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Omaha Steve

(99,054 posts)
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 07:31 PM Aug 2020

Biden has edge in North Carolina and race is tight in Georgia - CBS News Battleground Tracker poll

Source: CBS NEWS

BY ANTHONY SALVANTO, JEN DE PINTO, FRED BACKUS, KABIR KHANNA AND ELENA COX

It's another two states and another two competitive contests, as concern about President Trump's handling of coronavirus continues to take a political toll on him.

Together, North Carolina and Georgia add to our picture of an expanded electoral map. Biden is up four points in North Carolina, where Democrats haven't won a presidential race since 2008. Biden is up one in Georgia, and the last time a Democrat won there, Athens' hometown band R.E.M. had just released its 1992 classic "Automatic for the People." The race today is so close, winning will be anything but automatic — for either side.

Coronavirus impact

Views of the president's handling of the outbreak are underwater in Georgia and North Carolina, as they are in the country as a whole – but nonetheless bolstered by Republicans who say he is doing a good job, even if many of them aren't saying he's doing a very good job. And a larger number of voters think Biden would do a good job handling the outbreak than think Trump is now.

But here, as around the country, we find differences on the perceived extent of the problem. Democrats are four times more likely to say Georgia's outbreak is a "crisis." Republicans tend to call it a "very serious problem, but not a crisis." The more seriously voters view the outbreak, the more likely they are to back Biden; the less seriously they view it, the more likely they are to back the president.





Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-trump-carolina-georgia-opinion-poll-02-08-2020/

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CRK7376

(2,187 posts)
1. YES, YES, YES!!!
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 07:38 PM
Aug 2020

At least my wife and I along with our 3 registered Democratic children are thrilled to see trumpster losing in our state.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
2. This Georgian's voting for Biden. We Democrats are pissed off at KKKEMP & the GA GOP.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 07:40 PM
Aug 2020

Colleges, universities and many K-12 schools, both public and private, will be holding in person classes, starting this month.

The governor refuses to take any measures to control the virus, and is actively trying to prevent local governments from doing so.

COVID19 infections are going to spiral out of control by the end of August.

If Stacey Abrams was our Governor, we would be in a much better place.

gademocrat7

(10,623 posts)
4. This Georgian is ridin with Biden.
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 08:42 PM
Aug 2020

We are in a very dangerous situation with the incompetent Brine KKKemp and his cronies in charge of our state.

MRDAWG

(501 posts)
5. Do not believe this..........
Sun Aug 2, 2020, 09:04 PM
Aug 2020

Here in Georgia voter suppression will give the state to Trump! Long lines and closing polling places will start the suppression.

nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
10. Remember to add 5 points to the R poll numbers
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:12 AM
Aug 2020

To account for those who will NEVER respond to a pollster but still turn out all the time and vote.

((Let me know about the states where the polls show a lead of 5 points or more.))

Maxheader

(4,366 posts)
11. They hate lefty's and their ways..
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 07:34 AM
Aug 2020

Finally understanding that corona is real, and that increasing the odds for survival may

be a schmart move...

Instructions for rabid rightys, voting for a liberal..,;;

÷ On the absentee ballot, put your pencil on the biden circle, close your eyes and move the

tip around, a little. It won't hurt so much....

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
12. Good news, in a way: The more seriously voters view [COVID], the more likely they are to back Biden
Mon Aug 3, 2020, 09:25 AM
Aug 2020

Given the apocalyptic predictions which are getting worse by the day, Turd is directly pushing voters toward Biden.

I wish so many didn't have to sacrifice their lives to make this possible. But by November, the situation will be more dire than we can imagine, and voters will be desperate for salvation. That is terrible news for Turd.

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