Archive: October 25, 2009 - October 31, 2009

Scrambling regional patterns in Virginia

Both candidates in this year's Virginia gubernatorial campaign made claims of transformational regional appeal that would defy the state's typical partisan leanings - Republican Robert F. McDonnell touting his Northern Virginia roots and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds dubbing the rural west "Deeds Country." A look at the regional breaks in...

By Jennifer Agiesta | October 29, 2009; 9:55 AM ET | Comments (0)

The Obama factor: Virginia edition

Virginia Democrats hope President Obama's campaign stop today in Norfolk will boost Democratic gubernatorial candidate R. Creigh Deeds' standing and improve turnout in the final days of the campaign, but most in a new Washington Post poll say the president will not affect their vote next Tuesday. Seven in 10...

By Jennifer Agiesta | October 27, 2009; 12:00 PM ET | Comments (5)

New WaPo Virginia Poll: The Crosstabs

With one week to go before voters in Virginia head to the polls, Republican Robert F. McDonnell has a double-digit lead over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds according to a new Washington Post poll. Here are selected crosstabs from the new poll of 1,206 likely voters. Want others? Tell us in...

By Jennifer Agiesta | October 26, 2009; 5:06 PM ET | Comments (10)

 

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