With fewer than 50 days remaining until the 2022 Midterm Election, Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams is trailing Governor Brian Kemp by a wide margin in two recent polls, including the Atlanta Journal Constitution, known as one of the most left-leaning publications in the Southeast.
Georgia talk show host Ben Burnett says that voters across the state have become disillusioned with Abrams’ antics as a perennial candidate.
“Abrams is a disingenuous and tired actor to the people in Georgia,” Burnett said. “I think people know she’s gotten rich as the serial candidate. She was the reason Atlanta lost the All Star game. And Even Democrats can’t deny that Brian Kemp’s desire to keep Georgia open during covid was the fair fight, but it was the right fight. She reminds me of Charlie Crist only Charlie has shown an ability to win statewide.”
Abrams, who has never led Kemp in any of the polls used for the Real Clear Politics average, trailed Kemp by eight points in the AJC poll and she trailed Kemp by 11 points in a Marist University poll. Kemp’s sizable lead in the Marist poll puts Abrams well outside the margin of error. According to Marist, the poll surveyed 1,322 Georgia adults by phone interviews, online polls, and texts.
“The samples were then combined and balanced to reflect the 2020 AmericanCommunity Survey 5-year estimates for age, gender, income, and race,” Marist’s poll disclaimer reads. “Regional adjustments were made for turnout in similar elections. Results are statistically significant within ±3.4 percentage points.”
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Since 2004, O’Hern has worked with political campaigns in roles ranging from major projects involving nationwide digital marketing for U.S. Presidential candidates, U.S. Congressmen, state governors, and state representatives. O’Hern’s journalism background includes news reporting and editing for various organizations and news publications in Alabama and Florida since 2002. O’Hern graduated from Samford University in Birmingham, Ala with a degree in journalism and a minor in political science.