Raphael Warnock has a 9-point lead over Herschel Walker for Georgia Senate; Kemp, Abrams are close

[peppertree]

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia has a nine-point lead over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in the state's high-profile Senate contest, according to a new poll conducted by SurveyUSA for 11Alive News.

The survey showed Warnock with 48% support among likely voters in the Peach State, while Walker received 39% support; eight percent of respondents were undecided.

10% of Republican respondents crossed over to support Warnock over Walker in the survey.

Critically, Warnock has strong leads in both urban and suburban areas - whose firm support of Democratic candidates in recent cycles have turned Georgia from a Republican stronghold to a swing state highly coveted by both political parties.

He also led Walker with independents (44%-35%), a group that has backed fewer Republicans in statewide races in recent cycles.

In the gubernatorial contest, incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp led Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams by a razor-thin 45%-44% margin

At: https://www.businessinsider.com/warnock-leads-walker-georgia-senate-kemp-abrams-governor-poll-2022-7

[getagrip_already]

1. I literally just got a fundraising email saying he is 1 down.....

His fundraising numbers are off the chart.

Does his campaign really need to twist facts like that?

[ColinC]

3. Not twisting

Just using everything they can -and using the relevant polls. His fundraising levels will be off the chart but still likely will be outnumbered by all the super PACs that are involved. He needs every penny he can get.

[peppertree]

4. What with all that Repug dark money, sadly they probably do

And you know Repugs these days: they'll take it from Russians, Saudis, launderers, narcos, terrorrists - you name it.

[ColinC]

2. Hell....

Yeah!!!

[peppertree]

5. +1

His name's Walker - but he can't walk and chew gum at the same time.

Repugs really stepped in it with that one.

[Ferrets are Cool]

6. That, in itself, is depressing.

If this were "logical world", Warnock would be up by 40 points.

[wryter2000]

7. I hope I'm scheduled to call GA again this year

I called for the Senate run-offs in 2021, and we won both. For some reason, I get the best people to talk to when I call GA, including one anti-Trump Republican.

[OrlandoDem2]

8. It would be so exciting to turn Georgia blue. It really could happen!

Democrats must GOTV for both Warnock and Abrams.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. A major caveat:

The poll is of 904 adults (most polls are exclusively of registered voters) with a smaller subset of registered/likely voters.

The poll has a MOE of +/-3.4%, which means Warnock could be as low as 44.6%, and Walker could be as high as 42.4%.

13% of respondents were undecided.

This is still a very close race.

[hlthe2b]

10. Thank heavens, though I won't relax until it is over. How horrific to think Georgians could even

make Walker competitive against Warnock. Depressing as hell...