Internal GOP poll points to troubling signs for Georgia Republicans

[brooklynite]

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

An internal poll conducted for the Georgia House GOP Caucus points to troubling signs for Republican leaders: President Donald Trump is deadlocked with Joe Biden and voters aren’t giving the White House, Gov. Brian Kemp or the Legislature high marks for the coronavirus response.

The poll also suggests trouble for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, showing the former financial executive with 11% of the vote and essentially tied with Democrats Matt Lieberman and Raphael Warnock. U.S. Rep. Doug Collins leads the November field with 29% of the vote, and outdoes Loeffler among Republicans by a 62-18 margin.

The survey, obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, was conducted by the political polling and research firm Cygnal between April 25-27 and it involved 591 likely voters. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.

It’s one of the few recent polls that offer a snapshot of how Georgians view the government’s pandemic response, though it was taken before Kemp’s decision Thursday to lift the shelter-in-place order for most Georgians.

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/internal-gop-poll-points-troubling-signs-for-georgia-republicans/hb6wfmQ7sQSkuHKXiipZdN/

[FakeNoose]

1. They're stuck with Kelly Loeffler for the next 5-1/2 years

... unless the state of Georgia recalls her, and that's unlikely. Loeffler just began her 6-year term as Senator in January 2020.

[brooklynite]

2. No - an appointed Senator must be re-elected in the next scheduled federal election.

There's a Jungle Primary on Election Day with candidates from both Parties. It goes to a runoff if nobody gets 50%+1.

[FakeNoose]

3. OK I wasn't aware of that!

It's actually a very good thing, the Georgia voters have a chance to fix a big mistake.

[Hoyt]

6. Loeffler will likely get beat by Doug Collins in primary.

[lagomorph777]

4. Thanks to the re-opening, the body bags will be piled high well before Nov 3rd.

The GA Russiapublicans have not even begun to see the real consequences of their acts.

[beachbumbob]

5. nothing is going to IMPROVE this situation as so much more is heading our way

GOP going down big every where and at every level as 10's of millions more voters will come out than usual