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Notice that they have absolutely *zero* evidence to support this theory. It may be right, it may not be... But it is basically pure speculation. I'd be interested to hear from Georgia Freepers on why Perdue won.

I'd be interested to hear from Georgia Freepers on why Perdue won.

A) Barnes took victory for granted and thus made little effort to energize his base in the cities.
B) Nasty weather kept all but the dedicated from the polls.
C) Perdue benefitted hugely from Chambliss's coattails and the anti-Cleland vote.
D) The new flat-panel voting machines made fraud more difficult and straight party-line voting easier.
E) The flag issue didn't have squat to do with Barnes losing and it's typical of the Times to think it did. Lazy, yankee-centric journalism has become a way of life there.

Leroy (near @lanta)

I am from Georgia, and it is a fact that the flag played a big part in the Barnes defeat. The people here were really ticked off when he changed the flag without letting the public vote on it. No one made a big public deal about it, but they just waited till the next election to express their feelings. Semper Fi.