GA-Gov: Barnes Crushing the Field

[ccharles000]

Rasmussen (6/17, likely voters):

Roy Barnes (D): 48
Thurbert Baker (D): 8
DuBose Porter (D): 5
Carl Camon (D): 2
David Poythress (D): 2
Other: 5
Undecided: 31
(MoE: ±6%)
These are the most dominating numbers of the Democratic primary that we've seen for ex-Gov. Roy Barnes all year, but we only have a pair of Strategic Vision polls (from April and last week) to compare this one to. Strategic Vision pegged Barnes at a similar level of support, but they found Attorney General Thurbert Baker in "fighting chance" territory around the 30% mark at opposed to his pitiful 8% showing in this poll. Hopefully some other pollsters will start dipping their toes into this primary -- note that this Rasmu poll has a rather portly margin of error at 6%.

The GOP:


John Oxendine (R): 35
Karen Handel (R): 11
Nathan Deal (R): 10
Eric Johnson (R): 3
Austin Scott (R): 2
Ray McBerry (R): 1
Other: 5
Undecided: 33
(MoE: ±5%)
Those nums are very, very close to Strategic Vision's latest effort, which had Oxendine up by 35-13 over Handel, with Deal close behind at 12%. Maybe this will decide into a pretty hot wingnut-on-wingnut-on-wingnut fight, but for now, Oxendine is the man to beat.

http://swingstateproject.com/diary/5157/gagov-barnes-crushing-the-field

[NightWatcher]

1. the repukes will throw all kinds of garbage at Barnes (re: state flag)

Oxendine will mop the floor with him since Roy isnt exactly energetic and will have trouble getting out the Dem base. I predict that the rebel flag issue will come back to the forefront. Barnes was the one who changed it from the rebel flag to the Denny's Placemat

[CatWoman]

2. that's great news, however

the troglodytes here will never allow him back in office.