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DEL.ICIO.USStrategic Vision poll is out: Perdue and Cagle up, but Bush coat-tails look pretty short
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Strategic Vision, the Republican-oriented public affairs firm, has a new poll out, showing Republicans Sonny Perdue and Casey Cagle expanding their leads in the races for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.
But given the fact that President Bush is due here next week — twice — those are probably the more arresting numbers.
As usual, we endorse no poll but our own. The three-day poll of 800 likely Georgia voters was conducted Oct. 20-22. It has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
According to the SV poll:
— Bush’s overall approval rating stands at 43 percent, and his disapproval level stands at 40 percent. Remember — this poll has a three-point margin of error.
— The numbers are better when it comes to Bush’s handling of the economy. Forty-nine percent approve, 42 percent disapprove.
— On Iraq: 41 approve of what Bush is doing, and 49 percent disapprove.
— On Bush and the war on terror, the president climbs to a 53 percent approval rating, with 39 percent disapproving.
— On immigration, Bush scores a dismal 34 percent approval, and 57 percent disapproval.
The best news for Republicans in Georgia may be voters’ sense of direction. Fifty-six percent said the state’s headed in the right direction. That also might be good news for incumbents of any stripe, such as state Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin, Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, and Attorney General Thurbert Baker, all Democrats.
Now, as to the horse-races scored by SV:
— In the governor’s race: Perdue, 51 percent; Democrat Mark Taylor, 32 percent; and Libertarian Garrett Hayes, 9 percent. Eight percent are undecided.
— For lieutenant governor: Cagle, 47 percent; Democrat Jim Martin, 39 percent; and Libertarian Allen Buckley, 7 percent. Seven percent undecided.
— For secretary of state: Republican Karen Handel at 35 percent; Democrat, Gail Buckner, 29 percent; and Libertarian Kevin Madsen, 3 percent. A third of voters undecided.
— For attorney general: Baker, 48 percent; Republican Perry McGuire, 29 percent. Twenty-three percent undecided.
— For school superintendent: Republican incumbent Kathy Cox, 46 percent; Democrat Denise Majette, 30 percent; and Libertarian David Chastain, 3 percent. Twenty-one percent undecided.
— For state agriculture commissioner: Irvin, at 49 percent; Republican Gary Black, at 35 percent; and Libertarian Jack Cashin, at 2 percent. Fourteen percent are undecided.
— For state insurance commissioner: Incumbent Republican John Oxendine, 51 percent; and Democrat Guy Drexinger, 30 percent. Nineteen percent undecided.
— For state labor commissioner: Thurmond at 45 percent; and Republican Brent Brown, 35 percent. Twenty percent undecided.
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By GodHatesTrash
October 25, 2006 12:45 PM | Link to this
Pigman Sonny doesn’t have coattails - he has a curly little pigtail. He’s from the hog wallow, and so are his supporters.
Trash all.
By Patrick
October 25, 2006 3:10 PM | Link to this
I wouldn’t trust any poll from the AJC. I am sure the AJC carefully picks which eligible voters to poll and I can just imagine what that looks like! So at least this poll you “analyze” comes from the SV. Also, this paper has gone so far to the left it is almost off the cliff. No wonder subscritions are down. I continue to renew it but now weekends only and I complain when I write that check too..I am sure I will not be writing it much longer! Amazing there is no competitive paper in a city this large. It is the oddest thing…the more bias reporting I see, the less likely I am to vote for anything looking like the Democrat party or liberal for that matter. It is one thing for the editorial page to be slanted with the likes of Cynthia Tucker and Jay Bookman. It is entirely another for the rest of the newspaper to always be so slanted to the left…you know and I know that is the truth.
By danking
October 26, 2006 10:25 PM | Link to this
Patrick, if you quit subscribing, you can quit complaining.