Poll Shows Ossoff’s Lead Over Handel Narrow Slightly In Georgia House Race

Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional Seat Jon Ossoff talks with reporters at a campaign field office Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta, Ga. Voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in the special ... Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional Seat Jon Ossoff talks with reporters at a campaign field office Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta, Ga. Voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in the special election to fill the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) MORE LESS
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A new poll released by WSB-TV on Friday night showed Democrat Jon Ossoff’s lead over Karen Handel Shrink slightly in the special election to fill an open U.S. House seat in Georgia.

Ossoff led Handel by 1.7 points, 49.7-48, among likely voters in the poll conducted by Landmark Communications. In the last WSB-TV/Landmark poll released last week, Ossoff led Handel by 2.5 points.

The poll released on Friday surveyed 800 likely voters on June 15 with a margin of error plus or minus 3.46 percentage points.

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  1. GA-6, please show up and show out!

    Tell America, who is the boss…

  2. A close race will hopefully motivate Democrats to turn out. Not holding my breath but open to being pleasantly surprised. Ossoff is such a good candidate he deserves to win.

  3. We shouldn’t be overconfident, of course, but one good sign is the fact that no poll has shown Handel in the lead for more than six weeks now. That’s encouraging.

  4. Hoping for the best here. We need a win. Bigly.

  5. Per Greg Palast, The GOP is engaged in a massive voter suppression campaign in the 6th that could swing this election their way. Once again people will blame faulty polling when/if Ossoff loses when the truth is far more sinister. TPM should get on this story!

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