Is Obamanation still just voting present?

... and merely calling it in for Georgia Dem Senate hopeful? From Politico.com:

Georgia on the Democrats' mind
By: Josh Kraushaar
November 25, 2008 02:57 PM EST

ATLANTA — Here on the central front in the battle to capture a 60-seat, filibuster-resistant Democratic Senate majority, only one thing matters anymore—turning out the party faithful.

Since Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss failed to break the 50 percent threshold necessary to win the seat outright on November 4, the contest has narrowed into a sprint in which both parties recognize there is only one path to victory, and that is mobilizing the base to vote in the Dec. 2 runoff.

That’s why on a cold Saturday morning, close to three weeks after Election Day, the suburban campaign headquarters of Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss is still buzzing with activity.

Roughly three dozen volunteers have arrived here, some of whom will grab cell phones from a stash in the front of the office and begin calling potential GOP voters to warn them of the liberal agenda of Chambliss’ opponent, Democrat Jim Martin. The others will spend the day knocking on doors to spread the word.

It’s all part of "Saxby Super Saturday," just one more way Georgia Republicans are trying to squeeze out enough votes to reelect Chambliss next week.

At one time, almost no one would have predicted the Georgia Senate race would come down to this. But Chambliss, who was coasting to reelection for most of the year, hit a rough patch in October after voting for the $700 billion Wall Street bailout. His poll numbers, in strong shape until then, began sagging.

Then, spurred by Barack Obama’s historic presidential campaign, African-Americans headed to the polls in record numbers on Election Day and helped Martin hold Chambliss to 49.8 percent, which triggered a runoff between the two.

The question now is whether Martin can pull off a similar turnout feat just a few days after Thanksgiving — and without Obama on the ballot.

Either way, the president-elect is at the center of this abbreviated campaign. Martin has closely linked his efforts to Obama, running television ads that have made ample use of him — including one that features footage of Obama’s victory speech in Chicago’s Grant Park. Obama himself took a small step toward helping Martin by recording a radio ad urging voters to return to the polls for Martin in the runoff, which has also been used in robocalls across the state.

While it’s unlikely that Obama will actually travel to Georgia to rally supporters, in the meantime, Martin is relying heavily on the president-elect’s campaign infrastructure. [....]

This avoiding the race tells me one of two things..... either 'O' is afraid that his presence and coattails will not be enough to drag Martin across the finish line and doesn't want that fact recognized before he is even POTUS, ..... or, he is soooo narcissistic that he believes that campaigning for a mere Senator is beneath him. Even the Senator that could give him a bullet proof 60 vote majority in the Senate.

I've go my conclusions --- have you got yours?