New Internal Poll in the Georgia 06 Race. Can Karen Handel Win?

By Neil Stevens | 11:00 AM on May 02, 2017

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Republican candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional seat Karen Handel speaks at an election night watch party in Roswell, Ga., Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Republicans are bidding to prevent a major upset in a conservative Georgia congressional district Tuesday where Democrats stoked by opposition to President Donald Trump have rallied behind a candidate who has raised a shocking amount of money for a special election. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Georgia’s 6th district runoff left us with two candidates in the normally-safe Republican district: Democrat Jon Ossoff, and Republican (and long time RedState favorite) Karen Handel.

A new internal poll is out. Can she win?

New @AnzaloneLiszt poll of #GA06 for Jon @Ossoff shows him leading @KarenHandel 48-47 https://t.co/vb7oHWvIT1 pic.twitter.com/dmn8nBGjuP

— Daily Kos Elections (@DKElections) May 2, 2017

Here’s the new poll by Ossoff’s own campaign. It’s an internal poll, which means his campaign picked the very best outlier on his side, to publish.

As a result, we conclude Karen Handel is leading, probably about 52-48. Which is close, so her campaign had best get it into high gear with door knocking and other turnout efforts, in order to convert this lead into a victory.