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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGeorgia's Governor Race - Very exciting!!!
The race for Georgia governor couldnt be closer just two months before the election, as an Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Channel 2 Action News poll showed Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp deadlocked at 45 percent.
The poll of likely November voters showed the two rivals are fighting to win over a sliver of the electorate: Just 8 percent of the respondents were undecided, and an additional 2 percent support Libertarian Ted Metz.
The close nature of the race could be an indicator of the enthusiasm mounting behind Democrats trying to flip the states top office for the first time since 2002, propelled by Abrams embrace of progressive issues in her bid to become the nations first black woman elected governor.
But Democrats need only to look to the last statewide election for a cautionary tale. Jason Carter was also tied with Republican Gov. Nathan Deal in several polls at this stage of the race in 2014, only to fall behind as GOP candidates gained strength in the final stretch.
The poll of likely November voters showed the two rivals are fighting to win over a sliver of the electorate: Just 8 percent of the respondents were undecided, and an additional 2 percent support Libertarian Ted Metz.
The close nature of the race could be an indicator of the enthusiasm mounting behind Democrats trying to flip the states top office for the first time since 2002, propelled by Abrams embrace of progressive issues in her bid to become the nations first black woman elected governor.
But Democrats need only to look to the last statewide election for a cautionary tale. Jason Carter was also tied with Republican Gov. Nathan Deal in several polls at this stage of the race in 2014, only to fall behind as GOP candidates gained strength in the final stretch.
https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/dead-even-ajc-channel-poll-shows-georgia-governor-race-tied/h0XFd9yauWEe1xeizfnxiL/
She could pull this off, if everyone turns out to vote. Imagine...the first Af. American woman Governor in the country.
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Georgia's Governor Race - Very exciting!!! (Original Post)
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
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She's got the credentials...the smarts, the education, seems to have people skills...
Honeycombe8
Sep 2018
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Hermit-The-Prog
(33,400 posts)1. emergency alert!
She'll never win with those ear rings!
Alright, bad attempt at humor. She's gotta have a shrill voice at least, right? Frail? Poor health? Emotional?
I'm still a bit dazed by the idea there hasn't yet been an AA woman governor in the country.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)3. She's got the credentials...the smarts, the education, seems to have people skills...
She's got a good chance. It's very exciting.
appalachiablue
(41,168 posts)2. K & R. Stacey Abrams is excellent, I hope she wins this race.