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"
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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