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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
MTG is considering running for the Senate. She is dead last in a poll of potential candidates
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene revealed in February she's considering a Senate run in 2026 — but a new poll may have given her a reality check. With Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff up for re-election next year, a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll pitted the four most likely Republican challengers against the incumbent in hypothetical face-offs. Governor Brian Kemp, who hasn't announced a decision yet but is facing pressure to run from his Republican colleagues, appears to be Republicans' best shot at beating Ossoff, according to the Journal-Constitution's poll. Kemp polled at 49 percent, while Ossoff came in at 46 percent. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger came in second, polling at 39 percent while Ossoff came in at 48 percent. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King wasn't far behind, polling at 38 percent while Ossoff polled at 51 percent. Greene, meanwhile, was dead last. She polled at 37 percent and Ossoff came out on top at 54 percent in their hypothetical Senate race. Some 60 percent of Independent poll respondents and nearly 10 percent of Trump-supporting respondents voted for Ossoff over Greene, according to the Journal-Constitution. Greene, a right-wing firebrand and staunch ally to President Donald Trump, has yet to formally announce anything about her potential Senate run. But she told the Journal-Constitution in February she'd 'be lying' if she denied that she is considering it. She made headlines last month after her town hall in Acworth, Georgia was interrupted by protesters. Two people were tased, at least six people were removed and three people were charged in connection over the disruption. After the event, Greene praised the protesters' removal: 'I'm glad they got thrown out. That's exactly what I wanted to see happen.' The Independent has contacted Greene's office for comment.
The Independent
02-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
MTG is considering running for the Senate. She is dead last in a poll of potential candidates
Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene revealed in February she's considering — but a new poll may have given her a reality check. With Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff up for re-election next year, a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll pitted the four most likely Republican challengers against the incumbent in hypothetical face-offs. Governor Brian Kemp, who hasn't announced a decision yet but is facing pressure to run from his Republican colleagues, appears to be Republicans' best shot at beating Ossoff, according to the Journal-Constitution's poll. Kemp polled at 49 percent, while Ossoff came in at 46 percent. Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger came in second, polling at 39 percent while Ossoff came in at 48 percent. Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King wasn't far behind, polling at 38 percent while Ossoff polled at 51 percent. Greene, meanwhile, was dead last. She polled at 37 percent and Ossoff came out on top at 54 percent in their hypothetical Senate race. Some 60 percent of Independent poll respondents and nearly 10 percent of Trump-supporting respondents voted for Ossoff over Greene, according to the Journal-Constitution. Greene, a right-wing firebrand and staunch ally to President Donald Trump, has yet to formally announce anything about her potential Senate run. But she told the Journal-Constitution in February she'd 'be lying' if she denied that she is considering it. She made headlines last month after her town hall in Acworth, Georgia was interrupted by protesters. Two people were tased, at least six people were removed and three people were charged in connection over the disruption. After the event, Greene praised the protesters' removal: 'I'm glad they got thrown out. That's exactly what I wanted to see happen.'
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump approval rating slips to 43 percent in Georgia: Survey
President Trump's approval rating has slipped to 43 percent in Georgia, a new survey found. According to a survey released Wednesday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia voters are divided over Trump's second term. Just 43 percent of respondents approve of the job he's done so far, with one-third of those supporters saying they 'strongly' support his agenda. The other 55 percent of respondents disapprove of Trump's presidency so far, with nearly two-thirds being independents and 12 percent being Republican voters, the survey found. The survey results show voters have grown more opposed to Trump's agenda. While his approval has fluctuated over the years in the battleground state, which he won in 2016 and 2024, his disapproval rating has jumped 10 percentage points since January. More than half, 52 percent, of surveyed Georgia voters oppose Trump's immigration policies, and roughly 55 percent are concerned the country is headed down the 'wrong track' under Trump's leadership. One of the biggest issues for the president is the economy. Despite Trump's emphasis on the economy on the campaign trail, it has been of concern for many Americans after the implementation of his tariff agenda. According to the survey, 55 percent of respondents oppose his handling of the economy and 53 percent oppose tariffs on foreign goods. The Journal-Constitution noted that it's a sharp difference from just a few months ago, when 56 percent of respondents said they expected the economy to improve under Trump. The survey comes as Trump has been seeing tanking approval ratings in various other polls. The Journal-Constitution poll was conducted April 15-24 among 1,000 registered Georgia voters and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
01-05-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Trump approval rating slips to 43 percent in Georgia: Survey
President Trump's approval rating has slipped to 43 percent in Georgia, a new survey found. According to a survey released Wednesday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Georgia voters are divided over Trump's second term. Just 43 percent approve of the job he's done so far, with one-third of those supporters saying they 'strongly' support his agenda. The other 55 percent disapprove of Trump's presidency so far, with nearly two-thirds being independents and 12 percent being Republican voters, the survey found. The survey results show voters have grown more opposed to Trump's agenda. While his approval has fluctuated over the years in the battleground state, which he won in 2016 and 2024, his disapproval rate has jumped 10 percentage points since January. More than half, 52 percent, of Georgia voters oppose Trump's immigration policies and roughly 55 percent are concerned the country is headed down the 'wrong track' with Trump leading. One of the biggest issues for the president is the economy. An idea he campaigned on; the economy has been of concern for many Americans after the implementation of his tariff agenda. According to the survey, 55 percent of respondents oppose his handling of the economy and 53 percent oppose tariffs on foreign goods. The Journal-Constitution noted that it's a sharp difference from just a few months ago, when 56 percent of respondents said they expected the economy to improve under Trump. The survey comes as Trump has been seeing tanking approval ratings in various other polls. The Journal-Constitution poll was conducted April 15-24 among 1,000 registered Georgia voters and has a margin of error of 3.1 percentage points.
New York Post
30-04-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Stacey Abrams is the Democrats' self-made nightmare — as she hints at another election bid
Democrats created a monster in Stacey Abrams — and years after she first burst into the national political spotlight, she continues to punish them for doing so. Abrams, the perennial Georgia gubernatorial candidate, is reportedly mulling yet another campaign for the office in 2026, when the term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp must depart. She's teased such a run for months, declaring that 'all options are on the table,' insisting she'd 'look at all the opportunities' and 'evaluate' how she could 'best serve.' Now, as she continues to drop hints, Peach State Democrats worry that yet another Abrams attempt at the governor's mansion would consign them to yet another defeat. 'She's run twice, and that's enough to convince me she won't win' a general election, Jimmy Johnson, former chair of the Appling County Democratic Committee, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution last week. 'Can some other Democrat win? Yes.' 'Abrams is great, but she missed the train,' said Marilyn Langford, another Democratic district official. The Journal-Constitution itself piled on, as top political reporter Greg Bluestein editorialized that Abrams' 'unabashed liberal platform and relentless GOP attacks have taken a toll on the swing voters who help decide Georgia races.' 'Her rematch against Kemp in 2022 ended in a resounding defeat, thanks partly to split-ticket voters who backed [Sen. Raphael] Warnock but rejected her,' Bluestein noted. Put it all together and you can't miss the painful — or, for Republicans, painfully delicious — truth: Abrams can't lose a Democratic primary, but can't win a general election. 'Every Georgia Democrat is scared to death Abrams runs again because they know they can't beat her in the primary,' said Cody Hall, an adviser to Kemp. Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia, speaks during a meeting of the Republican Governors Association at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, on February 20, 2025. AFP via Getty Images 'But she's also probably their worst candidate in the general.' One might pity the Democrats and their media allies, were this quandary not entirely of their own making. After all, while they may quietly be acknowledging the readily apparent truth that Abrams is political fool's gold, the product of a years-long crusade to make a mendacious mediocrity out to be something more, they're the ones who embarked upon it. First, there was her high-profile 2018 campaign, during which a bevy of prominent Democrats — including Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and then-Sen. Kamala Harris — all interceded on her behalf. The Washington Post christened her 'Democrats' newest Southern hope,' and The New York Times insisted there was 'more to' Abrams 'than meets partisan eyes.' In this May 20, 2018, photo, Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams participates in a debate against Stacey Evans in Atlanta, Georgia. AP Then, after she fell short by a 1.4% margin, her boosters all parroted Abrams' meritless charge that the election had been stolen from her. Just hours after the polls closed, the Times published a guest essay by a voter-suppression expert alleging that Abrams had faced 'the rising swamp of Neo-Jim Crow' in her loss. A full year later, the Post produced a 'fact check' defending Pete Buttigieg's claim that 'racially motivated patterns of voter suppression are responsible for Stacey Abrams not being governor of Georgia right now.' The charade went on. There were over-the-top photo shoots (she wore a cape!). There was a 'Star Trek' cameo (she wore a cape and played the president of Earth!). There were glowing profiles (including one, in 2020, that that compared her to 'a runway supermodel'). There was speculation she might be Joe Biden's vice president (a fire she helped fuel). But while there's been plenty of evidence of Abrams' supreme skill at self-promotion, what we have never seen is any demonstration of the political talent ascribed to her. In 2022, she ran for governor again — only to be embarrassed by Kemp, who beat her by a punishing 7.5 percentage points. And these days, Abrams is haunted not only by the ghosts of her electoral failures past, but by scandal. In January, the Georgia Ethics Commission unanimously slapped Abrams' New Georgia Project nonprofit with a $300,000 campaign-finance fine — the largest in state history — for illegally doing election work on behalf of her 2018 campaign. You know, the same one in which she claimed Republicans were up to no good. Projection remains the surest sign of guilt. Then there's the shady $2 billion-with-a-b federal grant the Biden administration gave to an environmental group that Abrams played a 'pivotal' role in securing — a grant that's now under investigation by President Trump's Environmental Protection Agency, and from which Abrams in recent days has tried desperately to distance herself. Among elite Democrats in the know, patience with Abrams — for her losses, her excuses, her campaign-finance shenanigans and her pork-barrel grifting — may at long last be running thin. But the bells they have pealed for her cannot be un-rung — and the extensive energy they've expended to turn Abrams into a progressive folk hero seems poised to backfire, again. Isaac Schorr is a staff writer at Mediaite.
