Rasmussen: Martin trails Chambliss by six points
October 8, 2008 at 4:24 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsAndre Walker at Georgia Politics Unfiltered points us to the latest Rasmussen poll that shows the race for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat remains in incumbent Saxby Chambliss’ favor. The polling organization shows the senator with a six-point lead over Democratic nominee Jim Martin.
The race among unaffiliated voters remains close, with Chambliss ahead 48% to 44%. While Chambliss has a 57% to 42% advantage among men, Martin leads 46% to 44% among women (Premium Members can view full demographic crosstabs.)
Chambliss is viewed favorably by 57% of Georgia voters and unfavorably by 37%. Martin’s ratings are 45% favorable, 38% unfavorable.
The past few weeks have seen several polls that showed Martin quickly gaining on Chambliss — one commissioned by Daily Kos showed the former state lawmaker as little as one point behind. For Martin, a soft-spoken nominee that’s raised pennies compared to Chambliss’ giant bag of loot, that’s commendable.
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