Georgia Is Looking More And More Like A Purple State

Georgia is one of those states that has been commonly referred to as a "red state" -- a state where Republicans have an easy time getting elected, and Democrats (especially on a statewide level) have a tough row to hoe. A year ago, the political pundits were predicting that Republicans would easily hold on to both the open Senate seat and the governorship in the 2014 election -- but it's just not working out that way. They still might win those races, but it won't be easy because both of those races are currently a dead heat between the Republican and Democratic candidates.

The charts above show the results of the latest political poll in Georgia. It is the WRLB / Ledger-Enquirer Poll -- done on August 24th and 25th of 1,578 likely Georgia voters, with a margin of error of 2.47 points. The poll shows Democrat Michelle Nunn with a small lead over Republican David Perdue (44.74% to 43.09%) in the U.S. Senate race, and Republican incumbent Nathan Deal with a small lead over Democrat Jason Carter (43.60% to 41.51%) in the race for governor.

Neither of those leads is statistically significant though, since both fall well within the survey's margin of error. That means both races are currently a dead heat right now -- and that's what the polling has been showing for a few months now (with candidates switching leads, but always within the margin of error). The only thing that can be said with certainty right now is that either party could win one or both of these races.

Georgia used to be a solid red state -- but in this election it is definitely turning a nice shade of purple.