AJC Poll Shows Edwards 'Southern Strategy' Failing; Edwards Finishes 7th in Poll of Georgia Democrats
October 27 2003 - 5:07PM
PR Newswire (US)
AJC Poll Shows Edwards 'Southern Strategy' Failing; Edwards
Finishes 7th in Poll of Georgia Democrats ATLANTA, Oct. 27
/PRNewswire/ -- The campaign of North Carolina Senator and Democrat
Presidential hopeful John Edwards was counting on Southern States
to propel Edwards to the nomination. According to recent polls,
however, that strategy has failed. According to a poll released
today by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Edwards would finish 7th
in Georgia, garnering just 3.8% of the vote. "This is a serious
blow to the Edwards campaign," said Alec Poitevint, Chairman of the
Georgia Republican Party. "If these numbers are indicative of
Southerners' views of Senator Edwards, it may be time for him to
drop this Presidential bid." Edwards has consistently polled near
the bottom of the pack in national polls as well. In a Newsweek
poll conducted last week, Edwards was next-to- last with only 5%.
In the key early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, Edwards
fairs only slightly better, receiving 7% and 6% respectively.
"Obviously, the Edwards campaign has stalled. The strategy of
Democrats talking like moderates and voting like liberals did not
work in the 2002 elections and it will not work for Edwards in
2004," concluded Poitevint. DATASOURCE: Georgia Republican Party
CONTACT: Marty Klein of the Georgia Republican Party,
+1-404-257-5559 Web site: http://www.rnc.org/
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