Monday, October 27, 2008
News FLASHBACK: Matt Towery predicted close election in Georgia
Posted by Andisheh Nouraee on Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:29 PM
Almost everyone is surprised at how well Democrats Barack Obama and Jim Martin are faring in Georgia against their Republican counterparts John McCain and Saxby Chambliss.
One political commentator who isn't: Matt Towery.
On June 19, the former state rep. and principal of Southern Political Report wrote the following about the 2008 election in Georgia:
"My view is that Georgia, the 9th largest state in the nation with 15 electoral votes, will remain a major new battleground state through November. This changes the landscape of electoral politics as Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and perhaps another surprise southern state, join Florida as potential “swing states,” that cannot be presumed to vote Republican in 2008.”
Towery's comments accompanied a June Insider Advantage poll showing McCain and Obama almost tied in Georgia.
(Hat-tip to Fresh Loaf commenter Poverty Whore, whose recent comment prompted me to dig through Towery's archives.)
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