A WARNING FOR US – AT 8:41 A.M ET:  There will be an election in Georgia in November to replace retiring Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss.  This should be an easy hold for Republicans, but that's not the way it's turning out.  A popular Democratic candidate is making strides while Republicans are fighting among themselves.  This could be a disaster in a year when the GOP hopes to take the Senate.  From The Hill:

Georgia Senate candidate Michelle Nunn (D) has leads over four of her Republican rivals, according to a new poll conducted for the liberal group Americans United for Change.

Nunn is the daughter of former moderate Democratic Senator Sam Nunn.

Nunn leads Reps. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) and Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) and former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel (R) by margins of one to four points.

The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, might skew a bit Democratic — there are equal numbers of self-identifying Democrats and Republicans in its survey in the Republican-leaning state. More Republican voters are undecided in the poll, as well.

But its results are the latest sign that Nunn has a real chance of winning the race to replace retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.).

The poll was conducted for the group to show raising the minimum wage is a strong issue for Democrats, even in red states. It found 54 percent of voters supported raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, while 37 percent opposed it.

COMMENT:  What Republicans need in Georgia, a state that has been moving slowly toward the Democratic column because of immigration, is a superb candidate.  It's the same old story.  The GOP may lose an easily winnable seat because candidate development has never been a Republican priority.

January 30,  2014