McCain leads in Georgia and Tennessee;
Obama leads in Georgia, Clinton leads in Tennessee
(1/31/08) So much for the Deep South saving Mitt Romney’s
presidential bid. At least that’s the loud clue on the GOP
race for president provided by two new InsiderAdvantage/Majority
Opinion polls from Thursday night.
Taking a cue from their fellow Republican voters in Florida, where
McCain won a shocking primary victory on Jan. 29, Georgians and
Tennesseans prefer McCain as well.
On the Democratic side, it looks suspiciously like a racial divide
in the South. Barack Obama appears to be headed to an easy win in
Georgia, where blacks make up a substantial proportion of Democratic
voters. And Hillary Clinton has a comfortable lead in Tennessee,
where white voters more heavily predominate among Democratic voters.
Georgia Republican poll:
If you are voting in the Republican primary or have voted in early
voting, which candidate do you prefer?
John McCain (35%)
Mike Huckabee (24%)
Mitt Romney (24%)
Ron Paul (5%)
Other (1%)
Undecided (11%)
The poll was conducted Jan. 30 among 362 likely voters in the Feb.
5 Georgia Republican presidential primary. The margin of error is
plus or minus 5.5%. All data have been weighted for age, race, gender
and party affiliation.
Tennessee Republican poll:
If you are voting in the Republican primary or have voted in early
voting, which candidate do you prefer?
John McCain (33%)
Mike Huckabee (25%)
Mitt Romney (18%)
Ron Paul (9%)
Other (2%)
Undecided (13%)
The poll was conducted Jan. 30 among 375 likely voters in the Feb.
5 Tennessee Republican presidential primary. The margin of error
is plus or minus 5.2%. All data have been weighted for age, race,
gender and party affiliation.
Georgia Democratic poll:
If you are voting in the Democratic primary or have voted in early
voting, which candidate do you prefer?
Barack Obama (52%)
Hillary Clinton (36%)
Other (4%)
Undecided (8%)
The poll was conducted Jan. 30 among 301 likely voters in the Feb.
5 Georgia Democratic presidential primary. The margin of error is
plus or minus 6%. All data have been weighted for age, race, gender
and party affiliation.
Tennessee Democratic primary poll:
If you are voting in the Democratic primary or have voted in early
voting, which candidate do you prefer?
Hillary Clinton (59%)
Barack Obama (26%)
Other (7%)
Undecided (8%)
The poll was conducted Jan. 30 among 463 likely voters in the Feb.
5 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary. The margin of error
is plus or minus 4%. All data have been weighted for age, race,
gender and party affiliation.
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