CATRALA Straw Poll predicting the November Matchups

Joe Sports of the Georgia Beat has these results from a Straw Poll conducted at the CATRALA monthly Luncheon.

CATRALA (Car & Truck Renting & Leasing Association) completed the job during the recent monthly luncheon meeting.

Catrala has released the following "winners" of a straw poll on June 14th predicting the following match ups for the general election:

U.S. Senator: Mike Thurmond (D) Vs. Johnny Isakson (R)

Governor: Roy Barnes (D) Vs. Karen Handel (R)

Lt. Governor: Carol Porter (D) Vs. Casey Cagle (R)

Secretary of State: Gail Buckner (D) Vs. Brian Kemp (R)

Insurance Commissioner: Mary Squires (D) Vs. Tom Knox (R)

Agriculture Commissioner: J. B. Powell (D) Vs. Gary Black (R)

Labor Commissioner: Terry Coleman (D) Vs. Mark Butler (R)

PSC Commissioner: Keith Moffett (D) Vs. Tim Echols (R)




Joe Sports was associate editor of The Douglas Enterprise and news/promotion director of WALB-TV, Albany, Georgia in addition was executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia during the administrations of two governors, and three state chairmen -- and was succeeded in this position by Zell Miller, former Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator. He was administrative assistant to U.S. Senator David Gambrell, and was an aide to four Georgia congressmen -- Iris Blitch, Bill Stuckey, Billy Evans and Dawson Mathis. He began his governmental affairs firm over 25 years ago.