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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Former Congressman Max Burns today announced that he will not seek a recount of the votes in Georgia’s new 12th District.  In election results certified yesterday by Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox, Burns barely trailed Barrow by 864 votes out of 142,438 cast.  Although Burns was entitled to an automatic recount as prescribed by Georgia election law because the percentage between the two candidates was less than one percentage point, he decided against moving forward with the automatic recount.

“I’ve talked with John this morning and informed him that I will not ask the Secretary of State for an automatic recount and wished him well in his future Congressional service,” said Burns.  “On November 7th, folks from all across the 12th District went to the polls and voted for the candidate of their choice, and unfortunately, we came up just a few votes short.  While the vote was extremely close, we accept the results as certified by the Secretary of State.

“I appreciate the seventy thousand plus voters in the 12th District who voted for me and our campaign to get this country back on track.  I am also thankful for the hundreds of volunteers who walked neighborhoods, made phone calls and campaigned for me in every corner of the district.  Thank you.  Lora and I met friends in all twenty-two counties and we’re both grateful for the trust they placed in us and for the opportunity to have served in Congress.  What an honor.”

Official results from the Secretary of State’s office show Burns received 70,787 or 49.7% and Barrow received 71,651 or 50.3%.

Burns, who is traveling to Ohio to attend a family funeral, will be available for reporters via telephone at 3:30 pm today.  For information regarding the call, please contact Tim Baker at (912) 656-6851.

We have had tons of request from all over to provide ANY information on the current standing of the 12th District race. So here is what we know:

Right now we are waiting on all 22 county officials and Secretary of State Cathy Cox to certify the election results. The deadline for certification is tomorrow, so we should know in the next 24 to 36 hours.

At that point, the difference will be so close (probably within 500 votes) that it will force an automatic recount, which should begin by Friday. From there, we have no idea how long the recount takes or what happens next and we do not want to speculate.

We will let you know when we have more.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Former U.S. Representative and current candidate Max Burns today predicted ultimate victory in the race for Georgia’s 12th District, once all votes have been accurately recorded and certified.

“Based on information in the belated recording of our tremendous showing in Effingham County, I believe a thorough and independent review of vote totals district-wide will result in our winning this race,” says Burns.  “I am instructing our staff and supporters to continue aggressively working with state election officials to ensure that final count is timely, comprehensive, and accurate.”

Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox today reported Burns carried Effingham County with nearly 74% of the vote.  Those results were unavailable last night due to technical difficulties.

The landslide in Burns’ favor all but erased a slim lead in the total district vote by incumbent Democratic Congressman John Barrow, bringing the contest back to a virtual 50-50 tie, with only around 1,000 votes separating the candidates.  The narrow margin is well within the 1% threshold margin to initiate an automatic recount.

Burns says that in a race as competitive as that in the 12th District, both campaigns owe the voters an absolutely accurate and clean vote count.

“Regardless of who wins, this election of nearly 150,000 people will come down to just a few hundred ballots,” says Burns. “This is a golden opportunity to let the public know just how much their vote can mean in an election.  We need to work together to guarantee that this outcome is not marred by any hint of inaccuracy or fault in the voting process that would negate the vote of any person.”

The Secretary of State will continue tabulating votes until Monday, when a final tally will be certified and reported, opening the way for a formal recount request if necessary.

From the campaign: Georgia Secretary of State reports Effingham County totals with Burns securing 74% of the vote

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Republican Congressional Candidate Max Burns has won a landslide victory over Democrat John Barrow in Effingham County, according to the latest data released by Georgia Secretary of State Cathy Cox.  The release of Effingham County totals had been delayed since last night due to technical difficulties with voting machines.

The huge surge of support for Burns has largely erased Barrow’s earlier narrow lead, and moved the hotly-contested race below the 1% margin threshold for automatic recount under Georgia law.

“We knew the overwhelming support was there for Max in Effingham, and other counties that have not fully reported, and that this race is far from over,” says Burns Campaign Manager Tim Baker.  “We look forward to getting all the final results in so we can determine who won this race.”

The SoS site is reporting eight of the nine unaccounted for precincts from Effingham County. Of a total of 10,726 votes, Max Burns has 7,993 votes (73.96 percent) and Barrow has 2,793 (26.04 percent). This leaves one precinct in Effingham unaccounted for. We are also not sure if the situation with the sealed ballots is fully resolved.

The final precinct from Washington County has also been reported. Burns won a total of 2,431 votes (46.39 percent) and Barrow won 2,809 votes (53.61 percent).

This means that with nine precincts and absentee ballots still withstanding, and 97.42 percent of the vote reported, Burns trails by 1,077 votes with 49.62 percent of the total vote to Barrow’s 50.38 percent.

If our previous numbers hold up, then Burns will have a net gain of roughly 438 votes from the remaining nine precincts. That would leave Barrow only about 600 votes up; or a difference of four-one-hundredths of one-percent. Once you add absentee ballots, then this election can certainly still swing either way.

But again, our numbers could be off and are only averages from the SoS site’s official reports.

We’ll continue to keep you updated.

We have been crunching a few numbers and trying to sort out some of this mess. Barring the possibility of a recount (which is likely) this is what we have:

The SoS site shows 94.84 percent of precincts reported. Of that, Max Burns has 66,186 votes (48.83 percent) and John Barrow has 69,360 votes (51.17 percent). There are 18 precincts that have still not reported. Nine of those precincts are the sealed ballot boxes in Effingham County and the other nine are: one in Bulloch, one in Emanuel, one in Jefferson, one in Johnson, one in Montgomery, one in Richmond, one in Toombs, one in Warren and one in Washington.

This gives Barrow a 3,174 vote lead with at least 7,000 votes unaccounted for. We are also hearing that there are somewhere in the neighborhood of 4,000 absentee ballots to be counted across the district, and those traditionally break Republican. So we’ll break this down further:

Effingham: Based on the 14 reported precincts from Effingham County, there are an average of 427 votes per precinct. From that we can estimate that there should be roughly 3,843 votes in the nine sealed ballot boxes. Max Burns won 74.57 percent of the total 14-precinct Effingham vote. Based on these numbers, Burns wins about 2,866 votes and Barrow nabs 977. If we add these numbers to the total, Burns is only down 1,285 votes.

The Other Nine: These are a little easier to call. Of the nine counties still unreported, Richmond and Jefferson were the only ones that showed Burns under 60 percent. We’ll use the SoS numbers to estimate the total number of votes in each precinct still withstanding.

Bulloch went 65.16 percent Burns. The lone holdout precinct should hold about 701 votes, based on the 17 reported Bulloch precincts. If 65 percent go to Burns, then he gets 457 votes and Barrow gets 244. Burns picks up 213 votes and trails by 1072 votes.

Emanuel went 63.17 percent Burns. Based on turnout from the 15 reported precincts, the one remaining precinct should have give-or-take 312 votes. That means 197 votes for Burns and 115 for Barrow. Burns picks up 82 votes and trails by 990 votes.

Jefferson went 53.66 percent Barrow. Using the nine reported precincts, the unreported precinct should contain roughly 499 votes. Burns should get 232 votes and Barrow 267 votes. Barrow picks up 35 votes and Burns then trails by 1,025 votes.

Johnson went 60.23 percent Burns. Based on the eight reported precincts, the calculations show about 252 votes in the holdout precinct. Burns wins 151 votes and Barrow 101. The net gain of 50 votes put Burns down 975 votes.

Montgomery went 60.75 percent Burns. From the eight reported precincts we can estimate that there should be roughly 237 votes outstanding. Of those, 143 go to Burns and 94 to Barrow. That puts Burns down 926 votes.

Richmond went 64.75 percent Barrow. Using the data from the 43 tallied precincts, the lone withstanding precinct should hold about 610 votes. Of those, 215 would be Burns’ and 395 would go to Barrow. Barrow nets 180 votes and Burns thus trails by 1,106 votes.

Toombs went 65.48 percent Burns. That leaves an estimated 355 votes in the unreported precinct. Burns would win 232 of those, Barrow 123. Burns then trails by 997 votes.

Warren went 52.42 percent Barrow. Using the data from the seven reported precincts, there are about 218 votes in the unaccounted-for precinct. Burns wins 104 votes, Barrow gets 114 votes. Burns then trails by 1,007 votes.

Washington went 52.85 percent Barrow. With nine of 10 precincts reported, the data suggests 533 votes in the remaining precinct. Burns gains 251 votes to Barrow’s 282. That means that after all 18 precincts are accounted for, based on all these numbers, Burns trails by 1,038 votes.

TOTAL: This total is EXTREMELY CLOSE and does not account for absentee ballots, which we have estimated at, give-or-take, 4,000. Burns would only need to win 2,519 of those 4,000 votes, or 63 percent, to force an ABSOLUTE tie. Absentee ballots traditionally favor Republicans, so if the above numbers hold up, it will come down to absentees.

Note: These numbers and estimates are all based on what has been reported thus far and are only averages based on said reported data. We have no idea which 18 precincts these are and how close to the averages they will go. The Richmond precinct could be in the southern part of the county which is more favorable to Burns. Or it could be in the inner-city which favor Barrow. Our numbers for the nine non-Effingham precincts should be pretty close to the eventual numbers, but again, it depends on which nine precincts we’re dealing with. A good showing for either side in Effingham would also swing it either way.

The bottom-line here is that this race is STILL a dead-heat. Either side can still win, and a recount is likely in the future. We will keep you updated when we hear anything more.

1:50 a.m. - Well, we’re going to bed for the night. As of right now, Barrow has a 3,146 vote lead on Burns with 95% of precincts reported, but it is FAR FROM OVER. To the best of our knowledge, it will be days, weeks or possibly longer before this race is decided. There’s a huge mess with nine precincts in Effingham County and a few precincts across the district are still unaccounted for. There is also a good chance that there will be a recount. What happens next? We have no idea. But Blogging for Max will continue to bring you every possible bit of information we can until this thing is finally decided.

12:19 a.m. - They’re closing up shop for the night and we’re packing it up. It’s too close to call and we won’t know about Effingham until the morning. It looks like we’re going into extra innings and we’ll have complete coverage as soon as we know what’s going on.

12:16 a.m. - Some more numbers are showing on the SoS site from Richmond County. They’re showing 93% of precincts reporting with Burns down to 48.65% and Barrow up to 51.35%. If true, Burns is now down 3,552 votes. But there’s so much confusion and legal technicalities that we can’t confirm that. As of now we’re hearing Burns is trailing between 800 and 3500 votes. There’s still one precinct from Richmond County showns as outstanding, a few others from a handful of counties, and the mess in Effingham County. We’ve heard that the votes have been sealed and lawyers from all sides are meeting with law enforcement officials in Effingham to work on the situation.

12:04 a.m. - We’re holding tight at the Victory Celebration, still unsure of what’s going on in Effingham County. It’s looking like we probably won’t know anything tonight. On a side note, we want to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Max Burns! We were hoping to get him a birthday present in the form of a win, and we still probably will, but it possibly will not come until tomorrow. We’ll let you know about the Effingham situation as soon as we have more.

11:24 p.m. - Right now there’s a confirmed report that the ballots in Effingham County have been “sealed” due to a malfunction with the vote-counting machines. Lawyers from Savannah are en route to work on the problem, but it may a be a while before we have anything from Effingham. Stay tuned.

11:19 p.m. - We’re hearing that Effingham County is having computer problems and that Burns is now unofficially withing 977 votes of Barrow.

11:11 p.m. - Burns just addressed supporters gathered here in Statesboro. He told the crowd that the numbers are inside of a point and come down to nine precincts in Effingham County. This is going to be a nail-biter to the bitter end.

11:04 p.m. - UPDATE: 92% of precincts are in: Barrow holds 50.5% of the vote to Burns’ 49.5%. Barrow holds a very slim 1,277 vote lead. This thing really comes down to Effingham and a recount is looking like a possibility.

10:59 p.m. - All of Screven County is now in: Burns won 2319-1579. That bumps Burns’ total percentage to 48.78%. Barrow is now at 51.22%.

10:54 p.m. - The numbers have hit a lull. We have 86% reporting, with Barrow at 56,342 votes (51.25%) and Burns at 53,598 votes (48.75%). We’re still waiting on precincts in Toombs, Effingham, Bulloch, Richmond, Screven and a few others.

10:35 p.m. - All of Chatham and most of Richmond are in: Barrow has won 64% and 65% respectively. Richmond has 36 of 44 precincts reporting and Chatham shows all 73.

10:24 p.m. - The official results are holding steady at 74% reporting: Barrow is up 51.15% to 48.85% for Burns.

10:19 p.m. - With 67 out of 73 precincts in from Chatham County: Barrow leads the county total 16,228 to 9,071.

10:09 p.m. - New totals. With 70% of precincts official reporting: Burns 49.1 %, Barrow 50.9%.

10:02 p.m. - All of Screven, Treutlen and Montgomery are in: 2319-1579 Burns, 753-715 Burns and 1247-802 Burns respectively.

9:56 p.m. - With eight of 14 precincts from Burns’ home base of Screven County in: Burns 877 votes, Barrow 605 votes.

9:49 p.m. - The SoS site has 60% of precincts reporting and Burns holds an 86 vote lead (50.05%) out of a total of 66,718 votes.

9:47 p.m. - Our source is telling us that, with 59% of precincts reporting, Burns has 52.1% to Barrow’s 47.9 %.

9:41 p.m. - The new numbers include crushing wins for Burns in Jenkins and Glascock Counties, carrying 60.23% and 58.13% respectively.

9:34 p.m. - We have just heard that, with 56% of the vote reported, Burns has 53% to Barrow’s 47%.

9:30 p.m. - More from Richmond County: Barrow has 55.57% of the vote with 28 of 75 precincts reporting. Burns has 3419 votes (44.25%).

9:27 p.m. - The official Augusta Elections site is reporting that, with 28 of 75 precincts reporting in Richmond County, the votes there are: 4294 Barrow, 3419 Burns.

9:24 p.m. - We’re hearing that with 49% reporting, Burns has won 52.47% of the vote to Barrow’s 47.53%.

9:22 p.m. - With all 17 precincts from Burke County reporting, Burns has won by exactly 100 votes. A total of 2188 voted.

9:13 p.m. - We’re hearing that, with 45% of precincts reporting, Burns is at 53%, Barrow at 47%.

9:07 p.m. - Four more precincts from Bulloch County: Burns 3074, Barrow 1604. With 35% reporting, Burns is at 51.52% and Barrow is at 48.48%.

9:03 p.m. - With six more precincts from Chatham County: Burns has 1877 votes to Barrow’s 3237. New totals: 25694 votes (29%), Burns 12,952 (50.41%), Barrow 12,742 (49.59).

8:59 p.m. - Seven of seven from Jenkins County, Burns 1141 votes, Barrow 822 votes. In Baldwin County, nine of 15 precincts are in and Burns took 918 votes to Barrow’s 1434. More from Warren County, with seven of eight in, 768-669 Barrow.

8:52 p.m. - More from Chatham County: with 18 of 73 precincts reporting, Burns has 1606 votes, Barrow has 2339 votes. From Evans County: four of 12 in, 616-342 Burns. Totals: 26% of precincts reporting, Burns 52.45%, Barrow 47.55%.

8:44 p.m. - More numbers:.Washington County, four of 10 reporting: Burns 675, Barrow 622. With reports from five of nine precincts from Johnson County, 557-316 Burns. With six of eight precincts in Warren reporting: Burns 425, Barrow 382. New totals: 78 of 349 precincts in, 54.57 % Burns, 45.43% Barrow.

8:38 p.m. - BIG ONE for Burns. With four of 18 precincts in from Bulloch County: Burns 2016 votes, Barrow 948 votes. New totals: 18% of precincts in, Burns 54.3%, Barrow 45.7%.

8:32 p.m. - New numbers from Glascock County: with five of six precincts in, Burns 324, Barrow 85. From Chatham, with seven of 73 precincts reporting, Burns 345, Barrow 320. New totals: with 6320 votes and 49 of 349 precincts reporting, Burns has 52.02% of the vote, Barrow is at 48.98%

8:24 p.m. - New reports. From Burke County: 17 out of 17 precincts reporting, Burns 414 votes, Barrow 335 votes. With three of eight precincts from Treutlen: Burns 153 votes, Barrow 90 votes. With three of four precincts from Taliaferro: Burns 169 votes, Barrow 311 votes. Totals: 5210 votes - Burns 50.12%, Barrow 49.88%.

8:16 p.m. - An update from Jenkins County: with five of seven precincts reporting, Burns 711 votes, Barrow 597 votes. From Baldwin County: with 5 of 15 precincts reporting, Burns 297, Barrow 694. The new totals are 3738 votes, Burns 50.16%, Barrow 49.84%.

8:11 p.m. - Report from a precinct Johnson County: Burns 167 votes, Barrow 94 votes.

8:03 p.m. - Two new counties with precincts reporting: Jenkins County is dead even with 380 votes a piece for Burns and Barrow; in Candler County, Burns picked up 509 votes while Barrow grabbed 272. Totals: 2219 votes, Burns 1247 (56.2%), Barrow 972 (43.8%).

7:57 p.m. - Precinct report from Glascock County. Out of 54 total votes, 39 for Burns, 15 for Barrow.

7:50 p.m. - We’ve got reports from precincts in Oconee and Riddleville. Votes: in Riddleville, Burns 146, Barrow 105; in Oconee, Burns 93, Barrow 130.

7:42 p.m. - The first numbers for the 12th are showing up on the SoS site. It still shows 0% reporting and only 624 votes from Washington County, Max Burns is up 51.1% to 48.9%.

7:38 p.m. - People are beginning to file in here at Victory HQ. Cash bar and refreshments. Entry is free, so if you’re in the Statesboro area and support Max Burns, swing on by. We’re starting to see numbers on the Secretary of State site, but it’s still WAY TOO EARLY and there’s nothing on the 12th. On a side note, the campaign staff is in good spirits and the mood here is tense but upbeat.

7:15 p.m. - We are at the Max Burns “Victory Celebration 2006” in Statesboro and are ready to LIVE-BLOG. Blogging for Max will have ALL of the news and information from the 12th District race between former Congressman Max Burns (R) and Rep. John Barrow (D) as it happens, in REAL-TIME. The polls have JUST closed, the event is about to kick-off, and we’re ready to bring you LIVE information as we get it. We are your only source for UP-TO-THE-MINUTE coverage of the FINALE to this heated race - so keep your browser REFRESHED and stay logged-on to www.bloggingformax.com through the night until a winner is called. We will be here till the end, bringing you live election results, interviews, quotes, photos and other news/thoughts/observations. Spend your Election Night 2006 with Blogging for Max!

We just wanted to let everyone know that we will be LIVE-BLOGGING from the Victory Celebration tonight. Blogging for Max will cover all the breaking Election Night news from the 12th District race AS IT HAPPENS! Our coverage will begin when the polls close at 7 p.m., so log-on to www.bloggingformax.com and keep refreshing your browser for the best up-to-the-minute coverage of the 12th.

It is now officially the BIG DAY, and we would like to be the first to wish you a Happy Election Day! It’s going to be a long one for us - one that hopefully ends in a BIG WIN - and we encourage each and every American to get out and vote. As for us, we hope that our hard work helped in some way with Max’s hard-fought campaign and that tonight will be a celebration for the ages.

We will be helping with the GOTV effort all day and then we will head over to the Victory Celebration at the Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro.

But for now, we offer you our official Election Day flier (click on the image below for a larger version):

Don’t forget that Jack Kingston and Charlie Norwood will join Max in a fly-around tomorrow through the new 12th District. Rallies will be held at stops in Savannah, Statesboro, Milledgeville and Augusta. Well-wishers are encouraged to attend and show their support for Max. Election Day is Tuesday and this is a very tight race. See the complete schedule for times and details.

Flailing Democrat runs TV ads supporting Bush; radio ads attacking him – simultaneously

SAVANNAH, Ga. – In a bizarre end game even for a politician nationally-known for flip-flopping, Athens Congressman John Barrow’s final campaign ads were blasting Bush on the radio, while praising him on television – at the same time.

“This latest flip-flop would probably take the national prize for two-faced politicians this election cycle if there were such an award,” says Burns’ Campaign Manager Tim Baker, “but only because this time the flip-flop is occurring simultaneously on the air.  He’s done the same thing over his two years in office with gay marriage, amnesty for illegal aliens, voter photo IDs, and raising taxes.   But it’s absolutely hilarious to finally hear and see him contradicting himself in his own ads.”

Barrow’s radio ad criticizes Burns for bringing President Bush to the district, claiming Bush and Burns will block raising the minimum wage, while his TV ads brag that Barrow “voted with George Bush on Iraq and the war on terror every single time.”

“While this is gallingly amusing, it’s prime evidence of why it’s time for Barrow’s political career to come to an end,” says Baker.

“Friend and foe alike have come to learn you have no idea where Barrow stands on anything, because he couches everything in Harvard-lawyer speak to make you believe what you wanted to hear.  He had the Boston Globe believing he was for amnesty, but has the Savannah Morning News believing he’s against it.  He had Savannah’s Gay Pride Day festival believing he was for gay marriage, but has the Augusta Christian TV station WBPI believing he’s against it.  He had the Atlanta Press Club believing he was strongly for voter photo ID, but has the Savannah and Augusta Chapters NAACP thinking he’s really against it.”

Baker says Georgians can take comfort in the fact they should only have another couple days to put up with Barrow’s deceptions.  “With Max Burns, you may agree or disagree with a particular position, but you know without a doubt where he stands.  He says the same thing in Waynesboro and Vidalia as he says in Washington, and votes that way, too.  And completely outside political issues, there’s a heck of a lot of just plain public service work a Congressman provides to his district and individual constituents, so this issue of reliability is critical for voters of all political persuasions - Republican, Democrat, independents, conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike.   We got tricked in 2004 by the double-speak, but now we’ll fix it come Tuesday.”

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, and wife Lora will team up to campaign across Georgia’s new 12th District for Election Day 2006.  Burns and his wife have been campaigning since June of last year and will work polls across the district this coming Tuesday.

Mr. Burns will begin rallying supporters at Milledgeville-area precincts early Tuesday morning, while Mrs. Burns does the same in Sylvania.  Mr. Burns will continue with similar stops and Sandersville, Augusta, Waynesboro, Sylvania, Springfield, Rincon and communities in Chatham County, while Mrs. Burns will work communities in Statesboro, Millen, Swainsboro, Vidalia, Glennville, Reidsville, Claxton and Metter.  The couple will meet to watch election results with the rest of their family in Statesboro that evening.

Burns will vote at 1:15 pm at his stop in Sylvania.

Burns and his entire family will be spending election night at Forest Heights Country Club in Statesboro.  The public and media are invited to attend.

Max Burns

7:00 – 7:45 am             Milledgeville – Courthouse Precinct, Baldwin County Courthouse, 121 N. Wilkinson Street

8:30 – 9:15 am             Sandersville – Sandersville Precinct, Washington County Recreation Department, 200 Franklin Hayes Blvd.

10:30 – 11:15 am         Augusta – 805, Southside Baptist Church, 3612 Mike Padgett Highway

11:45 – 12:30 am         Waynesboro – American Legion, 270 S. Liberty Street

1:15 – 1:45 pm             Sylvania (Max will vote at Jackson Fire Station Precinct, 2960 Old Poor Robin Road, Sylvania at this time)

2:15 – 2:45 pm             Springfield – Effingham County Board of Elections, 405 Ash Street, Springfield

3:15 – 3:45 pm             Rincon – 4B, Rincon Church of God Family Center, 3430 Highway 21 South

4:15 – 4: 45 pm            Port Wentworth – Port Wentworth Community Center, 300 Appleby Road

5:15 - 5:45 pm             Pooler – Rothwell Baptist Church, 216 E. Rothwell Street

6:15 -7:00 pm              Pooler – Pooler Town Hall, 100 Collins Street

Lora Burns

7:00- 8:00 am               Statesboro - Pittman Park United Methodist Church, 1102 Fair Road

8:30 – 9:30 am             Millen - Senior Citizens Building, 998 E. College Avenue

10:00 – 11:00 am         Swainsboro - Earl Varner 4-H Center, 220 S. Circle Drive

11:30 – 12:30 am         Vidalia - Vidalia Police Department, 101 Durden Street

1:00 – 2:00 pm             Reidsville - Manassas 2, Reidsville Armory 1, 161 Brumby Avenue

2:30 – 3:30 pm             Glennville - Glennville Baptist Church, 321 W. Barnard Street

4:00 – 5:00 pm             Claxton - Claxton City Hall, 204 W. Railroad Drive Street

5:30 – 7:00 pm             Metter - Metter Community Center, 435 N. Roundstreet Street

Victory Celebration ‘06

7:00 p.m.

Forest Heights Country Club

3772 Country Club Road ~ Statesboro, Georgia

ELECTION NIGHT MEDIA CONTACT: TIM BAKER (912) 656-6851 - CELL

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Max Burns, former Congressman and candidate for Georgia’s new 12th District, and U.S. Representative Jack Kingston will tour Georgia’s new 12th District via airplane on Monday, November 6th, in support of Burns campaign to return to Congress. Burns and Kingston will begin the day with a kick-off rally at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, and then continue via private plane to rallies in Statesboro, Milledgeville and Augusta. U.S. Representative Charlie Norwood will join Kingston and Burns in Augusta.

9:45 AM
Savannah Airport Rally
Signature Terminal
1001 Davidson Drive
Savannah, GA

10:45 AM
Statesboro Airport Rally
Statesboro Airport
601 Airport Blvd
Statesboro, GA

11:30 AM
Visit to Statesboro High School for a Special Presentation
10 Lester Road
Statesboro, GA

12:45 PM
Visit Boyd’s Bar-B-Que
302 Northside Drive
Statesboro, GA
2:15 PM
Milledgeville Airport Rally
Baldwin County Airport
216 Airport Road, NE
Milledgeville, GA

3:30 PM
Augusta Airport
Daniel Field Airport
1771 Highland Avenue
Augusta, GA

Columnist Robert Novak, in his weekly Evans-Novak Political Report, has moved Georgia’s 12th U.S. Congressional District race between educator Max Burns (R-Sylvania) and trial lawyer John Barrow (D-Athens) into the “Leans GOP” column. It is the only Democratic-held House seat that he has listed as a Republican takeover.

He had this to say:

Georgia-12: This is now the Republicans’ best chance for a House takeover, and they are extremely confident in their ability to win this reconstituted district. The campaign of former Rep. Max Burns (R) in Savannah is on a tear, with Rep. John Barrow (D) on the defensive. President Bush’s recent visit, and his response from Georgia on the comments of John Kerry, will help the GOP here, in one of the few places where the President can show his face without hurting Republicans.

The NRCC is spending money here to make up for the many seats they expect to lose elsewhere. Leaning Republican Takeover.

Updated: 11/02/2006, 1:09 p.m.

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Americans for Immigration Control, the Dustin Inman Society, and the Minuteman Political Action Committee will weigh in on key Georgia congressional races Friday during a series of news conferences in Macon, Augusta, and Savannah.

WHAT:

IMMIGRATION REFORM CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE ENDORSEMENTS

WHO:

CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE AND FORMER U.S. REP. MAX BURNS
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE AND FORMER U.S. REP. MAC COLLINS (MACON ONLY)
U.S. REP CHARLIE NORWOOD (AUGUSTA ONLY)
AMERICANS FOR IMMIGRATION CONTROL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHIL KENT
DUSTIN  INMAN SOCIETY PRESIDENT D.A. KING
MINUTEMAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PRESIDENT CHRIS SIMCOX

WHEN AND WHERE:

9:30AM MACON: CITY HALL, 700 Poplar Street
1:00PM AUGUSTA:  MUNICIPAL BLDG, 530 Greene Street
4:30PM SAVANNAH: CHATHAM CO SHERIFFS DEPT, 1050 Carl Griffin Drive