AJC Poll Shows Dead Heat in Georgia Governor’s Race as Trump and Kemp Loom Large

A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in a statistical tie, despite Jackson’s massive spending advantage. Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy break down the numbers, including Democratic enthusiasm, undecided independent voters and President Donald Trump’s declining approval rating in Georgia. They also share their takeaways from Trump’s rally in Dalton, where Jackson and Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins took noticeably different approaches to the president. Plus, why Gov. Brian Kemp’s soaring approval rating could be one of Jackson’s biggest assets in the final stretch of the campaign.

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