The polls clearly show: We can win on August 10!

A post-primary poll by the Deal campaign shows Nathan and Karen Handel are tied at 39 and 38 percent, respectively. Another 23 percent of the voters are undecided. By a margin of 38 to 33 percent, voters say Nathan is the better candidate to beat Roy Barnes and the Democrats in November. This was independently verified on Thursday when Rasmussen Reports released its post-primary poll showing Nathan defeating Barnes beyond the margin of error. The same poll shows Handel and Barnes tied.

Tuesday's primary results are a clear indication that Nathan can win on August 10. Nathan's strong support resulted in his gaining half the vote in many of the heavily Republican North Georgia counties, including many outside of his 9th District base.

These voters will be going back to the polls on August 10 to decide the final runoff of the congressional race. They have a motivation to return to the polls. A runoff is also taking place in the 7th Congressional District where Nathan was strong in all its counties.

Nathan was the first runoff candidate to begin a runoff television campaign and is engaging the supporters of other candidates in the primary. In fact, the poll strongly suggests that Nathan Deal is picking up a significantly larger share of voters who supported other candidates in the primary.