Georgia showdowns: Warnock leading Walker by 10 points, Kemp and Abrams tied, according to new poll

[Tender Branson]

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News
Published June 29, 2022

A new public opinion poll indicates that Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is leading Republican challenger and football legend Herschel Walker by double digits in battleground Georgia’s crucial Senate showdown.

The survey by Quinnipiac University released on Wednesday also suggests that the 2022 gubernatorial rematch between conservative Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger and voting rights champion Stacey Abrams is a dead heat.

Warnock leads Walker 54%-44% among Peach State registered voters, according to the poll which was conducted June 23-27. That’s a dramatic swing from Quinnipiac’s last poll in the Georgia Senate race, which indicated the contest was basically tied in January. An East Carolina University survey, conducted in early June, also pointed to a dead heat.

Walker, who won a Heisman Trophy and helped steer the University of Georgia to a college football national championship four decades ago, jumped into the GOP race to face off against Warnock last summer after months of support and encouragement to run for the Senate by former President Donald Trump, his longtime friend. Walker trounced a handful of GOP rivals in last month’s Republican Senate primary.

Republicans see Warnock, the pastor at the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. used to preach and who defeated GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler by a razor-thin margin to capture the seat a year and a half ago, as very vulnerable as he runs for reelection. The race is one of a handful across the country that could determine if the GOP wins back in November’s midterms the Senate majority they lost when Warnock and now-Sen. Jon Ossoff swept Georgia’s twin Jan. 5, 2021 runoff elections.

The survey indicates that Warnock’s overall 10-point lead is fueled by a 62%-33% advantage over Walker among independent voters, and a double-digit lead among females compared to Walker’s single-digit margin among males. Warnock leads 88%-10% among Black voters, while Walker wins the support of White voters 62%-35%.

Warnock enjoys a 49%-37% favorable/unfavorable rating, while Walker’s underwater at 37%-42%.

"Herschel Walker fumbles on honesty and tumbles on favorability as Raphael Warnock surges ahead in the race for senator," Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Malloy noted.

The poll was conducted in the weeks after the Warnock campaign and allied Democratic groups started targeting Walker over what they call his "bizarre or false statements." A TV ad by Warnock’s campaign that launched earlier this month spotlights past comments by Walker saying that had a "dry mist" that would "kill any COVID on your body."

Walker’s also been dinged by numerous reports that he overinflated the success of his businesses and has been playing defense regarding a number of personal controversies — from allegations of past abuse to children his fathered out of wedlock.

Thanks to his legendary status among many in Georgia and his immense, favorable, name recognition in the Peach State, Walker instantly became the overwhelming front-runner for the GOP Senate nomination and basically ignored the field of lesser-known primary rivals, declining to take part in debates as he focused his campaign on Warnock. Some Republican strategists are now concerned that Walker is unprepared for the incoming fire that he’s starting to receive during the general election campaign.

The Quinnipiac poll indicates Kemp and Abrams are tied at 48% support in the gubernatorial battle, essentially unchanged from the school’s January survey. The East Carolina University survey — the only other poll conducted this month — indicated Kemp with a mid-single digit advantage.

The Quinnipiac survey shows Abrams with a 10-point lead among independents, and points to wide gender, race, and age divides.

Malloy noted that "with both candidates getting positive numbers on honesty, empathy and leadership, Kemp and Abrams are in a Governor's race too close to call."

The Quinnipiac poll questioned 1,497 registered voters in Georgia, with an overall sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Georgia showdowns: Warnock leading Walker by 10 points, Kemp and Abrams tied, according to new poll

A new poll in Georgia indicates Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock leading GOP challenger Herschel Walker by 10 points, with GOP Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams tied

www.foxnews.com

Abortion fallout for Republicans ?

 

[Phys251]

(trimmed for length)

Holy shit.

I thought Kemp was running away with reelection.

The anti-abortion ruling has already found its way into our governor's race.

 

[Tender Branson]

Why is Stacey Abrams doing so bad compared to Reverend Warnock ?

Or is it more that Gov. Kemp is simply a much stronger candidate than wife-beater Walker ?

 

[Chase Morgan]

Did hersch find any more kids stuck between his car seat cushions?

 

[Winston]

How long will it take the right to ignore this poll

 

[Slartibartfast]

Why is Stacey Abrams doing so bad compared to Reverend Warnock ?

Or is it more that Gov. Kemp is simply a much stronger candidate than wife-beater Walker ?

Walker is a nut case and it seems the good people of Georgia have noticed that.

 

[RAMOSS]

Walker is a nut case and it seems the good people of Georgia have noticed that.

For one, Kemp can produce a coherent sentence. Walker doesn't seem to be able to.

 

[lemmiwinx]

For one, Kemp can produce a coherent sentence. Walker doesn't seem to be able to.

Walker's a UGA graduate (or so he says) so of course he can speak in complete sentences. He just chooses not to because he's too lazy to be bothered with the whole white people's rules of speech kerfuffle.

 

[Pound4abrown]

I am surprised that Warnock is not up by more than 10, that is kind of scary. Who the **** thinks Walker is fit for office?

 

[Slartibartfast]

I am surprised that Warnock is not up by more than 10, that is kind of scary. Who the **** thinks Walker is fit for office?

This is the state that elected MTG

 

[poweRob]

Why is Stacey Abrams doing so bad compared to Reverend Warnock ?

Or is it more that Gov. Kemp is simply a much stronger candidate than wife-beater Walker ?

Kemp has a couple things going for him compared to Herschel Walker

1. He can speak clearly
2. He's an incumbent

 

[poweRob]

I am surprised that Warnock is not up by more than 10, that is kind of scary. Who the **** thinks Walker is fit for office?

So many people haven't seen him speak. They just know the name and most importantly, he has an (R) next to his name.

 

[tres borrachos]

I am surprised that Warnock is not up by more than 10, that is kind of scary. Who the **** thinks Walker is fit for office?

Trump and morons.

 

[Callen]

I will be surprised if Abrahms beats Kemp but not the least if Warnock beats Walker. Having said that the pending GA abortion law may be enough to get suburn=ban women to the polls for Abrams.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

Thanks to his legendary status among many in Georgia and his immense, favorable, name recognition in the Peach State, Walker instantly became the overwhelming front-runner for the GOP Senate nomination and basically ignored the field of lesser-known primary rivals, declining to take part in debates as he focused his campaign on Warnock.

FOOP-BAW!!! FOOP-BAW!!! FOOP-BAW!!! FOOP-BAW!!!
Y'all, I don't keer bout no durn else but that thar FOOP-BAW!!!

 

[Stealers Wheel]

I am surprised that Warnock is not up by more than 10, that is kind of scary. Who the **** thinks Walker is fit for office?

Walker is a token, a tool. To be used and then discarded as needed. Hopefully someday he'll learn.

 

[upsideguy]

By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News
Published June 29, 2022

A new public opinion poll indicates that Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is leading Republican challenger and football legend Herschel Walker by double digits in battleground Georgia’s crucial Senate showdown.

The survey by Quinnipiac University released on Wednesday also suggests that the 2022 gubernatorial rematch between conservative Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger and voting rights champion Stacey Abrams is a dead heat.

Warnock leads Walker 54%-44% among Peach State registered voters, according to the poll which was conducted June 23-27. That’s a dramatic swing from Quinnipiac’s last poll in the Georgia Senate race, which indicated the contest was basically tied in January. An East Carolina University survey, conducted in early June, also pointed to a dead heat.



The Quinnipiac poll indicates Kemp and Abrams are tied at 48% support in the gubernatorial battle, essentially unchanged from the school’s January survey. The East Carolina University survey — the only other poll conducted this month — indicated Kemp with a mid-single digit advantage.



The Quinnipiac poll questioned 1,497 registered voters in Georgia, with an overall sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.

Georgia showdowns: Warnock leading Walker by 10 points, Kemp and Abrams tied, according to new poll

A new poll in Georgia indicates Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock leading GOP challenger Herschel Walker by 10 points, with GOP Gov. Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams tied

www.foxnews.com

Abortion fallout for Republicans ?

Georgia is rising from the ashes. They are beginning to show themselves as a state with sane and rational citizens.

 

[highroller]

Georgia is rising from the ashes. They continue to show themselves as a state with sane and rational citizens.

Until Kemp is re-elected in November.

 

[Callen]

Until Kemp is re-elected in November.

Of course I would like to see Kemp defeated but he has been a good GOP Governor, defied Trump and honoured his oath of office. I think that in all honesty a Republican who voted for him is sane and rational. Walker is a whole other ball game.

 

[highroller]

Of course I would like to see Kemp defeated but he has been a good GOP Governor, defied Trump and honoured his oath of office. I think that in all honesty a Republican who voted for him is sane and rational. Walker is a whole other ball game.

There’s no such thing as a good GOP governor

 

[Callen]

There’s no such thing as a good GOP governor

That's not so. There are a couple......not many but a few. Larry Hogan comes to mind.

 

[Patriotic Voter]

Why is Stacey Abrams doing so bad compared to Reverend Warnock ?

Or is it more that Gov. Kemp is simply a much stronger candidate than wife-beater Walker ?

The wife-beating story is one problem with Hershel Walker. Another is this:

Records: Herschel Walker's wife voted in Georgia in 2020

ATLANTA (AP) — The wife of potential U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker voted in Georgia in November, although she doesn't identify her Atlanta house as her primary residence for property tax purposes.

apnews.com

Basically Walker's wife lives in one state and votes in another.