polls) would suggest Chambliss has the advantage in this “red” state. However, Martin has inherited a high-tech and well-organized “get out the vote” system from the Obama campaign, which has been actively using its vast email database to rally likely supporters.

When I arrived at my own precinct this morning, the flow of voters was steady, but light. Compared to the massive turnout in the general election, it’s expected that relatively few voters will determine the outcome of the runoff.

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It’s still unclear whether President-elect Barack Obama will campaign in Georgia for Jim Martin, the Democrat challenging Republican U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss. But the Obama campaign has been emailing supporters to attend a Wednesday afternoon Get Out The Vote Rally at Clark Atlanta University featuring former President Bill Clinton.

Chambliss, who faces Martin in a Dec. 2 runoff, was joined at recent campaign stops by former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and GOP nominee John McCain.

After a long and contentious presidential race, it’s uncertain how many Georgia voters will have the motivation to return to the polls one more time. Equally uncertain is who’s more likely to vote: Someone euphoric over Obama’s victory? Or someone lamenting McCain’s defeat?

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As conservative evangelicals assess the outcome of the 2008 election, a leading spokesperson is offering some advice for the movement’s future.

Mark DeMoss, who heads an Atlanta-based PR firm for religious organizations, writes in a guest post on Beliefnet, “I have an idea for a new project for evangelicals: we could lead the charge to get rid of negative political advertising, irritating “push” calling, and generally mean-spirited, petty campaign behavior…”

In addition to demanding civility from candidates, DeMoss urges evangelicals to stop demonizing their opponents while claiming perfection in their own candidates — which, he claims, causes them to “lose credibility and legitimacy.”

DeMoss calls on evangelicals to be more generous with campaign contributions and to support qualified candidates who share their values, as opposed to simply voting for politicians who belong to their particular religious denomination. In his Beliefnet post, he writes:

Along the campaign trail I met so many people, including pastors and religious leaders, who could tell me only that their choice for president was a “good Christian” or “one of us.” This, in my view, is a dangerously inadequate approach to choosing our highest leaders. We don’t choose people for any other positions using this test; why would we apply it to one of the most important positions on the planet?

DeMoss, who identifies himself as an “evangelical Southern Baptist,” worked for Mitt Romney (a Mormon) in the GOP primary campaign, and voted for John McCain in the general election.

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By Noelle Watters

I stayed up until midnight to see his speech. Whether or not you voted for Barack Obama, hearing what our new President-elect had to say seemed like something to wait up for!  So I watched and listened as Brit and company discussed, and just as I started to doze, it happened! On the stage amid a roar from the crowd came our next president, his two adorable daughters and, who was that? Could it be? The normally impeccably dressed Michelle Obama wearing THAT!

Oh God, I was horrified.  This is the most important night of your life thus far, Michelle, and you’re wearing THAT?

Now don’t get me wrong.  Up until this point, I was a huge fan of the future First Lady’s style.  As soon as she came on the scene she was compared to THE style icon when it comes to First Ladies: Jackie O’.  Like her, Michelle knows the importance of clean lines and the ease of dressing.  She dresses without trying to imitate others or looking like a Jackie O’ wannabe. Instead she adds a touch of her own style resulting in a modern, classic look.

Oh, how she impressed me with her slim short sleeve shift dresses in jewel tones or floral prints. Instead of sticking to a traditional strand of pearls, she would take chances opting for an over-sized, exaggerated style or a long strand with floral details. On another occasion, she chose a dress with just a bit of beads at the neckline to add a touch of glamour without going over the top. And of course, what made Michelle an independent (style speaking, of course) was her commitment to a simple flat shoe. Elegant, comfortable, and ensuring she didn’t look taller than our future president, Michelle made a flat look formal instead of casual. I was convinced the First Lady-elect would be a style super star.

And then last night happened.  She stepped onto the stage in that horrid Narciso Rodriguez Fall ‘09 red shift.  I was shocked. This is the guy best known for designing the glorious, elegant and simple wedding dress worn by Carolyn Bessette who married JFK, Jr.!  And as Barack spoke on this monumental evening, inspiring millions with his words, “Yes we can, ” all I kept thinking was, “No she didn’t!”

The dress was definitely a trendy choice, the cummerbund reminiscent of the bondage theme seen all over the runways.  The skirt too, originally sheer (thankfully Michelle had the designer make the change) was another huge fall ’09 trend.  Unfortunately, it just didn’t work. The splatter painted bodice and hem were distracting and the black side panels and cummerbund detail did absolutely nothing for Michelle’s shape!  Just about the only thing I liked were her kitten shoes and basic black cardigan.

I would be thrilled to have a fashion forward First Lady, and in Michelle’s defense, I hope she continues to take chances when it comes to her wardrobe.   What a refreshing change that would be to the same old bright ladies-who-lunch suits we’ve all become accustomed to.  But as Sarah Palin would say, if asked whether this was a fashion disaster, “You betcha!”

Oh, and one more thing.  Michelle, if you’re reading this, your daughters are beautiful and looked lovely last night, as they always do.   But matching their mom? It wasn’t an American Girls Convention.  We look forward to some change!!

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On the way over to the election night party at the US Embassy in London I bragged to my cabbie that I hadn’t seen this much excitement about a race since the Kennedy-Nixon race in 1960 (ok I was 5 years old and supported Nixon but I remember).

At the bash itself it was pretty bipartisan but my trusted cameraman Mal noted a tell tale sign.   Everybody was lining up to take pictures with the Obama life-size cardboard cut out.  There were few takes for the McCain version.

By the end of the evening (early morning for us), all balance went out the window and a cheering throng of Barack supporters were delerious.

Not so the man himself.  As I watched his victory speech with dawn breaking over London I couldn’t help but notice what others did.  A new air of seriousness.   Solemnity.   As if it now truly hit him what a weight of responsibility he had inherited.

Expectations are high of course.  Way too high.   Around the world.  This is the fifth US Presidential election I ve covered from abroad and I’ve never seen anything like it.

From the dusty streets of Nairobi and Djibouti.   To the packed scenes in Bangkok.  To the olde world atmosphere in Berlin and Paris.  People were watching and involved.

Even in my London neighborhood my newspaper vendor and druggist would ask me regularly how the campaign was going.

Now they and…and .we…have a result.

And now…as most pundits quickly also noted….the hard part begins.