Do Gubernatorial Candidates Have Crossover Appeal? | WABE 90.1 FM

Paul Bridges is the former mayor of Uvalda, south of Vidalia. He started Republicans for Jason Carter. He voted for Deal in 2010, but is unhappy with some of his decisions. That includes House Bill 87, the state’s tough immigration law Deal signed in 2011.

However, Deal campaign spokesperson Jen Talaber says the governor has bi-partisan support from a statewide coalition of elected officials.

“He’s got endorsements from more than 125 mayors representing 65 counties, 160+ county commissioners, law enforcement, community and business leaders,” she says. “So, I think while Mr. Bridges works on his Facebook group, we’ll continue to build these bi-partisan coalitions statewide.”

InsiderAdvantage CEO and pollster Matt Towery says probably not.

“The ‘Republicans for Carter,’ just like any Democrats for Deal, they’re going to be relatively negligible in terms of having a real effect in the vote,” Towery says. “They’re there more for perception.”

“I still stay, right now, advantage Deal, but it’s a slim one,” he says. “And that runoff potential could really cause a big mess.”

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