NEW PEACH STATE POLL
July 8th, 2008, 9:59 am · Post a Comment · posted by Dan Lehr
From Insider Advantage’s Southern Political Report:
Q. 1Georgia Presidential ballot:
McCain: 46%
Obama: 44%
Barr: 4%
Undecided: 6%
Q.2 “If Barack Obama selected Georgia’s former U.S. Senator Sam Nunn as his Vice Presidential running mate, would you be more or less likely to vote for Barack Obama?”
More likely: 51%
Less likely: 11%
No difference/Undecided: 38%
Analysis: Georgia, which has one of the highest African-American voting age populations in the nation along with an unusually young voter age population, remains the hidden battleground of the 2008 campaign. The Obama campaign is saturating television in the state, clearly believing that the 15 electoral votes in Georgia are up for grabs. It’s a credit to John McCain’s personal favorable ratings in the state (which are high) that he has continued to cling to this lead despite having little media presence. The deal breaker could be former United States Senator Sam Nunn, who left the Senate in the mid-1990s. Nunn, known as a top expert of foreign policy, has relatively low name identification in his home state after eleven years out of direct political circulation. But should he receive the nomination, Nunn would almost immediately become known in his home state as a former senator and the survey shows that with such knowledge, a majority of Georgians say they are more likely to vote for Obama. However, that does not equate to a vote for Obama. To determine the actual impact on the vote, one would need a direct comparison. Some suggest, with Florida looking more likely to go McCain, a Barack-Obama/Sam Nunn vs. John McCain/Sonny Perdue survey.Perdue had been mentioned as a potential VP nominee earlier in the year. Perhaps Nunn and Perdue are back on the radar screens.
Oh, bestill my heart, I don’t even want to fathom a dual-Georgia native veepstakes. Can you imagine?
By the way, Obama’s stopping in Georgia today (Tuesday) so we’ll have more on that later.
What do you think of this poll?
& hey, Georgia Vote08 viewers, particularly the hardcore conservatives who reside in the NewsChannel 9 viewing area! Now’s a good time for you to weigh in on Barr!
