Fifty-one percent of likely and actual voters in Georgia say they would vote for Ossoff if the election were held today. Forty-four percent say they would vote for Handel, while 6 percent are undecided.
The runoff will be held June 20, and is being closely watched by both parties as a potential bellwether for how President Trump could affect the 2018 elections.
Trump won Georgia's 6th District by 1.5 percent in November despite the district typically voting Republican.
Probably a bit much, but who knows? In any case my view is this: any reputable poll that has Ossoff tied means he's probably ahead. Gravis had a poll last week that had him up by two. So my view is, if we see a third poll that has him up, then he's up.
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A spokesperson for the Handel campaign responded to the poll:
"I don’t think anyone really believes that this is a 7 point race and our internal numbers show that this is truly a toss-up. Karen Handel has faced an unprecedented flood of out-of-state money, raised from Nancy Pelosi and the 'resistance', to fund ads falsely attacking Karen Handel and presenting Jon Ossoff as someone in touch with the voters of the 6th district. Most of his claims have been proven false by independent news organizations, and we're confident that on June 20th, voters will see through this duplicity and elect Karen Handel."
Jon Ossoff released this statement in response to the poll:
"This race is neck and neck and my team and I are going to continue working as hard as we ever have, reaching out to every voter and making the case for fresh leadership and accountability in Washington."
Sounds like the Handel campaign knows they are in trouble.
Wishing him the best of luck. Rob Quist too!