You're right, Obama didn't. However, if memory serves me right, he did come pretty close in 2008. In fact, I remember some election forecasters predicting Georgia would go to Obama over McCain that year.
Even 2008, GA was decided rather early and Dems did not spend much time and money in 2012.
I was listening to Eric Erickson last night and he reported that the numbers were probably close but looking through the details of the rest of the survey, Obama approval was about 50/50.
He is nowhere near that in reality but Carter is still rather popular there.
I think Deal will still win anyway but it will be closer than it really should be.
Remember the year - 1979.
That was the year WW4 started and Carter was the on who allowed it to happen.
Had he a plan for the post Shaw era, the radicals would not be in the position they are today.