It would seem Vernon Jones's blatant Bush cheerleading caught up with him, as tonight in the Senate runoff, Jim Martin is ahead by a healthy percentage based on dramatic reversals in the Atlanta suburbs.
Notable suburban Atlanta counties (with 7/15 primary results):
Clayton: 2834 Jones, 3262 Martin (12145/6013)
Cobb: 2155 Jones, 6887 Martin (5646/6167)
Gwinnett: 2165 Jones, 4703 Martin (5512/4556)
With 55% of precincts reporting:
Martin: 78992 (60.0%)
Jones: 52574 (40.0%)
Let's hear it for a good senate candidate in the deep south!
Update 1:
69% reporting:
Martin: 99170 (59.8%)
Jones: 66587 (40.2%)
I thought it was going to be within 5 points for sure.
Update 2:
78% reporting:
Martin: 132332 (59.2%)
Jones: 91271 (40.8%)
It's official: we have a good Senate candidate in Georgia!