Georgia: Republicans Lead Top 5 Statewide Races

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13WMAZ's political reporter Randall Savage gave his take on the results: "These poll numbers look very good for the Republican party as a whole but four of the five major races in the state of Georgia are within the margin of error and could be headed for a November 30th runoff, especially in the governor's race where Nathan Deal has 49 percent, Roy Barnes at 39 percent and Libertarian John Monds has 8 percent. So they could be out on the campaign trail, that is Barnes and Deal, on Thanksgiving, instead of having turkey at home" 

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Georgia: Republicans 'Poised to Make Historic Gains'

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The poll conducted for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia Newspaper Partnership shows the Republican candidate holding a slight edge in the race for governor but huge leads in the races for U.S. Senate and lieutenant governor. The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research Inc., has Republican gubernatorial nominee Nathan Deal leading Democrat Roy Barnes, 45 to 41 percent.
While Deal’s lead is within the poll’s margin of error, Republicans U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson and Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle held bigger leads. Isakson leads Democrat Mike Thurmond, the labor commissioner, 52 to 33 percent, and Cagle leads Democrat Carol Porter, 47 to 28 percent. 

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Georgia: Nathan Deal Quits Congress to Run Full Time for Governor

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I'm leaving Congress because I've had a front row seat to the damage that inexperience in the executive branch of the federal government has done to our nation ... a growing debt that will bankrupt our children's future, an ever increasing grasp by government that snatches away our freedom, and an effort to bargain away the rights of our state for a few crumbs of federal tax dollars that are packaged as stimulus.
My experience has prepared me to be a governor who understands these dangers. This is not a time for untested leadership in the governor's office. The economic future of our state is in peril. I am committed and ready to serve this great state.
—Nathan Deal

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