[ambrose]

So were you absolutely shocked by his win? This seemed to be on no one's radar screen. Even the "wishful thinking" Freeper contingent that said Jay Wolfe would beat Rockefeller in W. Virginia made no mention of this race.

[Leroy S. Mort]

So were you absolutely shocked by his win?

It was a total shock. But I failed to mention also that the school teachers in GA hated Barnes' guts for his educational "reform" programs. It's hard for a Dem to win in GA these days without a strong city vote and the active support of the teachers.