Posted on 07/27/2006 7:42:43 PM PDT by LdSentinal
A new poll by Insider Advantage shows challenger Hank Johnson with a hefty lead over incumbent Cynthia McKinney in the Democratic run-off for the 4th District congressional race.
The poll shows Johnson leading McKinney, 46 to 21 percent, with a third of voters undecided. The survey recorded the responses of 489 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 5 percent.
Run-offs are notorious for low turnout, which often makes telephone surveys unreliable. Matt Towery, CEO of InsiderAdvantage, said he was unwilling to say that McKinney was headed for certain defeat. "But is she in deep, deep, deep, deep troube? Yes," he said.
Towery said McKinney and Johnson split the African-American vote in the district, which makes up nearly 53 percent of the electorate. But an overwhelming number of white voters surveyed, who make up 42 percent of the 4th District electorate, said they preferred Johnson.
Towery said his poll also detected some interest among Republicans in the race, which would also work against McKinney. In last week's vote, many Republicans stuck to their own races, headlined by the confrontation between Ralph Reed and Casey Cagle in the GOP race for lieutenant governor.
"But for every Republican who voted on July 18, another was out of town at the beach," Towery said. Anyone who did not vote on July 18 is eligible to cast a ballot in the Aug. 8 run-off.
OH>>>> Be still my heart!!!
Let me not be dissapointed!!
As much as I would like to see McKinney get the boot again, I would rather have her stupid carcass in Washington than another Democrat with half a brain.
A Rat with half a brain would be more like a Republican.
It's the Jews. J.E.W.S.
RAT for a RAT, who cares..
McKinney pronounces it "JOOOZE"
The War in Iraq is and always has been a mistake, and I have stood by this position since before Day One.
The alleged weapons programs and stockpiles simply did not exist, and it is unacceptable that we are now engaged in such unnecessary and destructive conflict.
The human toll is tragic, the economic burden enormous, the erosion of international respect for our country devastating.
This war is a product of irresponsible and inept leadership, but I intend to bring a fresh, sensible voice to discuss these issues in Washington.
Cindy McKinney? No, Hank Johnson.
Do you know if her father is still around?
Here's an interesting spin on this from Neal Boortz:
http://boortz.com/nuze/200607/07212006.html#cynthia
CYNTHIA WATCH
OK ... I've pretty much decided that I want Cynthia McKinney to win her primary runoff against Hank Johnson. Either way, a Democrat wins, so why not root for the Democrat who will be the most ineffectual? Why not root for the Democrat who will be the greatest embarrassment to the Democrat Party and to the Congressional Black Caucus?
Now, having said that, I will be sure to give you the latest news on the activities and comments of The Cutest Little Jihadist in Congress as we move toward the primary runoff. Our pal Jamie Dupree tells us that Cynthia has been a no-show this week in Washington. She did have an official leave-of-absence for votes cast on Monday and Tuesday, but she was supposed to be back at work, representing the people of Georgia's 4th Congressional District, on Wednesday. She wasn't. She wasn't there Thursday either. This week she has missed 19 votes on the House floor. One of the votes she missed was the attempt to override Bush's veto of the stem cell bill. She also missed a vote on a constitutional amendment on gay marriage.
There is no word on whether or not Cynthia will return to Washington next week. Who knows? Maybe she sees the handwriting on the wall. Maybe she knows that she has a slim chance of prevailing in the primary runoff and has decided to start her retirement early.
In the meantime, those evil Diebold machines are just waiting for her to pack her bags.
Can a machine be a racist?
I have no idea. He could have died, I don't really know. I only hear about that area by listening to WSB 750 at night, when Kris Krok is on (10 to 2).
That's hard to argue with.
I know it's tough but is Johnson as stupid as McKinney? Anything is possible in this pathetic district.
In ten years in congress the only bill that McKinney wrote was changing the name of a post office. She is slowly catching up to John Kerry.
That, and the likelihood she'll slug another cop.
I'm rooting for Johnson too, on those two conditions.
Defeat for Kos, defeat for cop assaulters.
no, no ,no she also sponsored "tupac shakur assasination records act"( the ex-gang banger rap artist supreme) to be established so that at a later time this horrible crime could be solved and determine if there was a racist goverment plot to exterminate him and cover up of such act
Not just trouble, but 4x deep trouble. Now that's trouble.
That, and the likelihood she'll slug another cop.
I'm rooting for Johnson too, on those two conditions.
Defeat for Kos, defeat for cop assaulters.
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