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Raffi Ella

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Sun Oct 12, 2014, 12:25 PM Oct 2014

Georgia Election 2014 Update: Michelle Nunn, David Perdue Tied Among Millennial Likely Voters.

And those over 65 favor Perdue by 57%. I'm not shocked it's tied among Millennials, this is the Bible Belt after all but still. You'd think in the age of the internet...

I've also been reading that polling can't be relied on as it has been in the past; I'm wondering how cell phones figure into the Millennial polling number.

Georgia Election 2014 Update: Senate Candidates Michelle Nunn, David Perdue Tied Among Millennial Likely Voters
By Michael Oleaga


(m.oleaga@latinpost.comOne U.S. Senate seat from Georgia is open, and the race is too narrow to call, especially among the millennial voting group. According to SurveyUSA for WXIA-TV, Democrat Michelle Nunn and Republican David Perdue are in a statistical dead heat with overall likely voters from Georgia. With overall voters, Perdue has a 1 percent lead over Nunn with 46 percent to 45 percent. Six percent of respondents were undecided.

When the voting figures are split among age groups, Perdue and Nunn each encounter differences. With millennials, which comprise people ages 18-34, Nunn and Perdue each received 44 percent. One percent went for Libertarian candidate Amanda Swafford, and 10 percent were undecided.

With the next age group, representing 35- to 49-year-olds, Perdue and Swafford gained support. Perdue increased his lead to 46 percent, and Nunn garnered 40 percent of the vote. Swafford's voting figures increased to 5 percent. Nine percent were undecided.With voters between the ages of 50 and 64, the tide swayed to Nunn's favor. The Democratic candidate received 55 percent, and 39 percent favored Perdue. Swafford received 3 percent.

The oldest age group recorded were individuals over 65 years old. With this age group, Perdue significantly increased his odds to win with 57 percent to 38 percent for Nunn. Swafford's percentage decreased to 2 percent.


more
http://www.latinpost.com/articles/23448/20141011/georgia-election-2014-update-senate-candidates-michelle-nunn-david-perdue.htm


Survey USA Election Poll
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=b9d1f6ed-3a47-4959-bfc5-b12f993c67a8
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