The dust hasn’t even settled yet from the uproar over Lisa Borders being annointed as the only black candidate who can beat Mary Norwood in the Atlanta Mayors race, and Kasim Reed has responded with a poll that shows the race is much closer:
The results, when respondents were asked who they would vote for if the election were today:
Kasim Reed – 16%
Lisa Borders – 19%
Mary Norwood – 33%
Jesse Spikes – 3%
Other – 1%
Undecided – 28%
*580 likely voters were surveyed August 26 – August 27, 2009. Margin of error is +/- 4.1 percent.
In a preemptive response to the “but the Reed campaign paid for this poll” arguement, the pollsters creds are included in the press release :
The poll was conducted by Cornell Belcher of Brilliant Corners Research & Strategies, a well-respected, national pollster who conducted polls for President Obama’s campaign. As the lead pollster for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) from 2004 to 2008, Belcher helped to lay the foundation for the current Democratic political realignment and the stunning victory of the Obama presidential campaign. As message architect for the visionary 50 State Strategy, he helped to build a new Democratic majority nationwide primarily by picking up voters outside of the conventional battleground states. Belcher has helped to develop message-driven communication and mobilization programs for many of the most influential progressive organizations in our country, including: Emily’s List, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA) and numerous candidates and causes across the United States.
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