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Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss held a campaign rally in Perry, GA yesterday at which supporters held up signs reading “Vets for Saxby”. The signs were produced by the campaign, and handed out at the event.

His Democratic challenger Jim Martin held a rally in Atlanta. No reports of “Vets for Martin” signs, but Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth spoke about Chambliss’ record on veteran’s issues:

In 2004, when I was flying my Blackhawk helicopter north of Baghdad and I got hit with that rocket-propelled grenade that blew up between my legs and took them off — and almost took off my right arm — the only thing that saved me was my buddies and the armor that I was wearing. … In his six years in the United States Senate, Saxby Chambliss has voted against providing armor for our troops. He has been against providing armored vehicles for our troops. And then, when my buddies and I came home, he has been against the G.I. Bill.

That seems to exemplify pretty well how differently Republicans and Democrats do it. Republicans don’t believe in wasting time and energy getting bogged down in the facts. And they seem to have an abiding belief that slogans trump substance.