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DEL.ICIO.USMcCain, Chambliss lead in Georgia, new poll finds
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A new poll from Atlanta-based Strategic Vision shows that John McCain remains the leader in the presidential race in Georgia and incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss leads all Democratic challengers.
The poll, released Tuesday, shows Republican McCain leading Democrat Barack Obama 51 percent to 43 percent, with Libertarian Bob Barr, the former Georgia congressman, getting 3 percent.
The poll of 800 likely voters has a margin of error of 3 percentage points, meaning the race could be as tight 5 points or as wide as 11.
In the race for the Democratic Senate nomination, the poll found DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones leading with 25 percent, former WSB television reporter Dale Cardwell at 22 percent, former state lawmaker Jim Martin at 17, Atlanta businessman Rand Knight with 14 percent, retired businessman Josh Lanier at 6 percent and 16 percent were undecided.
In theoretical match-ups with each potential Democratic challenger, Chambliss gets no less than 57 percent.
Click here to get the full results.
— Aaron Gould Sheinin
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By Copyleft
July 2, 2008 11:11 AM | Link to this
Proof that Georgia really DOES rank low in education. We just never seem to learn!
By Churchill
July 2, 2008 11:30 AM | Link to this
Shocker.
By This Poll is A Paid Advertisement
July 2, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
What a load of hoooey. You’re KIDDING, right? This is a local PUBLIC RELATIONS firm. Who paid them to release this poll today? The link says: “Below are the results are based on telephone interviews with 800 likely voters in Georgia, aged 18+, and conducted June 27-29, 2008. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.” Excuse me? We’re supposed to take THIS seriously?
More non-reporting from the AJC. Hey, let’s all send some sort of press release to this “reporter” afternoon, along with a few dollars, and watch him report it as “news.” Things are changing this year, and people will pay good money to make you believe otherwise between now and November.
By todwin
July 2, 2008 4:09 PM | Link to this
BO knows socialism! BO knows appeasement! BO knows elitism! with BO there is NO HOPE!
By Will Jones
July 2, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
This “poll” is from a company that makes its money as partisan operatives in political races.
Their “integrity” is for sale. Like their “polls,” no doubt.
By Ga Values
July 2, 2008 5:25 PM | Link to this
What do you expect the AJC has given Saxby a free pass on the Farm Bill.When are they going to run a feature on where his war chest came from & what it cost the taxpayer, how about publishing a list of legislation Saxby has introduced for his son’s clients.. The AJC needs to do it’s job if we are going to fire Saxby.
By Robert
July 2, 2008 7:00 PM | Link to this
I am so glad This Poll is A Paid Advertisement also known as Matt Towery of Insider Advantage has all the free time to comment on this blog
By Matilda
July 2, 2008 7:52 PM | Link to this
If the AJC had been fulfilling its original purpose as a member of the fourth estate and holding our government accountable, Georgia might not be the complete embarrassment that it is. Saxby’s war chest is off limits, just like Sonny’s incompetence. Don’t hold your breath that these “journalists” will start doing their jobs now.
By BitterClinger
July 2, 2008 9:10 PM | Link to this
Whatever, Matilda. The AJC is a yelow-lib rag. Have you ever read Tucker. It is all lib supporting, lib pushing 24-7-365.
By Matilda
July 2, 2008 9:37 PM | Link to this
Bitter, why don’t you let go of your addiction to labels and seek what’s real: TRUTH. Wooten sprinkles sweet smelling powder on the stinky tushes of the GOP every day, and you act like Tucker runs the whole paper. Why is that?
It should never be about pushing the “lib” or any other agenda. Just tell us the truth and let US decide how to feel about it. Is that too much to ask? It shouldn’t be.
By Thisreporterisamoron
July 2, 2008 10:22 PM | Link to this
So I was searching the net to find polls about the Chambliss race and found this article. Now, being a recent graduate of journalism school and a campaign staffer I must say that the person who wrote this article is incompetent. With the MOE for the poll being three points McCain is up as much as 14 or by only two. Clearly, this hack doesn’t know how to read a poll. Secondly, this story is either a verbatim press release, or nearly verbatim. Why do you people stand for such crummy journalism?
By Ed
July 3, 2008 9:54 AM | Link to this
If you want to see how stupid Georgia can be, get a translator from Clayton County and have them translate one of John Lewis’s speeches to you. John Lewis is a glaring example of how dumb Georgia can be, I am sure Copyleft agrees with this. It’s 2008, not 1945 and all people of all races should be able to speak the Kings English now and know how to articulate a sentence. Someone needs to tell this to Mr. Lewis.
By sistah
July 6, 2008 12:12 AM | Link to this
Ed,
Since you are obviously very articulate and forthright, how about you run for public office? I can name a few other “good ole boys”, that sound like they have a “mouth full of tobacco”.
Long as they get the job done, I don’t care if they sound like BUSH!
By sistah
July 6, 2008 12:14 AM | Link to this
Ed,
Since you are obviously very articulate and forthright, how about you run for public office? I can name a few other “good ole boys”, that sound like they have a “mouth full of tobacco”.
Long as they get the job done, I don’t care if they sound like BUSH!
By Ga Values
July 6, 2008 7:17 AM | Link to this
During an election year when access to health care is the second-most important domestic issue cited by Americans, incredibly U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, and both U.S. Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Johnny Isakson, voted against legislation that would ensure stability in the Medicare program for Georgia’s elderly and disabled patients.
That vote means that, as of July 1, physicians who care for Medicare patients saw their payment slashed by 10.6 percent. Without congressional action to rectify the situation, Medicare will cut an additional 5 percent from physician pay in 2009, according to a June 30 announcement by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, the federal agency that oversees Medicare.
THE IMPACT of these cuts threatens elderly and disabled patients’ access to health care because it further drives primary care physicians toward financial insolvency at a time when we’re already struggling with a shortage of primary care doctors.
In December, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reported that three out of 10 Medicare patients had trouble finding a new primary care physician. In March, the Medical Group Management Association reported that nearly 24 percent of all physicians had begun limiting or not accepting new Medicare patients; 46 percent would limit or stop accepting new Medicare patients with implementation of the 10.6 percent pay cut that just took effect.
SINCE 2001, internal medicine and family medicine physicians have worked tirelessly on behalf of Medicare patients, even as Medicare compensation for their services stagnated, and they struggled with 20 percent inflation in costs to keep their offices open. No small business — as most primary care physician practices are — can sustain that kind of loss and remain open to care for people.
Our lawmakers must return to Washington and support Medicare payment levels that enable primary care physicians to keep their doors open. Lawmakers must vote “yes” on limiting debate and “yes” on passage of the Medicare bill, House Resolution 6331. Without such a vote, we’re all at risk of losing our health care. An insurance card has no value unless there’s a doctor in the house.
(The writer runs McDuffie Medical Associates in Thomson, and is vice president of the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Physicians