This was a poll of registered voters.
The previous, smaller-margin WSB-TV poll was a poll of likely voters - potentially a very different population, and presumably one that’s a closer match to actual voters.
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Good point. So I would take the 7 point “lead” with a huge grain of salt. Still, even if you figure this poll is overgenerous to Democrats by 5 or 6 points, that would match up pretty well with the other polling showing the race close to a tie, with perhaps a slight edge for Ossoff.
Meanwhile, if Ossoff actually wins by anything like 7 points, that would be a yuuuuuuuuuuge defeat for the GOP.
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I will not believe this poll or any poll. We did that last November! I will believe the dems won this seat when he is standing with his fiancée holding the bible being sworn in to uphold the constitution! Until then I don’t believe it. I would bet Republitards being polled are lying to confuse the pollsters and male them look stupid once again. Do Not Trust these polls!!!
I had the same reaction, so I went to the Atlanta Journal link, and it was, in fact, a poll of likely voters, not registered voters. That makes a whole lot more sense.
Here is the quote from the Atlanta Journal.
The poll of likely voters has Ossoff leading Handel by a margin of 51 percent to 44 percent ahead of the June 20 runoff. About 5 percent of voters are undecided. The margin of error is 4 percentage points.
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Thank you for that correction! I should have read the linked article. 