'Undecided' Leads the GOP Pack for Ga. Governor Nod, Followed by Oxendine

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Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine has the lead among Georgia Republicans seeking the party's gubernatorial nomination but, at this point, almost a third of voters are still undecided, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted Feb. 26-28.

Oxendine draws 27 percent of the vote, with former Secretary of State Karen Handel in second place at 19 percent followed by Rep. Nathan Deal at 13 percent. Four other candidates are in low single-digits. That leaves "undecided" as the leader in this poll with 32 percent.

Oxendine's advantage is that he is better known than Deal or Handel. Sixty-three percent do not know enough about Handel to offer a favorable or unfavorable opinion and 72 percent are in the same position as far as Deal, while the that number for Oxendine is only 34 percent.

"Any of the candidates who have the resources to get themselves on TV all over the state should have a chance when it's time for voting," said PPP's Dean Debnam.

A PPP poll released yesterday had former Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes running statistically even with Oxendine, but ahead of Handel and Deal.

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Filed Under: Republicans, Primaries, Polls, Governors, Poll Watch, 2010 Elections

Tagged: 2010 governors elections, 2010 Governors Races, Georgia Governors Race, GeorgiaGovernorsRace, John Oxendine, JohnOxendine, Karen Handel, KarenHandel, Nathan Deal, NathanDeal

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