A new Strategic Vision poll out this morning shows what looks like an easy ride for freshman Sen. Saxby Chambliss. The Georgia Republican crushes all comers in a state that is fast becoming the reddest in America.

The poll, conducted 12/7-9, surveyed 800 likely Georgia voters for a margin of error of +/- 3%. Along with Chambliss, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones, businessman Rand Knight, reporter Dale Cardwell and businessman Josh Lanier, all Democrats, were surveyed.

General Election Matchups
Chambliss 57 (nc from last, 10/21)
Jones 27 (-1)

Chambliss 57 (-1)
Cardwell 25 (-1)

Chambliss 58 (nc)
Knight 23 (-2)

Chambliss 58 (nc)
Lanier 22 (-2)

In the three years they have served together, Chambliss has always been slightly less popular than seatmate and fellow Republican Johnny Isakson. Still, Georgia voters approve of his job performance by a 53% to 34% margin, healthy for any incumbent seeking re-election. Isakson enjoys a 58% job approval margin, while 33% disapprove.

Even in this bastion of Republicanism, though, President Bush does not fare well. Just 39% approve of his overall job performance, while 45% disapprove. The same percentage approve and disapprove of his handling of the war in Iraq, though a plurality of 46% say they do not favor a withdrawal of troops within six months. Perhaps most telling of Republicans' feelings toward Bush: Strategic Vision always asks Republican respondents whether they see Bush as a conservative in the mode of Ronald Reagan. In Georgia, just 7% said yes, while 79% said no.

While Chambliss looks like he's in solid position, Bush's own standing among his base doesn't appear too good. That GOP malaise won't have a decisive impact on Chambliss, but it could be felt in other, closer states.