Trump, Biden tied in Georgia: poll

President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are tied in Georgia just weeks ahead of the general election, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll released Tuesday.

Both candidates pull 47 percent support of those surveyed in the poll. Libertarian Jo Jorgensen had 1 percent support, while 4 percent of respondents said they were undecided.

The poll indicates Biden is significantly outperforming 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s performance with white voters in the Peach State. Thirty percent of white Georgia respondents support the former vice president, 9 points more than the 21 percent for Clinton in 2016 exit polls. Eighty-five percent of Black Georgia voters back Biden, while 8 percent remain undecided.

Trump won the state over Clinton by just more than 5 points in 2016.

Trump’s approval rating is slightly underwater among Georgia voters, with 48 percent approving of his performance as president and 50 percent disapproving.

The survey also found a tight race for both the Peach State’s Senate seats.

Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) is in a statistical tie with Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff, with 47 percent to Ossoff’s 45 percent. The poll found 4 percent support for Libertarian Senate candidate Shane Hazel and 5 percent undecided.

In the special election for Georgia’s other Senate seat, Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) leads with 24 percent, while Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) and the leading Democrat, the Rev. Raphael Warnock, both have 20 percent support.

The other Democrats in the race, Matt Lieberman and Ed Tarver, trail the top three with 11 percent and 5 percent, respectively. About 17 percent say they are undecided.

Polling in the race has shown the Democratic vote split among the three, prompting calls for Lieberman and Tarver to drop out and consolidate behind Warnock.

Collins, meanwhile, built up a lead in his challenge to Loeffler on the back of his vocal defense of Trump during impeachment proceedings, but recent polling has shown Loeffler pulling ahead.

The poll was predominantly conducted before Sept. 18, when Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died.

Pollsters surveyed 1,150 likely voters Sept. 11-Sept. 20. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.