According to the latest Roanoke College poll, Republican Ed Gillespie and Democrat Ralph Northum are tied at 47% in their race for Governor. Three percent of voters prefer libertarian Cliff Hyra and 3% remain undecided.
In the race for Lt. Governor Republican Jill Vogel and Democrat Justin Fairfax are tied at 45% each. The contest for Attorney General is also tied with both Republican John Adams and Democrat Mark Herring tied at 46%.
The most important issues to voters are the economy and healthcare.
Which candidate would do a better job on the issues?
Ed Gillespie
• Economy: 47%
• Healthcare: 37%
• Jobs: 44%
• Immigration: 44%
• Education: 40%
• Taxes: 47%
• Guns: 45%
Ralph Northam
• Economy: 39%
• Health Care: 49%
• Jobs: 40%
• Immigration: 39%
• Education: 46%
• Taxes: 37%
• Guns: 39%
“Gillespie has improved his position among self-identified Independents,” said Harry Wilson, director of the Roanoke College Poll. “More of those respondents say they lean toward the Republicans than we saw in our most recent poll and they moved the results favorably toward Gillespie and Republicans, but not President Trump. As we noted in the last poll, Republicans closed well in the 2013 and 2014 elections. This one may be following the same script.
Among two important groups, Northam leads among ideological moderates (56%-34%), and trails Gillespie among political Independents (49%-40%). Northam has the support of 94 percent of Democrats, while Gillespie is supported by 94 percent of Republicans. Liberals favor Northam (89%-4%) while Conservatives prefer Gillespie (81%-17%).
More good news polls here and here.
If Republicans get out the vote on Tuesday, we win. It’s really that simple. Please vote and make sure all your friends get to the polls too.
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If Gillespie can pull out a win, I’m waiting to see if the Republican legislature will act like their Federal counterparts and reneg on every conservative bill previously passed as show-votes knowing it would be vetoed.
Expect a very large infrastructure bill.
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Sad, but true.
To bad for Virginia voters that will go to the polls concerned about jobs or immigration.
Ed will not deliver.
Jeanine, I can’t believe you missed this cream of the crop poll. I bet Ed is actually up in double digits? Ralph better return that paint and those curtains he had picked out!
http://firehousestrategies.com/vagov/
That poll is linked on the bottom of the post.
One thing that this poll shows is while Gillespie leads among independents, a sizeable number of self-described “moderates” agree with the liberals on practically every issue. Hence, they are voting for Northam. I like the GOP candidates’ chances on Tuesday. Everyone on here let’s get out to vote on Tuesday.
I’ve found the same thing. Those who call themselves “moderate” generally are actually Democrats.
Those who refer to themselves as Independents might be republicans, democrats, or actual Independents.
And those who call themselves Conservative will run up the debt.
I will be looking for my 10% tax cut.
And those who call themselves Democrats will lower the debt.
Oh, wait …
Why heck no they don’t claim to lower the debt.
They raise it without lying about it.
They grow Goverment without lying about it.
This is why I say flip a coin to vote either outcome we loose.
I hear you, they do all raise the debt, no doubt about it.
Given the state of today’s political parties, you’re assuming our votes actually matter.
I am very concerned about policy for sale, BOTH sides.
I tought Virginia was virtuous.
Bush 41’ today admits voting for Clinton, Bush 43 ‘ says he left it blank. Republican leaders John Warner and John Chichester, both made commercials for the Democrats after retiring. What do you call them?
I cannot say what I call them on a family friendly site.
I would think it would be quite painful to see your son and brother lose the nomination, especially since they probably thought he would win the GOP nomination hands down. The fact that he was ridiculed had to have made the loss even harder.
I admired GWB for holding his tongue for all of the BHO presidency. I thought it showed a lot of class, especially when BHO was still blaming GWB for his own failings for the entire 8 years.
And although I understand the hurt feelings, I’m disappointed that he chose to end his silence at this time and in this manner.