WEBVTT NOTE duration:"00:11:35" NOTE recognizability:0.860 NOTE language:en-us NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:05.250 --> 00:00:07.350 The 2020 midterm elections are coming up, NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:07.350 --> 00:00:08.886 and here at 11 alive News, NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:08.890 --> 00:00:11.122 we're committed to bringing you the NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:11.122 --> 00:00:12.984 latest information on upcoming races NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:12.984 --> 00:00:14.868 where you have your voices heard. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:14.870 --> 00:00:17.635 Our newly released 11 Alive Survey USA NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:17.635 --> 00:00:20.009 Poll interviewed more than 1000 voters. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:20.010 --> 00:00:23.826 Here are the latest updates on those results. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:23.830 --> 00:00:25.560 Now to your midterm election coverage. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:25.560 --> 00:00:28.190 The race for governor is a tight 111 alives. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:28.190 --> 00:00:30.530 New exclusive Survey USA TODAY polls NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:30.530 --> 00:00:32.404 shows incumbent Republican Governor NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:32.404 --> 00:00:35.140 Brian Kemp two points ahead of his NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:35.140 --> 00:00:36.341 Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:36.341 --> 00:00:38.490 Let's get straight to our Jerry Carnes, NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:38.490 --> 00:00:40.366 who's live outside of the state capitol NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:40.366 --> 00:00:42.049 with details on this latest poll. NOTE Confidence: 0.877213005714286 00:00:42.050 --> 00:00:42.899 Good morning, Jerry. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:44.930 --> 00:00:47.422 Good morning. A survey USA poll taken NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:47.422 --> 00:00:49.798 in late July showed incumbent Governor NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:49.798 --> 00:00:52.870 Brian Kemp with a 2% lead in this race. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:52.870 --> 00:00:54.896 This new poll shows the margin is the NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:54.896 --> 00:00:56.648 same here with a little more than a NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:56.700 --> 00:00:58.625 month to go before the November vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:00:58.630 --> 00:01:00.727 Take a look at the numbers you'll see here. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:00.730 --> 00:01:03.082 47% of the likely voters questioned in NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:03.082 --> 00:01:05.710 the most recent poll favor Governor Kemp. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:05.710 --> 00:01:07.390 45% favor Abrams. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:07.390 --> 00:01:10.410 There's 3% of those questions are undecided. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:10.410 --> 00:01:11.862 Kemp leads significantly when NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:11.862 --> 00:01:13.677 it comes to male voters. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:16.326 Leading 53 to 37% Stacey Abrams is NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:16.326 --> 00:01:18.529 the favorite among female voters, NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:18.530 --> 00:01:20.282 leading 52 to 41%. NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:20.282 --> 00:01:22.034 Emory political science professor NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:22.034 --> 00:01:24.530 Andre Gillespie says Abrams is facing NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:24.530 --> 00:01:26.852 different challenges that she did when NOTE Confidence: 0.802024565555555 00:01:26.917 --> 00:01:29.234 she faced Brian Kemp four years ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:29.730 --> 00:01:33.154 To Stacey, Abrams is in a different position. NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:33.160 --> 00:01:34.525 She also has more challenges NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:34.525 --> 00:01:35.890 than she had in 2018. NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:35.890 --> 00:01:39.327 She's running when her party is in NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:39.327 --> 00:01:42.410 power nationally and facing headwinds, NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:42.410 --> 00:01:44.630 you know, in part because. NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:44.630 --> 00:01:46.724 Of the fact that President Biden's NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:46.724 --> 00:01:48.120 approval rating is underwater, NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:49.266 among other things that she didn't NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:49.266 --> 00:01:50.850 have that she had the wind at her back. NOTE Confidence: 0.7869015875 00:01:51.620 --> 00:01:52.160 Doug Richards NOTE Confidence: 0.869421123333333 00:01:52.160 --> 00:01:53.292 joins us live tonight. NOTE Confidence: 0.869421123333333 00:01:53.292 --> 00:01:54.589 And Doug, you're out there NOTE Confidence: 0.8415522875 00:01:54.600 --> 00:01:55.794 today speaking with some of the NOTE Confidence: 0.8415522875 00:01:55.794 --> 00:01:57.099 voters and what are they saying? NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:01.040 Well, they kind of ratified NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:02.224 what the poll indicates, NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:02.230 --> 00:02:03.886 which is that Brian Kemp is NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:03.886 --> 00:02:05.499 going to be difficult to beat, NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:05.500 --> 00:02:06.832 that Stacey Abrams clearly NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:06.832 --> 00:02:08.830 has a chance to do it. NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:08.830 --> 00:02:10.966 And when we talked with voters NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:10.966 --> 00:02:12.800 here at Stone Mountain Park, NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:14.893 many of the there were a lot NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:14.893 --> 00:02:17.127 of kind words for Brian Kemp NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:17.127 --> 00:02:19.227 among voters who might otherwise NOTE Confidence: 0.766814976666667 00:02:19.227 --> 00:02:21.430 be inclined to support Abrams. NOTE Confidence: 0.71522253 00:02:22.230 --> 00:02:23.840 You're you're a Democrat who NOTE Confidence: 0.71522253 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:26.150 kind of admires Brian Kemp. Yeah, NOTE Confidence: 0.769723381777778 00:02:26.550 --> 00:02:28.572 right. Pettit says he'll vote for NOTE Confidence: 0.769723381777778 00:02:28.572 --> 00:02:30.476 Democrat Stacey Abrams, but says NOTE Confidence: 0.769723381777778 00:02:30.476 --> 00:02:33.134 Republican Brian Kemp isn't half bad. NOTE Confidence: 0.86137836 00:02:33.230 --> 00:02:34.470 There's not too many things. NOTE Confidence: 0.86137836 00:02:34.470 --> 00:02:35.858 He doesn't annoy me. NOTE Confidence: 0.788896423333333 00:02:37.700 --> 00:02:38.708 New numbers Tonight NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:38.720 --> 00:02:40.188 Show Senator Raphael Warnock NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:40.188 --> 00:02:42.390 has a double digit lead over NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:42.459 --> 00:02:44.199 Republican Herschel Walker. NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:44.200 --> 00:02:46.438 Our newly released 11 Alive Survey NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:46.438 --> 00:02:48.933 USA TODAY Poll USA Poll interviewed NOTE Confidence: 0.915849793846154 00:02:48.933 --> 00:02:51.248 more than 1000 likely Georgia NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:02:51.260 --> 00:02:53.402 voters so it found the Democrat has NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:02:53.402 --> 00:02:55.448 earned 50% of the vote with less than NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:02:55.448 --> 00:02:57.319 five weeks before the votes are actually NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:02:57.319 --> 00:02:59.218 counted 11 lives Doug Richards is live NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:02:59.220 --> 00:03:00.774 in Stone Mountain with more on what NOTE Confidence: 0.852034974444445 00:03:00.774 --> 00:03:02.590 the voters are actually saying. Doug. NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:04.290 --> 00:03:06.033 Yeah, there have been a lot of NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:06.033 --> 00:03:07.670 polls over the last few weeks, NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:07.670 --> 00:03:10.550 but this is one of the few that actually NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:10.550 --> 00:03:13.073 show that Raphael Warnock has the kind NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:13.073 --> 00:03:15.709 of lead that our poll is showing. NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:15.710 --> 00:03:18.766 And while a lot of things can happen NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:18.766 --> 00:03:21.849 between now and the end of the campaign, NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:21.850 --> 00:03:23.770 the poll is not inconsistent, NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:23.770 --> 00:03:25.772 at least with what we heard among NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:25.772 --> 00:03:27.709 voters here at the stone Martin NOTE Confidence: 0.909024449230769 00:03:27.709 --> 00:03:29.737 Stone Mountain Park walk up trail. NOTE Confidence: 0.872075552 00:03:30.720 --> 00:03:33.360 Of course, I've already decided, NOTE Confidence: 0.872075552 00:03:33.360 --> 00:03:35.446 yeah, it's time to get it's time NOTE Confidence: 0.872075552 00:03:35.446 --> 00:03:37.458 to vote. So I have decided. NOTE Confidence: 0.876275864736842 00:03:37.530 --> 00:03:39.440 Tiffany Wallace is a progressive NOTE Confidence: 0.876275864736842 00:03:39.440 --> 00:03:41.350 who says choosing between Democrat NOTE Confidence: 0.876275864736842 00:03:41.413 --> 00:03:42.933 Raphael Warnock and Republican NOTE Confidence: 0.876275864736842 00:03:42.933 --> 00:03:44.833 Herschel Walker was not hard. NOTE Confidence: 0.822170923636364 00:03:44.890 --> 00:03:45.730 It's just something I have NOTE Confidence: 0.822170923636364 00:03:45.730 --> 00:03:46.820 to think about for a while. NOTE Confidence: 0.873684690714286 00:03:46.870 --> 00:03:49.040 But Laura Lee Brock is a conservative NOTE Confidence: 0.873684690714286 00:03:49.040 --> 00:03:51.219 who says her choice is not easy. NOTE Confidence: 0.840715611666667 00:03:51.290 --> 00:03:52.946 But Raphael Warnock? I would not. NOTE Confidence: 0.840715611666667 00:03:52.950 --> 00:03:54.318 I don't think I would vote for him. NOTE Confidence: 0.6590878325 00:03:56.500 --> 00:03:59.228 Absolutely not vote for. NOTE Confidence: 0.6590878325 00:03:59.230 --> 00:04:00.679 But you're still not sure about Walker? NOTE Confidence: 0.6590878325 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:01.748 Yes, that's right. NOTE Confidence: 0.6590878325 00:04:01.748 --> 00:04:03.528 Does anything about Herschel Walker NOTE Confidence: 0.6590878325 00:04:03.530 --> 00:04:06.260 impress you as a candidate? No. NOTE Confidence: 0.829494062 00:04:08.420 --> 00:04:10.220 Our poll shows Warnock ahead NOTE Confidence: 0.829494062 00:04:10.220 --> 00:04:12.020 of Walker by 12 points, NOTE Confidence: 0.829494062 00:04:12.020 --> 00:04:14.426 well beyond the margin of error. NOTE Confidence: 0.829494062 00:04:14.430 --> 00:04:18.480 7% say they're undecided senators race. NOTE Confidence: 0.912618631666667 00:04:18.480 --> 00:04:20.616 I just have a hard time NOTE Confidence: 0.912618631666667 00:04:20.620 --> 00:04:22.024 accepting that Herschel Walker NOTE Confidence: 0.912618631666667 00:04:22.024 --> 00:04:24.670 is fit for any kind of office. NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:24.740 --> 00:04:26.900 Ken Sidar says he is aligned NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:26.900 --> 00:04:28.340 with neither political party. NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:28.340 --> 00:04:31.304 Our poll shows Warnock has a 24 point NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:31.304 --> 00:04:33.536 lead among women among black voters. NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:33.540 --> 00:04:35.060 Our poll shows Warnock NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:35.060 --> 00:04:37.700 with a lead of 87 to 6%. NOTE Confidence: 0.812509516 00:04:37.700 --> 00:04:40.470 White voters overwhelmingly prefer Walker. NOTE Confidence: 0.70496152 00:04:40.520 --> 00:04:43.020 I would never vote for warning. Ever. NOTE Confidence: 0.788968112857143 00:04:43.930 --> 00:04:46.506 He says Walker has earned her vote. NOTE Confidence: 0.90004211 00:04:46.820 --> 00:04:47.339 But I think NOTE Confidence: 0.893997055833333 00:04:47.350 --> 00:04:48.952 he's a man that's really fought NOTE Confidence: 0.893997055833333 00:04:48.952 --> 00:04:50.519 for what he wants in life. NOTE Confidence: 0.893997055833333 00:04:50.520 --> 00:04:52.816 He fought to be a a UGA player. NOTE Confidence: 0.893997055833333 00:04:52.820 --> 00:04:54.570 He trained himself. I think NOTE Confidence: 0.91624971 00:04:54.580 --> 00:04:55.960 he's a very admirable person. NOTE Confidence: 0.91624971 00:04:55.960 --> 00:04:57.358 I really do. They're really trying NOTE Confidence: 0.953985375 00:04:57.370 --> 00:04:58.178 to put him down. NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:00.340 --> 00:05:02.724 So our poll was in the field before NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:02.724 --> 00:05:05.636 news broke over the last couple of days NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:05.636 --> 00:05:07.884 about allegations that Walker paid for NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:07.884 --> 00:05:10.243 an abortion for a girlfriend many years NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:10.243 --> 00:05:13.418 ago and critical comments by Walker's son NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:13.418 --> 00:05:16.859 Christian of his dad over social media. NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:16.860 --> 00:05:19.163 So that was not taken into consideration NOTE Confidence: 0.903055391 00:05:19.163 --> 00:05:21.469 when we talked to voters about this. NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:22.810 --> 00:05:24.637 Development in one of the most watched NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:24.637 --> 00:05:26.219 Senate races this election season, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:26.220 --> 00:05:28.350 a Daily Beast report alleges NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:28.350 --> 00:05:30.054 Republican challenger Herschel Walker, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:30.060 --> 00:05:32.356 who has been staunchly pro-life on the NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:32.356 --> 00:05:34.204 campaign trail, paid for a woman's NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:34.204 --> 00:05:35.980 abortion more than 10 years ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:35.980 --> 00:05:37.456 Joining me now is Kristen Welker, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:37.460 --> 00:05:39.878 NBC News chief White House correspondent. NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:39.880 --> 00:05:42.272 Kristen. This race will go a long way NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:42.272 --> 00:05:44.178 in deciding Senate control in 2022. NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:44.178 --> 00:05:45.010 Now, on the surface, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:45.010 --> 00:05:47.018 this story would appear to be a bombshell, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:47.020 --> 00:05:47.632 but ultimately, NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:47.632 --> 00:05:49.162 what's your sense following this NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:49.162 --> 00:05:51.044 race from DC on how much this NOTE Confidence: 0.8513529775 00:05:51.044 --> 00:05:52.184 will matter in the race? NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:05:53.610 --> 00:05:55.903 Well, it is so good to be with you, Jennifer. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:05:55.903 --> 00:05:58.021 Remains to be seen what the NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:05:58.021 --> 00:05:59.330 ultimate impact will be. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:05:59.330 --> 00:06:00.566 Here's what we know. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:00.566 --> 00:06:02.420 We know that Herschel Walker has NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:02.484 --> 00:06:04.119 been defiant in his defense. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:04.120 --> 00:06:06.168 He's taking a page in some ways from NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:06.168 --> 00:06:08.088 the playbook of former President Trump. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:08.090 --> 00:06:09.670 He has denied the allegations. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:09.670 --> 00:06:12.037 He wants to turn the page and move on NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:12.037 --> 00:06:14.430 and focus on the issues of the race, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:14.430 --> 00:06:17.086 that he wants to be talking about things NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:17.086 --> 00:06:19.389 like crime and the economy as well, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:19.390 --> 00:06:21.202 notably his challenger, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:21.202 --> 00:06:23.618 the incumbent Democratic senator. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:23.620 --> 00:06:25.534 Raphael Warnock hasn't weighed in directly NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:25.534 --> 00:06:27.189 on this controversy except to say, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:27.190 --> 00:06:29.240 hey, look, I have consistently NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:29.240 --> 00:06:30.470 supported abortion rights. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:30.470 --> 00:06:31.770 Will this make a difference? NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:31.770 --> 00:06:33.777 We are in the post Trump era where these NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:33.777 --> 00:06:35.215 types of controversies really don't NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:35.215 --> 00:06:37.400 have the same impact that they used to. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:37.400 --> 00:06:38.360 Having said that, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:41.058 this is a very close race and so NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:41.058 --> 00:06:42.988 even changes around the margin, NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:42.990 --> 00:06:44.950 even small ones, could have an impact. NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:44.950 --> 00:06:47.296 And Georgia is key to Republicans NOTE Confidence: 0.946822167777778 00:06:47.296 --> 00:06:48.860 taking back the Senate. NOTE Confidence: 0.82668947 00:06:48.930 --> 00:06:50.407 It certainly is. And we also released NOTE Confidence: 0.82668947 00:06:50.407 --> 00:06:52.060 our new poll this week. It showed NOTE Confidence: 0.787607555 00:06:52.110 --> 00:06:54.218 very close races. Statewide NOTE Confidence: 0.908872128571429 00:06:54.230 --> 00:06:56.428 but also showed inflation in the economy NOTE Confidence: 0.908872128571429 00:06:56.430 --> 00:06:58.458 are top of mind for Georgia voters. Now NOTE Confidence: 0.863117042941177 00:06:58.530 --> 00:07:00.306 that's not a surprise, but are NOTE Confidence: 0.863117042941177 00:07:00.306 --> 00:07:01.896 you surprised that the Democrats NOTE Confidence: 0.863117042941177 00:07:01.896 --> 00:07:03.954 are this close in statewide races NOTE Confidence: 0.831901422857143 00:07:03.970 --> 00:07:05.225 in Georgia, considering the level NOTE Confidence: 0.831901422857143 00:07:05.225 --> 00:07:06.758 of inflation and the cost of NOTE Confidence: 0.831901422857143 00:07:06.758 --> 00:07:09.010 living we're seeing right now? NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:09.010 --> 00:07:11.789 Well, look, the landscape has really changed. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:11.790 --> 00:07:14.558 Why? Well, in the wake of the Supreme NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:14.558 --> 00:07:16.786 Court's decision to overturn Roe V Wade, NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:16.790 --> 00:07:18.320 yes, the economy inflation continues NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:18.320 --> 00:07:21.080 to be the top issue, but issues like NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:21.080 --> 00:07:23.130 abortion have risen in importance. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:23.130 --> 00:07:25.050 In addition to that, we have started to NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:25.050 --> 00:07:27.228 see gas prices ticked down a little bit. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:27.230 --> 00:07:29.057 Now, of course, the White House continues NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:29.057 --> 00:07:31.150 to be very jittery about gas prices, NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:31.150 --> 00:07:32.320 about the economy. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:32.320 --> 00:07:34.270 So we'll have to see. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:34.270 --> 00:07:36.970 But that is why you are seeing these two NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:36.970 --> 00:07:38.970 parties take on very different strategies. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:38.970 --> 00:07:40.590 The Republicans want to be talking NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:40.590 --> 00:07:42.006 about one thing, the economy. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:42.006 --> 00:07:44.880 They want to keep the focus on that issue. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:44.880 --> 00:07:47.431 Whereas Democrats want to put the focus, yes, NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:47.431 --> 00:07:49.258 on the economy, defending the Biden agenda, NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:49.260 --> 00:07:51.258 but also on issues like abortion. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:51.260 --> 00:07:52.778 That's why you're seeing the issue NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:52.778 --> 00:07:54.745 of abortion come up in so many of NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:54.745 --> 00:07:56.095 the candidate ads that are playing NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:56.149 --> 00:07:57.697 right now all over your airwaves. NOTE Confidence: 0.878737417142857 00:07:57.700 --> 00:07:59.248 I'm sure you're all getting inundated. NOTE Confidence: 0.788282147142857 00:07:59.320 --> 00:08:00.020 We are certainly seeing NOTE Confidence: 0.788282147142857 00:08:00.020 --> 00:08:02.860 a lot of them. Georgia NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:02.870 --> 00:08:05.230 could be the only state in the country NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:05.230 --> 00:08:07.185 where there is heavy national interest NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:07.185 --> 00:08:09.550 in a battle for Secretary of State. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:09.550 --> 00:08:11.854 In late June the margin was at 7 NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:11.854 --> 00:08:14.711 points and tonight our Survey USA poll NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:14.711 --> 00:08:16.921 shows the incumbent Brad Raffensberger NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:16.994 --> 00:08:19.283 with a 3 point lead among likely NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:19.283 --> 00:08:21.710 voters over the Democrat be win. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:21.710 --> 00:08:23.866 But the other numbers you see NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:23.866 --> 00:08:25.106 there are just as important. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:25.110 --> 00:08:26.610 Check them out. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:26.610 --> 00:08:29.581 7% for other candidates and 18% NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:29.581 --> 00:08:32.407 are undecided now four years ago. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:32.410 --> 00:08:34.890 It was the three person race with a NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:34.890 --> 00:08:36.550 Libertarian candidate drawing roughly 2% NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:36.550 --> 00:08:39.493 and that was just enough to force a runoff, NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:39.500 --> 00:08:42.360 which Secretary Raffensberger eventually won. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:42.360 --> 00:08:44.313 It is going to be very similar NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:44.313 --> 00:08:46.299 this time around with the new NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:46.299 --> 00:08:48.114 Libertarian candidate on the ballot. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:48.120 --> 00:08:49.950 Emory University professor NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:49.950 --> 00:08:51.780 Alan Abramowitz says. NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:51.780 --> 00:08:53.658 7% would be a large tally NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:53.658 --> 00:08:55.720 for a third party candidate, NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:55.720 --> 00:08:57.580 but that could be within all NOTE Confidence: 0.89691485047619 00:08:57.580 --> 00:08:59.230 that we know this year. NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:00.090 --> 00:09:02.426 Is it? What I might reflect is the NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:02.426 --> 00:09:04.866 fact that there are a fair number of, NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:04.870 --> 00:09:07.750 you know, Republican voters who are NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:07.750 --> 00:09:10.916 Trump supporters who are not happy about, NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:10.916 --> 00:09:13.206 you know, Brad Raffensberger who NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:13.206 --> 00:09:16.399 are not fans of Brad Raffensberger, NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:16.400 --> 00:09:18.689 you know, in the aftermath of the NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:18.689 --> 00:09:20.823 2020 election and the attacks on NOTE Confidence: 0.852830951875 00:09:20.823 --> 00:09:22.628 him by former President Trump. NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:24.210 --> 00:09:26.166 So the contest for Attorney General NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:26.166 --> 00:09:28.060 is showing the Republican incumbent, NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:28.060 --> 00:09:30.706 Chris Carr, up four on state NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:30.706 --> 00:09:34.120 Senator Jen Jordan and one in five NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:36.196 likely voters still undecided. NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:36.200 --> 00:09:37.310 Here's where a single issue NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:37.310 --> 00:09:38.420 could be a deciding factor. NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:38.420 --> 00:09:40.112 Our polling found that abortion near NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:40.112 --> 00:09:41.917 the top for Jordan voters while NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:41.917 --> 00:09:43.765 near the bottom for car supporters. NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:43.770 --> 00:09:45.402 Professor Abramowitz says this NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:45.402 --> 00:09:48.258 is 1 area that Jordan could hit NOTE Confidence: 0.822320268181818 00:09:48.258 --> 00:09:50.250 on with still a close margin. NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:09:51.150 --> 00:09:53.805 You know, I I guess I'm a little surprised NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:09:53.805 --> 00:09:55.867 that the that Chris Carr would be NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:09:55.867 --> 00:09:58.507 putting a lot of emphasis on that issue. NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:09:58.510 --> 00:10:01.072 Certainly he, he, he, he appears to NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:10:01.072 --> 00:10:03.590 have very strong beliefs about that. NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:10:03.590 --> 00:10:05.414 But that is an issue on which I NOTE Confidence: 0.87127058625 00:10:05.414 --> 00:10:07.079 think he could be vulnerable. NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:07.090 --> 00:10:09.485 Professor Abramowitz says that Georgia NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:09.485 --> 00:10:11.880 voters primarily vote straight ticket. NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:11.880 --> 00:10:14.104 But he says the most telling part of NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:14.104 --> 00:10:16.133 recent polling is seeing the number of NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:16.133 --> 00:10:18.242 voters who would split their ticket Kemp NOTE Confidence: 0.728330531 00:10:18.242 --> 00:10:20.447 for governor and Warnock for the Senate. NOTE Confidence: 0.913752903333333 00:10:22.160 --> 00:10:23.660 But we also asked what NOTE Confidence: 0.913752903333333 00:10:23.660 --> 00:10:24.989 issues are most important NOTE Confidence: 0.92873442 00:10:25.000 --> 00:10:26.169 to you and your family as you NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:26.180 --> 00:10:28.428 head to the vote in November and the NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:28.428 --> 00:10:30.322 exclusive 11 Alive Survey USA poll. NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:30.322 --> 00:10:32.098 A lot of you said of course the NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:32.098 --> 00:10:34.190 economy and inflation right up top. NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:34.190 --> 00:10:35.594 Abortion came in 3rd. NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:35.594 --> 00:10:37.062 We wanted to see if the NOTE Confidence: 0.888150883636364 00:10:37.062 --> 00:10:38.490 poll held up on the streets NOTE Confidence: 0.773916694285714 00:10:38.500 --> 00:10:42.084 of Atlanta go into recession next year. NOTE Confidence: 0.773916694285714 00:10:42.090 --> 00:10:42.920 No matter what they say, NOTE Confidence: 0.773916694285714 00:10:42.920 --> 00:10:44.248 we're going into recession. NOTE Confidence: 0.773916694285714 00:10:44.248 --> 00:10:46.240 We just had a granddaughter born NOTE Confidence: 0.773916694285714 00:10:46.295 --> 00:10:47.897 maybe three months ago and he NOTE Confidence: 0.9436899625 00:10:47.910 --> 00:10:49.470 has been really, really NOTE Confidence: 0.887655383333333 00:10:50.180 --> 00:10:53.240 incredible trying to find baby formula. NOTE Confidence: 0.887655383333333 00:10:53.240 --> 00:10:54.604 Hmm. And it's really, NOTE Confidence: 0.887655383333333 00:10:54.604 --> 00:10:56.309 it's a mess right now. NOTE Confidence: 0.887655383333333 00:10:56.310 --> 00:10:57.400 There's a lot of issues. I NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:10:57.410 --> 00:11:00.020 think the economy is huge. NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:00.020 --> 00:11:02.060 I think safety, especially our NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:02.060 --> 00:11:03.120 daughter lives in Atlanta. NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:03.120 --> 00:11:05.445 I think safety is horrible NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:05.445 --> 00:11:06.840 situation in Atlanta. NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:06.840 --> 00:11:08.990 Everybody should have the right NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:08.990 --> 00:11:11.634 to whatever health care they NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:11.634 --> 00:11:15.516 need and that is strictly a NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:15.520 --> 00:11:17.980 a choice and an issue between NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:17.980 --> 00:11:20.120 a person and their doctor, NOTE Confidence: 0.900967274 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:22.730 specifically a woman and her doctor. NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:22.790 --> 00:11:24.420 Election Day is November 8th, NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:24.420 --> 00:11:26.292 so make sure you have a plan to get NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:26.292 --> 00:11:27.959 your vote counted for 11 alives. NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:27.960 --> 00:11:29.928 Complete poll results, text the word. NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:29.930 --> 00:11:31.365 Hold to the number that you see NOTE Confidence: 0.866653434 00:11:31.365 --> 00:11:32.688 on your screen. That number is NOTE Confidence: 0.9793789 00:11:34.920 --> 00:11:35.000 4488576 hundred.