GA POLL (R): McCrypt 50 (-2), Obama 43 (+4)

[jefferson_dem]

Below are the results are based on telephone interviews with 800 likely voters in Georgia, aged 18+, and conducted October 5-7, 2008 by telephone. The margin of sampling error is ±3 percentage points.

1. If the election for President were held today would you support the Democratic ticket of Barack Obama and Joseph Biden, he Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin or the Libertarian ticket of Bob Barr and Wayne Root?
McCain/Palin 50%
Obama/Biden 43%
Barr/Root 2%
Undecided 5%

2. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Barack Obama? Favorable 50%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 12%

3. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Joseph Biden? Favorable 43%
Unfavorable 37%
Undecided 20%

4. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of John McCain? Favorable 48%
Unfavorable 38%
Undecided 14%

5. Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sarah Palin?
Favorable 52%
Unfavorable 34%
Undecided 14%

6. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the economy, Barack Obama or John McCain?
John McCain 44%
Barack Obama 42%
Undecided 14%

7. Which presidential candidate do you believe would be best able to handle the war in Iraq, Barack Obama or John McCain?
John McCain 52%
Barack Obama 37%
Undecided 11%

8. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's overall job performance?
Approve 35%
Disapprove 57%
Undecided 8%

9. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the economy?
Approve 29%
Disapprove 62%
Undecided 9%

10. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war in Iraq?
Approve 50%
Disapprove 42%
Undecided 8%

11. Do you approve or disapprove of President Bush's handling of the war on terrorism?
Approve 53%
Disapprove 39%
Undecided 8%

12. Do you think the nation is headed in the right or wrong direction?
Right 15%
Wrong 74%
Undecided 11%

13. Do you approve or disapprove of Governor Sonny Perdue's overall job performance?
Approve 48%
Disapprove 42%
Undecided 10%

14. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Saxby Chambliss' overall job performance?
Approve 49%
Disapprove 41%
Undecided 10%

15. Do you approve or disapprove of Senator Johnny Isakson's overall job performance?
Approve 51%
Disapprove 38%
Undecided 11%

16. If the election for United States Senate were held today, whom would you vote for, Saxby Chambliss, the Republican, Jim Martin, the Democrat, or Allen Buckley, the Libertarian?
Saxby Chambliss 47%
Jim Martin 44%
Allen Buckley 4%
Undecided 5%

17. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Congress is performing its job?
Approve 10%
Disapprove 79%
Undecided 11%

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[ps1074]

1. it will take a further 2-3 points national bump for Obama to have a shot there

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[Hope And Change]

2. K & R!

[ej510]

3. Ga needs help but if this pole is accurate then there is progress.

[Schulzz]

4. The favorability ratings tell me it would have been winable

with a VP from the south. I doubt that Obama will win George now, but he will come within single-digits.