Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: ' GA-Sen: Right-wing outlet Conservative Intelligence Briefing got newbie conservative pollsters Harper Polling to take a glance (PDF) at the newly open Senate seat in the Peach State. The results, if they tell us anything, aren't bad for the Democrats, especially given the source.
Really, the results don't tell us a hell of a lot. No one gets out of the teens in the GOP primary (far-right Rep. Paul Broun leads with 19 percent), and Max Cleland (who has given no indication of interest) was the top choice on the Democratic side. But there is one stat there that is of interest: In a generic Congressional trial heat, the GOP lead was only 44-40. This is a possible indication that the Democrats could play in the state, when the field gets a little more clear. The candidate trial heats, as you can see at the link, are useless, with undecided claiming a majority of the vote in every race except for the ones involving the well-known Cleland.
Later in the day on Tuesday, another (more useful) Georgia Senate poll appeared, and it comes from a reliable source: PPP. They also tested Max Cleland, and found that if (and it is a huge "if") he ran, he'd have a preliminary lead over the GOP field. As Harper found, PPP also found the Republican field to be almost absurdly undefined. Their leader was not Paul Broun, but rather a tie between Rep. Jack Kingston and former Sec. of State Karen Handel, both of whom polled at a mighty 15 percent.
But even without Cleland, Dems could have a shot. Come below the fold to see how Team Blue fares with other options.
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