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Political newcomer and football legend Herschel Walker leads Democratic Sen. expressing concern.
A new Emerson College poll released Tuesday showed Trump-backed Walker leading Warnock by two points, 46% to 44%, in one of the hottest Senate races of the year. His 7% of voters in the state remain pending.
Walker still holds the edge, but the competition has tightened in the past few months after the university’s April poll reported Walker leading by four percentage points.
Despite gaining more support, 53% of Georgians expect Warnock to win the race in November, while 47% expect Walker to win.
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Herschel Walker is the Republican Senate candidate for Georgia.
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66% of urban voters choose Warnock, while Walker dominates among rural and suburban voters.
36% of voters believe the economy, including jobs, inflation and taxes, are the most important issues facing Georgia today, while access to abortion is the top concern for 20% of Georgians I think. Crime came in third for him, with 15% saying it was the most important issue.
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“The economy is the most important issue for both male and female voters, but the second most important issue is different. For women, access to abortion is the most important issue for 28%, compared with 19% say crime is the most important issue,” writes Spencer Kimball, polling director at Emerson College. Warnock has a strong pro-abortion stance, often referring to himself as a “pro-choice pastor”, but has been vocal about whether he supports restrictions on abortion, including until the moment of his birth. rejects his explanation.
Senator Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is running for a full term in the Senate.
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A poll found that Republicans lead 51% to 46% in the general legislative vote in Peach State. Republicans also lead in general congressional votes across the country.
In the Georgia gubernatorial race, progressive Democrat Stacey Abrams received 44% of the vote, trailing only Brian Kemp (G., Republican) with 48% support among voters. The majority of Georgians expect Kemp to lead his November.
Polls show President Joe Biden maintains a fairly low approval rating of 42% among Georgia voters. His national approval rating also stood at 42%, rising slightly after he signed several Democratic bills into law.
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Herschel Walker early in the Georgia Senate race.
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Assuming that former President Donald Trump faces Biden in 2024, Trump leads the race with 51% support, while Biden only gets 46% support from Georgians. Nearly 40% of individuals said they were more likely to vote for Trump after the FBI raided Mar-a-Lago’s home.
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The Emerson College Polling survey was conducted on August 28-29 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.