Birther

Georgia Governor Who Asked For Obama's Birth Certificate Now 'Focused On Creating Jobs'

Ryan J. Reilly | April 27, 2011, 5:07PM

Gov. Nathan Deal (R-GA)

Republican Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who wrote a letter to President Barack Obama demanding to see his long-form birth certificate, isn't focused on the "birther" issue these days, according to a spokeswoman.

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Pres '12

Poll: Gingrich Trails Obama In His Own Home State Of Georgia

Jon Terbush | April 5, 2011, 2:13PM

Pres. Barack Obama and Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich hasn't officially thrown his hat into the 2012 race, but if he were to get in, and indeed win the Republican presidential nomination, he wouldn't get much of a home state advantage in a general election against President Obama, according to a new PPP poll.

In that poll of registered voters, Obama topped Gingrich 46%-45% in a head-to-head matchup in Georgia, the state Gingrich represented for two decades in the House. Further, 50% said they didn't think Gingrich should run for president in the first place, while only 31% said he should.

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2012

Polls Show Obama Leading Palin In Two More States He Lost In 2008

Jon Terbush | February 8, 2011, 10:02AM

Former Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK) and President Barack Obama (D)

Add Georgia and Tennessee to the list of Republican leaning states that President Obama could win if Sarah Palin emerges as the GOP presidential nominee.

Two recent polls have found Obama leading Palin in hypothetical 2012 match-ups in those states, both of which went for John McCain in the 2008 election. Vanderbilt's Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions released a poll this week showing Obama ahead of Palin 42% to 37% in Tennessee, a state Obama lost by 15 points in the last election. And in Georgia, an Insight poll found Obama with a four point lead over Palin, 47% to 43%.

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