Newt Gingrich could lose Georgia to Barack Obama

[Swede]

Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich would struggle to win his former home state of Georgia, and – even if he does – could lose it to President Barack Obama, according to the first significant poll of the state in the ’12 primary season.

And this only five months after a lopsided drumming of Democrats in the race for governor. And everything else.

The survey by Public Policy Polling of North Carolina says Gingrich’s favorables in Georgia stand at 39 percent. Forty-seven percent of voters polled have an unfavorable view of the potential candidate.

http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/

[Wounded Bear]

1. No worries, he'll just write an alternative history book that says he won. nt

[onehandle]

2. Obama will not win Georgia in almost any scenario. nt

[Swede]

3. You sure?

Obama looks like a pretty viable contender in the state next year regardless of who his Republican opponent is. 47% of voters approve of the job he's doing to 48% that disapprove. Those numbers suggest Georgia is probably the state Obama lost in 2008 that he has the best chance of flipping for 2012 because in the two states that he came closer to winning last time around- Missouri and Montana- his approval numbers are far worse at 43/52 and 41/54 respectively.

http://publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com/2011/04/obama-in-decent-shape-in-georgia.html

[daa]

5. Obama got 23% of the white vote last time

and the Hillary supporters are the ones he has disappointed the most. No way he wins Georgia against ANY republican.

[onehandle]

6. What daa said above. nt

[NightWatcher]

4. the democrat with the most votes never wins Georgia. go ask Max Cleland

[11 Bravo]

8. Had to remind me, didn't you? (And I swear, if I ever come face-to-face with Saxby Chambliss ...

I will un-clog my nose in his general direction.)

[daa]

9. That too, just like Texas nt

[blueclown]

7. What does the polling look like in Illinois?

Will Obama win his home state?

[fujiyama]

10. Is this a serious question?

[blueclown]

11. Yes.

What's up with the snappy attitude. I asked for polling data from the state.

[southernyankeebelle]

12. I believe it. Both family member who vote republicans stopped watching

crazy land Fox News and the extreme right. Both said they are disappointed republicans and the extreme movement to the right.

[jimlup]

13. the reptilians will only run Gingrich if they decide that the presidency is a throw away election in

2012