Jon Ossoff leads Karen Handel among likely voters, 51 percent to 44 percent, in a new poll released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (with a four-point margin of error). Other recent polls have shown a much closer race, so while this is good news, it’s definitely not reason to relax and think this thing is in the bag—Georgia’s 6th is still a Republican-leaning district and Ossoff still faces unrelenting attacks from outside groups.
The findings show Ossoff has an enormous lead over Handel among women, leading 60-34. The Republican is beating Ossoff among male voters by a 52-41 margin. He has a solid advantage over Handel among younger voters, while she has a slim majority of voters who are over 65. [...]
He’s capturing about 13 percent of Republican voters and 50 percent of independents – a crucial voting bloc that typically leans right in the state. It shows almost no cross-over on the flip side; only 3 percent of Democrats say they’re backing Handel. He gets support from 44 percent of white voters, a big number for a Democratic in Georgia.
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