AJC poll: Ossoff opens lead over Handel in Georgia's 6th
Source: AJC
An Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Friday shows Democrat Jon Ossoff has a 7-point edge over Republican Karen Handel in the nationally-watched race to represent Georgias 6th District.
The poll of likely voters has Ossoff leading Handel by a 51-44 margin ahead of the June 20 runoff. About 5 percent of voters are undecided. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
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The findings show Ossoff has an enormous lead over Handel among women, leading 60-34. The Republican is beating Ossoff among male voters by a 52-41 margin. He has a solid advantage over Handel among younger voters, while she has a slim majority of voters who are over 65.
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Hes capturing about 13 percent of Republican voters and 50 percent of independents a crucial voting bloc that typically leans right in the state. It shows almost no cross-over on the flip side; only 3 percent of Democrats say theyre backing Handel. He gets support from 44 percent of white voters, a big number for a Democrat in Georgia.
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Read more: http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/06/09/ajc-poll-ossoff-opens-lead-over-handel-in-georgias-6th/
brush
(53,764 posts)Plus her incredibly stupid debate remark that she doesn't believe in a livable wage.
You can't get much dumber than that on live TV.
Repugs usually figure out how to use euphemisms to disguise their feeling on such an issue.
Not her though and that's a good thing for us.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)very little faith in Democrats turning out for special elections. History is on my side and I'm tired of getting my hopes up.
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)Our side better have high turnout for this. Show them we can win even in red states.
pscot
(21,024 posts)I no longer believe in polls.