What’s Most Important — Party or Country
There’s a sarcastic saying that goes, “My mother, drunk or sober.” Republican voters in Georgia have created a political variation of that — “My party, right or wrong.”
It sounds like sarcasm but how else can you explain this: Many Republican voters believe that senate incumbent Reverend Reverend Warnock is a better candidate for the Georgia senate seat, and even a better person, than former football star Herschel Walker but they’re going to vote for Walker anyway.
That’s the key take-away from the Atlanta Journal Constitution poll on voters. How does one come to that conclusion? Look at the numbers.
The other race the AJC poll focused on was for governor between Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic nominee and former state legislator Stacey Abrams. The AJC poll shows some disappointing, but not discouraging, numbers for Abrams. But it shows some surprising, and possibly shocking, numbers for Warnock.
Of those surveyed 46% say they’ll vote for him while Warnock got 45%. Yet, 50% of poll respondents described themselves as Republicans, 41% as Democrats and 9% as independents. Basic math tells you that, at the least, 4% of the Republicans are not going to vote for Walker. However, that is not the most stunning fact revealed by ‘crunching the numbers.’
Of those surveyed only 39% say Walker is honest, and only 39% say they have a favorable impression of him. Only 38% said Walker has ‘good leadership skills.’ Again, do the math. That means of the 50% of Republican voters polled, 11% don’t believe he is honest or have a favorable impression of him and 12% do not believe he has good leadership skills.
That equates to one out of ten Republicans having a low opinion of him, and yet they’re going to vote for him. It’s crazy.
Want some more crazy? Compare Walker’s numbers to Warnock’s numbers. Half of the voters (50%) say Warnock is honest — 11% more than Walker. Twenty percent more of the voters say Warnock has good leadership skills (58%) compared to Walker (38%) More voters had a ‘favorable impression’ of Warnock (49%) than Walker (39%). AND more voters believe Warnock cares about the average Georgian (55%) than Walker (51%).
Most of the voters also don’t like the way Walker “handles himself personally.” No surprise there, but, again, surprisingly, many of them are going to vote for him anyway. In other words, they’re going to hold their nose and vote for Walker because their political party is more important than their country.
In a speech from the White House President Biden’s called the election a “fight for Democracy” saying “Democracy cannot survive when one side believes there are only two outcomes to an election: either they win or they were cheated.” As he said, it is a battle for the soul of the nation, and some Georgia voters are making the wrong choice.
