The world changed on Nov. 4, and Richmond County voters help make it happen.

What did not happen was the re-election of Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Richmond County voters gave Democrat Jim Martin more votes than any county outside of DeKalb and Fulton counties, resulting in a run-off.

Chambliss represents all that the country has swept away. He represents the Bush vote-alikes, which may have cost the Republicans another seat in the Senate.

He chastised an inspector of the sugar factory who warned of an impending explosion that killed workers. Why? Because he gets money from the sugar industry. He voted to accept torture and eavesdropping on our citizens. He voted against the S-Chip program to help our children's health care, and he votes continuously to extend the war in Iraq.

The final disaster for him was when he voted the Bush bailout plan, which Republicans in Georgia had pleaded with him to reject.

President-elect Obama does not need the likes of him. Hopefully on Dec. 2, Jim Martin will emerge victorious and send Saxby home where he belongs.

I know that Richmond County voters will reject him again and help move this state from pink to blue.

Then we will know that Georgia is moving forward to revive our standing in the world.

Lowell Greenbaum, Chairperson Richmond County Democratic Party