WSB-TV poll: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton in a statistical tie in Georgia

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Charleston, W. Va. AP/Steve Helber

Credit: Jim Galloway

Credit: Jim Galloway

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in Charleston, W. Va. AP/Steve Helber

Here's the reason that Republicans are so worried about having Donald Trump as their presidential nominee: In Georgia, Democrat Hillary Clinton is in a statistical tie with Trump, according to a Landmark Communications/Rosetta Stone poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News.

Trump leads Clinton overall, 42.3 percent to 41.4 percent – well within the 4.1 percent margin of error. Clinton leads Trump among independents, and the undecided Republican voters are nearly double those in the Democratic column. And the gender split is on full display: Trump leads among men, Clinton among women. FYI, Landmark and Rosetta Stone are considered Republican-oriented firms. Crosstabs are here: