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DEL.ICIO.USPoll: Georgia headed in the right direction
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new poll suggests Georgians think the state is headed in the right direction, the kind of news politicians love to hear.
The poll by InsiderAdvantage, an Atlanta-based online political media firm, showed 64 percent of 500 respondents surveyed Jan. 24-26 thought Georgia was headed in the right direction. Only 28 percent said they thought the state was headed in the wrong direction, and 8 percent were undecided.
The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
“Right track, wrong track” polls are frequently used in politics to determine the mood of voters heading into an election.
This time, with the election season over, Matt Towery, CEO of InsiderAdvantage, said the poll is good news for Gov. Sonny Perdue and lawmakers as they begin a new legislative session.
“Respondents indicate that they are confident in Georgia’s economy and generally have few pressing issues that they consider of dire importance,” Towery said. “These numbers fly starkly in the face of some national polling trends in which Americans feel that as a nation, America is headed in the wrong direction.
“The flip side of this news is that issues which may need addressing such as transportation and healthcare simply are not receiving the degree of public concern that those advocating change or action would like to see,” he added. “As a consequence, you will likely continue to see the legislature and the governor take a cautious position on those ‘big ticket’ items.”
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By Dirty Dawg
January 31, 2007 9:25 AM | Link to this
Gad…the problems with our education system is far worse than I thought. We’ve got a state full of selfish, backward thinking folks that are proud of it.
By Bruce Wilcox
January 31, 2007 11:35 AM | Link to this
Shows you what happens when you have a poor education system.
By Gog Magog
January 31, 2007 2:02 PM | Link to this
One of the worst states in education (49th), health of its people (42nd), and one of the most dangerous cities in America (Atlanta). Sounds like they polled the kind of people that would give our pResident a high rating.
By Michael H. Smith
February 1, 2007 10:30 AM | Link to this
Was that 64% of the Fortune 500 responding to this survey?
It sure as heck does not represent in ANY meaningful way the insights of mainstream, street wise Georgians.
Georgia is not headed in the right direction on energy.
Georgia is not headed in the right direction on healthcare.
Georgia is not headed in the right direction on education. Schools are re-segregating, high school drop out rates are totally unacceptable. Don’t worry about not having enough - illegal alien- UNSKILLED labor Mike King.
Georgia is not headed in the right direction on transportation.
Georgia must resolve the future water needs of the State.
Georgia needs to do much better in transitioning the workforce concurrent to the changing workforce needs of the market.
Okay I’ll give it a rest! Go back to sleep GOP, the Democrats will wake you up in ’08 when the moving vans arrive.
By Alex Lowrey
February 1, 2007 2:10 PM | Link to this
Assuming those surveyed were a representative sample of the state, 64% of Georgians are out of touch with reality (and out of touch with the rest of the country as well). Scary.