Monday, October 27, 2008

With Less than 10 Days to Go, will Georgia still vote Republican for President?

Though Real Clear Politics Averaging polls continue to show McCain leading by 5 points in Georgia, his margin over Sen. Obama seems to have decreased over the past 40 days. Liberal Blog The Daily Kos predicts the state may hold surprises in store for Election day, however, saying:
I have GA on the Obama list for a few reasons. The early voting is disproportionally African-American, relative to their population in the state. For the first time in a long time AA are registered and voting at or above average relative to their population nationally. Also, what I've read really suggests to me that the McCain ground game is weak in most places, particularly a place like GA where they thought they would be safe.

In one of the nastiest public races the state has seen for Senate, it appears Incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss will emerge victorious over challenger Democrat Jim Martin, with RCP averages listing Chambliss with a narrow 2 point lead. RCP's assessment of the race includes this warning, however:
Chambliss and the state GOP are forced this year to work not only against the Democratic challenger, but also the vast voter registration drives of the Obama campaign, who had been targeting the state as a pick-up opportunity though pulled a lot of resources out of the state late in the campaign as it appeared winning Georgia would be a stretch.

The coming week will reveal how these tight races will play out in the Peach State.

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