Georgia Democrats Face Gale Force Headwinds
The midterms loom ominously on the horizon and the forecast calls for pain.
by David Catron
July 10, 2022, 11:30 PM
The Democrats badly need to consolidate their 2020 gains in Georgia. Their tiny majority in the U.S. Senate may well stand or fall based on the fate of Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection bid. Moreover, they want Stacey Abrams in the Governor’s Mansion because they need to control how the Peach State’s election integrity law is enforced in 2024. Considering her frequent denunciations of the statute, strict adherence to its provisions would hardly be her top priority as Governor. It appears unlikely, however, that Georgia’s voters intend to entrust her with that responsibility.
Abrams is popular with Beltway Democrats, the corporate media, and various celebrity activists. She has even appeared on “Star Trek: Discovery” as President of United Earth. Yet Georgia voters are considerably less enamored of her. The polls suggest that she is not a serious threat to the Republican incumbent, Gov. Brian Kemp. None has shown her with a lead in the race. Most show her behind by 5 to 7 points. Indeed, a new poll of likely Georgia voters conducted by the Democrat-leaning firm, Data for Progress (DFP), shows Abrams trailing Kemp by 9 points. This is not a good portent for her second gubernatorial race.
As for Senator Warnock, he is struggling to fend off first-time candidate Herschel Walker. Despite a war chest full of out-of-state donations and obsequious media coverage, Warnock remains essentially tied with the former football star in the polls. The RealClearPolitics average shows him leading Walker by only 1.6 points and the new poll noted above shows Walker ahead by 2 points. Moreover, standard horse race polls won’t matter as much this year as will those which measure how Americans feel about the direction of the country. The latest Monmouth University poll should terrify any candidate associated with the party in power:
A majority of 57% say that the actions of the federal government over the past six months have hurt their family when it comes to their most important concern. Just 8% say Washington has helped them.… Just 10% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction while 88% say it is on the wrong track. This marks an all-time low for this question going back to 2013. The prior low was recorded in May of this year at 18% right direction and 79% wrong track. Just 15% approve of the job Congress is doing, matching the May result.
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