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By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyThe way we cover and consume political news is about as rational as stock-market investors looking to find the next Bernie Madoff. Four years ago -- a year after one of the closest presidential elections in history -- there was so little national interest in the vacant governorships in New Jersey and Virginia that there were no exit polls. This time around -- a year after Barack Obama's presidential landslide -- those same two off-year gubernatorial races are now viewed as deadly accurate barometers of the public mood. ...
McDonnell Has Double-Digit Leads in Two More Polls
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIt's starting to get an "Is there an echo in here?" quality, but two more polls show the Virginia governor's race being firmly in the hands of Republican Bob McDonnell. ...
NJ, Va. Governors' Races Focus on Women Voters
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOne group to which the campaigns in both New Jersey and Virginia have paid close attention are woman voters and their success or failure in courting them has shaped the dynamics of each contest, The Politico reports. In Virginia, Democrat Creigh Deeds had thought he hit gold by pounding Republican Bob McDonnell about a thesis he had written in graduate school saying homosexuals and working women were anti-family. But in the long run, it hasn;t work and Deeds actually trails McDonnell among women by one point, the Politico says. In New Jersey, where Gov. Jon Corzine leads Republican Christie ...
Virginia Governor: Deeds, McDonnell Play Who's Your Favorite President
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyWhich presidents' economic policies have been best for Virginia, the two Republican George Bushes or Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama? Right out of the box, in an hour-long debate moderated by Judy Woodruff of PBS, the two candidates for Virginia governor were catapulted into national politics and asked to judge leaders who may be mixed blessings in their quest for higher office. Maybe it's because Obama has rebounded this week to a 56 percent approval rating, or maybe it's because George W. Bush is still a tough sell, but Democrat Creigh Deeds took ownership of his presidents Monday ...
New Poll, Differing From Others, Puts McDonnell Way Up in Virginia
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyMost recent polls have shown the Virginia governor's race between Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds narrowing, but SurveyUSA continues to be an outlier, putting McDonnell ahead by 55 percent to 41 percent with 4 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4 points. ...
Toss-Up in Virginia Governor's Race? New Poll Says No
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyOn the heels of a Rasmussen poll showing the Virginia governor's race moving into the toss-up category, a new Research 2000/Daily Kos survey conducted Sept. 14-16 tells another story, putting former Attorney General Bob McDonnell ahead of state Sen. Creigh Deeds, 50 percent to 43 percent with 7 percent undecided. The margin of error is four points. ...
Deeds Closes in on McDonnell in Virginia Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Virginia Attorney General Robert McDonnell holds a slim 48 percent to 46 percent lead over Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds with 5 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 16. The margin of error is 4.5 percentage points. Other polls in recent weeks had McDonnell ahead by between five and nine points. ...
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