11Alive/V103 poll: Karen Handel moves up on GOP side, Roy Barnes above 50 percent
The consortium of 11Alive and V103-FM are out today with a Survey USA poll that shows former secretary of state Karen Handel within reach of a runoff berth with state Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine in the Republican primary race for governor.
But both former congressman Nathan Deal and state senator Eric Johnson of Savannah are close enough for concentrated TV campaign to change the line-up.
In the Democratic contest, former Gov. Roy Barnes has a 56 percent lead that – if it holds through the next 12 days – would allow him to claim the nomination without a runoff.
The GOP standings:
Oxendine, 32 percent;
Handel, 23 percent;
Deal, 12 percent;
Johnson, 12 percent;
Ray McBerry, 5 percent;
Jeff Chapman, 4 percent;
Otis Putnam, 1 percent;
And undecided, 17 percent.
The automated poll, on the Republican side, has a margin of error of 3.2 percent. Survey USA has a workable crosstab feature here that shows Handel – who went up on TV only today – with a potential (but not yet statistically significant) edge among Republican women.
The Democratic standings:
Barnes, 56 percent;
Thurbert Baker, 18 percent;
DuBose Porter, 6 percent;
David Poythress, 5 percent;
Carl Camon and Bill Bolton, 3 percent;
Randal Mangham, 1 percent;
And undecided, 9 percent.
The margin of error in the Democratic poll is 4.2 percent. The Survey USA crosstab machine shows that, while Baker’s share of African-American voters has picked up since the attorney general began his TV campaign, Barnes still had the support of 53 percent of black voters polled.
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casual observer
July 9th, 2010
11:37 pm
Nathan Deal used government email to solicit votes? Once a crook, always a crook.
The More You Know...
July 9th, 2010
11:58 pm
It’s unmistakeable – the more Georgians learn about the competition and their crooked ways, the more they appreciate Karen Handel! Rising above a tough home life to finishing high school on her own and build a successful life demonstrates the kind of tenacity and courage that will serve our state well.
Oxendine_Lost
July 10th, 2010
12:15 am
Alvin Greene is smarter than Jim Demint and George Bush and John Oxendine
Ron Revog
July 10th, 2010
12:28 am
The democrats better pray that DuBose Porter makes it to the runoff, and honestly i wouldn’t be too surprised if he did. I’ve said this once and i’ll say it again, if DuBose wins the primary he’ll be our next Governor.
Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
July 10th, 2010
4:23 am
The Porters reflect the best of Georgia, G-d’s grace and all.
Eric=Ox
July 10th, 2010
6:58 am
Jekyll Island is one of Georgia’s greatest treasures, originally intended to be a place where Georgia’s families can go for vacation without breaking the bank.
None of that matters to gubernatorial candidate Eric Johnson, however. As a member of the State Senate, Johnson spearheaded the effort to turn Georgia’s coastal treasure over to developers, putting the island’s fragile ecosystem at risk and giving the finger to people in the area who opposed selling Jekyll to the highest bidder.
In this case, the highest bidder was Linger Longer Properties, one of Johnson’s biggest campaign donors.
But Johnson’s record of favors for friends isn’t just for big donors. As a State Senator, Johnson led the investigation into allegations that House Speaker Glenn Richardson had an inappropriate relationship with a lobbyist. Johnson’s investigation exonerated the Speaker, but the allegations against him resurfaced, forcing his resignation in a cloud of disgrace.
James Reynolds, III of Linger Longer Properties serves as Finance Chair for Johnson’s gubernatorial campaign.1
Johnson has received $2,000 so far in his campaign for Governor from Reynolds,2 and another $3,000 from Reynolds’ company.3
Johnson serves on the board of the Jekyll Island authority, which handed out a lucrative business deal to Reynolds’ development company.
Johnson serves as a member of the Jekyll Island Authority,4 which awarded a controversial, 25-year no-competition development contract to Reynolds’ company, Linger Longer Properties
J. Davis
July 10th, 2010
7:48 am
I could care less where Barnes and Handel are…..I’ll not vote for either of them in the primary or the general election. Ga. is more conservative than either of these two candidates.
J. Davis
July 10th, 2010
7:52 am
Pork Chop is right. If a person identifies themself as a democrat that speaks volumnes about that person. That person as identified themself as a part of the dem/socialist/marxist/communist/anti-American God hating coalition.
Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
July 10th, 2010
8:04 am
Fake-named “J. Davis” is a liar fronting for the Roman Anti-Christ whose “Fifth Column” is led by the Gay Old Pervert party of adulterers, pedophiles, fascists and traitors.
Insider
July 10th, 2010
8:33 am
Oxendine has used his power as insurance commissioner to extort cash “contributions” from insurance companies and their executives. Need something passed or a rate change? Grease the palms first! What a thief!! Now he wants to be governor to steal or extort a larger piece of Georgia’s pie…
retiredds
July 10th, 2010
8:36 am
There’s only one Republican candidate who is qualified and will really work for the people of GA. And the name is: Undecided
bill lumberg
July 10th, 2010
9:26 am
Great—-GED Handel & King Roy??? Some candidates we have here in Georgia
Ralph from Ben Hill
July 10th, 2010
9:30 am
Is it true that K. Handel never graduated from high school? Can someone verify this?
Aquagirl
July 10th, 2010
9:53 am
No, no one can verify it because it’s not true. Karen Handel graduated from high school. Someone edited her wikipedia entry to say she had a GED.
Now dimwits like Bill Lumberg are repeating the lie, which is pretty funny if you think about it—Mr. Lumberg may have a PhD for all I know, but he’s not bright enough to figure out the GED story is false.
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2009/07/03/karen-handel-yes-i-have-a-high-school-diploma/
Conservative Thinker
July 10th, 2010
12:15 pm
Vote conservative and you will never be sorry.
Mr. thomas Anthony "The Taxman Cometh" Jones, SR
July 10th, 2010
1:07 pm
As an African-American I would like to support Mr. Baker, but the way he backstabbed Mr. Wilson of Douglass County, and also the way he refused to charge the Klansmen in the 1946 Monroe, Georgia Lynching case forces me to vote for Mr. Barnes. Baker should have known that Wilson was innocent. Everyone else did!
sga teacher
July 10th, 2010
4:19 pm
Roy? Really – does this state have that short of a memory…any man who needs an apology tour – should never be back in office. I’m voting Poythress – confidence, proven leadership and a brain….That’s what we need in the Governor’s office.
Tired of BS
July 10th, 2010
9:38 pm
So let me get this straight Mr. Thomas Anthony Jones Sr……. some blacks will vote for Thurbert Baker for governor…. only because he’s black? OMG….. there’s a name for people like that ya’ know.
Bobby Anthony
July 11th, 2010
1:44 am
Sga teacher I have already voted for Poythress, I am not surprised at the 11 Alive poll, it reflects the viiews of people in Atlanta. Georgia is a large state and when the votes from the hinterlands trickle in, Roy’s 50% will vanish. In McDuffie County I have seen one sign for Johnson, It is in front of a lawyer’s office. This lawyer lives at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, GA, No other candidates foe Governor have any signs in our county except David Poythress. He has several posted around the county. Two of them were placed by me. I do not know who put up the other signs, but it shows David has support in rural Georgia.
Bobby Anthony
July 11th, 2010
1:46 am
foe should be for
John Konop
July 11th, 2010
9:18 am
Both side promise services we cannot afford. One side wants to pay for it with taxes and the other side wants to cut taxes to pay for it. Especially In a down economy I am not sure which idea is worse.
At the end we need some tough cuts and we need to pay for most services via fees based on usage. Without the cost associated with the service we will never get this under control. We can only lower taxes and pay for the services and higher taxes during down-turn only crowds out investment and consumer spending which drives jobs, and if the services are really in demand than you will see the spending to support the service.
The reality is Georgia like other states are playing a shell game to balance the budget. And if we do not take a real-world approach instead of playing kick the can with heath-care cost, state worker retirements, education and federal subsides balancing the budget it will blow-up.
I realize police, schools, roads…..are core services needed. But the extras associated with services can be fee based on tax payers and or employees of the state ie extra activities at schools, proper fees for licenses, toll roads, employee paid retirements……..
I do think Karen Handel would take the most realistic tough love approach. As I have said in the past I am not part of the Karen Handel campaign nor do I coordinate and have very limited contact. Also I have given same opinions to many running for offices from all parties and many different offices.
John Konop
July 11th, 2010
10:35 am
sorry
….We cannot lower taxes and pay for the services…..
Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
July 11th, 2010
1:19 pm
No one can be an actual Jew, or person of G-d, and support any aspect of the Rockefeller-Bush/Holocaust-and-Hitler-financing “Republican” party.
Savannah77
July 11th, 2010
11:08 pm
O.K. you glassy eyed sheeple who are we to believe in polling? Results produced by the controlled elite from the top
or the polls conducted by the unskewed grassroots movement? I found completly opposite results of the GOP Governor’s race statewide with Christian group polling and Conservative Talk Radio polling. 20 Jul will be a surprise for many, that is if the polling machines are not programmed to count backwards as reported in 2004 on youtube hacking elections videos.
Bill Hyde
July 12th, 2010
2:06 am
I hope that voters in the state vote Barnes for governor. He is not perfect but he knows how to do the job! Real leaders make stands even when the polls tell them to do otherwise. Barnes is that type of man.
Jeffery Turner
July 12th, 2010
2:10 am
How to File an IRS 501(c)(3) Complaint
Rev. Dr. Mitzi Bickers of Emanuel Baptist Church has gone too far in promoting her list of crooked political candidates. I am encouraging every one to file to have the churches 501(c)3 status revoked. Rev. Mitzi Bickers is doing the field work for Georganna Sinkfield so I’m not surprised that Sinkfield’s signs are popping up in strange places. Just wait until you see Sinkfield’s signs on church vans – you know those 501(c)(3) organizations that are not supposed to engage in political activity. I’m shocked that Sinkfield’s campaign manager, DeKalb State Rep. Stacey Abrams, doesn’t know the new signage rules that DeKalb county has instituted this year. I guess to Abrams is too busy on a statewide campaign to be engaged with her local constituents.
Name of of the Organization:Emmanuel Baptist Church
Street Address: 1582 Benjamin Weldon Bickers, Atlanta, GA 30315-4004
Complete the Complaint IRS form 13909 on-line at IRS.GOV
Will Jones - Atlanta Jeffersonian Exegesis
July 12th, 2010
5:46 am
Vietnam law school draft-dodger, with his shiny bald pate’s comb-over and weak-eyed, unbespectacled vanity on top of his soft, enervated, smooth-cheese, obese flaccidity looks, at only sixty-two, to be primed and ready for the grave. All he has is the money he’s been coveting his whole life…and it shows.
In yesterday’s debate on TV DuBose Porter was the only one who was genuine and true, with a “spark” behind his eyes. No wonder it is his wife who is a real woman and proper lady.
Let’s do ourselves a favor, Georgia, and make the Porters our governor and lt. governor this time. It’ll set a good and righteous example for our children: to see a good and decent married couple uplifted to high office by the People…the sky’s the limit in Georgia when you live right, and may G-d bless us all.
Goodness Gracious Sakes Alive
July 12th, 2010
9:42 am
I wanted badly to vote for Karen Handel. But it’s ugly Georgia politics at its best when she lies about her prior dealings with the Log Cabin Republicans. If she will lie about that, what else will she lie about? Be a big girl Karen. Be proud of your past positions. Take your lumps and move on. Your character is more of an issue than your past positions.
grizzybear
July 12th, 2010
10:08 am
to many candidates in the republican primary with ethical issues, i voted for jeff chapman. he is a very decent person who puts the people of georgia first.
Teddy K
July 12th, 2010
5:04 pm
Roy’s wife looks like Shrek. Keep the ogres out of the mansion.
South Ga Teacher180
July 14th, 2010
10:14 pm
Bobby Anthony: You are soooo right…this race will be interesting once the South Ga vote comes in…
There is another state outside the I-285 doughnut!
I think there is a debate going to be televised on GPTV this Sunday. Is that correct?