Harris closing in on Trump in Georgia: Poll – Washington Examiner
Vice President Kamala Harris is closing the gap with former President Donald Trump in Georgia, according to a recent poll from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The poll shows Trump leading with 47% compared to Harris’s 44%, while 7% of voters remain undecided, placing Harris within the poll’s margin of error. Georgia, traditionally a Republican state, has become a battleground, especially considering its Democratic-leaning urban areas like Atlanta. Trump had previously won Georgia in 2016, but President Joe Biden managed to flip it in 2020.
The poll’s results have raised concerns among Republicans, particularly due to Trump’s ongoing feud with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, which resurfaced recently after a series of public disagreements. There had been tensions since Kemp did not support claims that Trump won the state in 2020, and their relationship deteriorated further when Trump criticized Kemp following negative comments from Kemp’s wife about voting for him. Efforts by key Republican figures, including Senator Lindsey Graham, have aimed to mend their relationship, as both seem to have recently reached an understanding.
Harris closing in on Trump in Georgia: Poll
Vice President Kamala Harris is narrowing the lead held by former President Donald Trump in Georgia.
Trump leads in Georgia with 47% compared to Harris’s 44%, with another 7% of voters saying they were undecided, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution survey. The finding puts Harris within the 3.1% margin of error.
Largely due to the heavily blue Atlanta, Georgia serves as a swing state in the otherwise generally solid red South. Trump won the state in 2016, while President Joe Biden narrowly flipped it in 2020.
Concerns have been raised among Republicans over Trump’s recent feud with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA), though the two appear to have come to a benevolent conclusion recently.
The disagreements between the two began years ago when Kemp refused to endorse the idea that Trump won Georgia in 2020. However, the feud reignited this month when Trump bashed Kemp over a series of slights, including comments from the governor’s wife that she wouldn’t vote for Trump.
Kemp responded with criticisms of his own, leading to panic among many Republicans. The pair’s dislike for each other seems to be well known by senators. Top-level operatives, including Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), worked to push through a truce between the two.
After apparently burying the hatchet, Kemp floated the idea of appearing alongside Trump at a rally sometime in the future.
The Harris campaign has worked hard in Georgia in recent weeks, hiring 400,000 volunteers and 174 staffers and opening 24 campaign offices since she launched her presidential bid. Harris and running mate Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) are embarking on a bus tour across the state to rally support.
The Cook Political Report rated Georgia as a “toss-up” for the presidential election in August, revising its July rating of “lean Republican.” Harris has made up the dismal numbers of Biden — an Atlanta Journal-Constitution July poll gave Trump a 5-point lead over Harris, 51% to 46%.
Much of this makeup was due to Harris improving among Georgians under 30 and independents.
The poll was conducted by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs from Sept. 9-15, surveying 1,000 likely voters.
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