If the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's poll was able to confirm anything, it's that voters are angry, divided and fearful that the nation is hurtling down the wrong track.
The poll shows, however, that at least some of that vitriol doesn't extend to Georgia's leaders. Startlingly enough, Georgia voters gave President Barack Obama and Gov. Nathan Deal roughly the same approval rating.
As Obama enters the final year of his presidency, Georgia voters are surprisingly split on the Democrat's performance. Some 49 percent of Georgians gave him a favorable rating and 47 percent disapproved. That comes after years of dismal poll results that had his job approval rating hovering below the 45 percent mark.
An even 50 percent of Georgia voters approved of Deal's job performance as he begins his sixth year in office, with roughly one-third of the electorate signaling they weren't fans of the Republican's track record.
Deal fared much better than Obama, though, when it came to attracting support across party lines. About 40 percent of Democrats gave him high marks, while roughly 90 percent of Republicans disapprove of Obama's work.
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