Is Georgia a Swing State

David Weigel seems to think so. And the polls show Barack Obama and John McCain closer than either man probably predicted even a month ago. That's going to depress the vote for Bob Barr, as some decide they can't afford not to vote for McCain.

But Libertarian Senate candidate Allen Buckely is still polling in the high single digits. Democrat Jim Martin doesn't seem likely to break 50 percent, so some voters can send a message to Saxby Chambliss by voting for Buckley, confident that it will simply force Martin and Chambliss into a runoff in four weeks, where they can then vote for Chambliss.