With Democrat Jim Martin still fighting for a Senate seat in Georgia, Bill Clinton came to Atlanta to lend a hand. Martin and Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss will face off again Dec. 2 in a runoff. From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Clinton told a chilly crowd at Clark Atlanta University to return to the polls on Dec. 2 and elect Martin to the U.S. Senate and reject incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

Martin, Clinton said, is “the kind of guy we ought to have in public life. His opponent was elected on a false premise six years ago and is running on a false premise today.”

Martin, a Democrat, and Chambliss are in the runoff because neither received a majority of the vote Nov. 4, although Chambliss led that first vote with 49.8 percent to more than 46 percent for Martin. The runoff has become increasingly important as Democrats inch closer to holding 60 votes, enough to end filibusters. The party has 58, now that Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens conceded defeat in Alaska. The Georgia race and a pending recount in Minnesota remain.

The race is garnering national attention. Chambliss has been bolstered by high-profile visits from former GOP presidential nominee John McCain and Mike Huckabee, and Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani have also planned trips to Georgia.

Clinton is Martin's first big-name. Former Vice President Al Gore will be here Sunday on Martin's behalf.