Presidential Polls in Georgia

According to the U.S. Election Polls, the Presidential polls in Georgia seem to lean heavily toward support of John McCain, who has 50% of the votes. Barack Obama only has 43% of the votes. 3% of the population is voting for Bob Barr, and 4% of the voters are still unsure as to for which candidate they will vote. Although Obama is up 4% and McCain only up 2% since the presidential polls in Georgia in July, drastic events would have to occur for Obama to turn Georgia blue. However, Obama would have a chance if all of the undecided voters and those supporting Bob Barr were to vote Democrat.

Heaving and smart campaigning could change how the Presidential polls in Georgia look in a months time. Though and change in trend in the Presidential polls in Georgia is unlikely. The race is not very competitive as a whole within the state of Georgia, but high competition does lie in some areas of the state that have a more liberal leaning. For example, the average number of blue houses in Decatur is probably much higher than other cities in the state. However, this area of Georgia is unlikely, at this point in time, to sway the rest of the state from it's traditional red.

With a 7% difference between the support of McCain and Obama, it is highly unlikely that Georgia will be a battle state and will remain red. The Presidential polls in Georgia do not represent my stance as a voter. I support Obama. However, Fox News reported at the end of August that he stopped his advertising in Georgia. Though he claimed that he stopped the advertisements due to the then upcoming convention, it will be interesting to see if and when he resumes.

Georgia has traditionally been a red state, and it almost seems like the Democratic Party thinks that the state is a waste of time and ignores the pockets of liberals (parts of Atlanta and Decatur, especially) that do in fact exist in the state. Though the Presidential polls in Georgia prove that it is not a battleground state, it could be in future elections due to the large number of people moving to the Atlanta area.

If the Democrats near the state's capitol could do some good grassroots campaigning in the more rural and traditionally red areas to bring the overall color of the state closer to purple. It will be interesting to see how the Presidential polls in Georgia change over the next few months and in future elections.

Sources:
U.S. Election Polls http://www.usaelectionpolls.com/2008/georgia.html
Fox News http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/08/22/obama-stops-advertising-in-red-battleground-states/