Also, we discussed the best and worst ads from the 2008 GA US Senate Race

Appeals Court Run-off. Also, Steve Anthony guest hosted on the program.

This episode opens with updates on Georgia’s nonstop election cycle and a preview of next week’s interviews with Court of Appeals candidates Sarah Doyle and Mike Sheffield. The hosts then turn to a flurry of late-runoff campaign events: John McCain, Zell Miller, Bill Clinton, and Mike Huckabee all stump in Georgia as Saxby Chambliss leans heavily on the Fair Tax message alongside allies Neil Boortz and John Linder. The panel criticizes the Fair Tax as economically harmful and politically unrealistic given the incoming Congress.

They shift to national races, predicting Democrat Mark Begich will defeat convicted Senator Ted Stevens in Alaska, while the Minnesota Senate recount between Al Franken and Norm Coleman could ultimately bring Democrats to 59 seats—heightening the importance of Georgia’s runoff. Discussion of turnout follows; while polls show unusually high voter-intent numbers, the hosts believe actual turnout will be far lower, though enthusiasm for Jim Martin appears strong among energized Obama supporters. Obama’s team has reopened field offices statewide and resumed canvassing and phone-banking.

The conversation broadens to the 2010 Senate landscape. In Florida, Senator Mel Martinez suffers approval ratings in the low 20s and polls poorly against several Democrats. In North Carolina, conservative Democrat Heath Shuler is weighing a challenge to Senator Richard Burr, a race the hosts view as highly winnable. They also note signs that Kentucky’s Jim Bunning may retire, potentially creating another competitive open seat.

The episode’s “Outrage of the Week” targets Georgia Congressman Paul Broun, who compared President-elect Obama to Adolf Hitler and labeled his views Marxist. The hosts condemn the remarks as historically illiterate, inflammatory, and beneath a Member of Congress—setting the stage for guest Mike Cantone to join the discussion.

Georgia and Southern politics

Georgia and Southern politics

Ryan from the Daily Kingfish will fill us in on Louisiana Politics and GA Congressional candidate Dr. Deborah Honeycutt will join us!

In a move that does democracy proud, the winners of FOX News Radio’s Battle of the Blog Talkers – Kevin “The Close Call Kid” Ross from the right and David “The Mouth from the South” McLaughlin from the left – are taking to each other’s shows to remind their fellow Americans to “get out the vote.” Kevin kicked off the show of unity last week by bringing David onto The Kevin Ross Show. Tonight, David welcomes Kevin onto The Kudzu Vine at 7 p.m. ET. The fact the neither blog talker champ fits his party’s stereotype has not gone unnoticed. “How ironic is it that I’m a black Republican from L.A. and David – a white guy from Georgia – is a Democrat?” Kevin tells us. “Don’t forget that I’m a Baptist - and a football coach, to boot,” quips David. Kevin and David beat out six other BlogTalkRadio hosts in the October 6-10 FOX News Radio tournament to determine America’s best talkers from each side of the political spectrum. Their victories (decided by listeners voting via mobile-text message and an online poll) were announced Monday by FOX News Radio anchor Spencer Hughes on Fox Across America, which hosted the historic debate series. But the war of words isn’t over yet. Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 21, David and Kevin will join Spencer in co-hosting four days of Election 2008 shows on FOX News Radio, from 8 to 9 a.m. ET. Stay tuned for details on that special series. In the meantime, if you missed any of last week’s blog-talk action, click here to download those shows now.

We cover the South like Kudzu

who is running for State House and Mike Cantone from Take Back GA will come on and release a new radio ad highlighting Saxby pitiful record.

Georgia and Southern politics