Georgia Campaign the Focal Point of the 2008 Senate Races, and a Bonus

Keeping the Democratic Party from having a 60 vote majority is important in itself. However, for me this is more about the future of the Conservative movement than it is about Saxby Chambliss or Jim Martin.

Key people who had a role in the 2008 election process have campaigned for Saxby Chambliss: Giuliani, Romney and Huckabee and now on Monday Sarah Palin.

The Sarah Palin appearances, the closer’s role for lack of a better term, will test her ability to truly mobilize the base. Governor Sarah Palin supporters will find out if she has any real power or not. Can Sarah Palin do the heavy lifting and bring out the base in Georgia for Saxby Chambliss.

It is my opinion that the future of the Conservative movement and the GOP lies squarely on the ability to bring out the base. That is the first step. So let us see if Palin can do it for Chambliss, and not just to the rallies. The next step however, is to measure whether Sarah Palin (or any of the leaders in the GOP) can bring out new faces to the base and grow the votes. After that, the next step is going to be about truly developing a grass roots movement that will have in impact in 2010.

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