New Poll: Georgians Moving Toward Edwards

A new Strategic Vision poll released today, courtesy of one of my favorite sites Georgia Political and Policy Digest shows that Georgians are moving toward John Edwards as their choice for President. This poll contains lots of interesting tidbits on everything from Bush's approval rating in Georgia (40%) to how voters feel about Sunday alcohol sales and laws relating to teens charged with sex crimes, and is well worth a read.

Here's what the poll concludes about the Democrats running for President:

On the Democratic side, New York Senator Hillary Clinton led with 28%; Illinois Senator Barack Obama 25%; former North Carolina Senator John Edwards received 18%; former General Wesley Clark received 5%; Delaware Senator Joseph Biden received 3%; New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson received 2%; Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd received 1%; Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich 1%; and 17% were undecided.
“Senator Clinton’s lead over both Obama and Edwards has decreased over the past month and is now the smallest since we began polling this question,” said Johnson. “Clinton’s support has been in decline for the past several months, largely due to the Obama frenzy but now we are also seeing detecting movement towards Edwards.”

In Democratic presidential primaries, early leads in polls have seldom predicted victory. As more and more Georgians hear Edwards stand up and advocate for telling voters the truth (what a novel idea), he will gain more and more strength here.

Invasion of the Party Snatchers

Call Homeland Security. There are people, probably aliens, at 1100 Spring Street in Atlanta pretending to be the Democratic Party of Georgia. This is not the Party we have all grown to know, if not love. These people are thinking strategically about elections, establishing intra-party communication, raising money, communicating with County Parties, and traveling around the State taking the Party to the people. Consider this statement from the new Chair, Jane Kidd, as reported by the AJC's Political Insider:

"On another front, Kidd said the party intended to field a candidate for the 10th District congressional race in north Georgia. But that it would only be one candidate."

See what I mean? These people can't be Georgia Democrats, but they sure look like winners! So, let's support the Party by getting tickets to see John Edwards at the May 17th JJ Dinner!