On eve of execution, Virginians broadly support penalty

With John Allen Muhammad, the mastermind of the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks, scheduled to be executed tomorrow, Virginia voters are broadly in favor of the death penalty for those convicted of murder, according to new data from a Washington Post poll.

 

By Jennifer Agiesta | November 9, 2009; 01:29 PM ET | Comments (16)

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; 09:55 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; 05:06 PM ET | Comments (10)

Virginia's Regional Divide on the Issues

Northern Virginians express sharply diverging views from voters in the rest of the Commonwealth in the upcoming gubernatorial race, according to the latest Washington Post poll, with most in northern Virginia supporting Democratic nominee R. Creigh Deeds and most elsewhere in Republican Robert F. McDonnell's camp. A closer look at...

 

By Jennifer Agiesta | September 29, 2009; 03:10 PM ET | Comments (1)

McDonnell's Thesis: Backlash

Northern Virginians and independent women are the two groups whose vote preferences took a sharp turn in the new Washington Post poll on the upcoming Virginia gubernatorial election. Among Northern Virginians, a near-even contest has turned into a solid lead for R. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate, while independent women...

 

By Jennifer Agiesta | September 20, 2009; 06:00 AM ET | Comments (1)

Virginia Governor: Will the Thesis Move the Middle?

Revelations about Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell's graduate school thesis sparked a sharp debate between the two campaigns, as the candidates strive to sway an electorate yet to tune into their upcoming ballot-box choice according to the most recent Washington Post poll. McDonnell held a lead over his Democratic...

 

By Jennifer Agiesta | September 1, 2009; 01:45 PM ET | Comments (19)

Virginia Governor: The Undecided Masses

With Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary just a few days away, a new poll from Suffolk University confirms one thing we know for sure about this race: there are a lot of undecided voters. The new poll, conducted using live interviewers, adds to the stack of polling showing a large chunk...

 

By Jennifer Agiesta | June 4, 2009; 12:45 PM ET | Comments (1)