Polling
Kaine, Allen Tied
The battle of former governors for a soon to be vacated U.S. Senate seat in Virginia is perfectly tied. Tim Kaine(D) and George Allen(R) have 46% of the vote each according to a poll published in the Washington Post. The evenly split race gives a perfect view into Virginia’s swing state politics in advance of [...]
Cuccinelli ID Advantage
A Washington Post poll on Virginia politics shows Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli(R) has the highest name ID of any of the current 2013 candidates for governor. The attorney general scores higher than Lt. Governor Bill Bolling(R) and Democrat Terry McAuliffe(D). U.S. Senator Mark Warner(D), another potential candidate, is the most popular elected official in the [...]
Christie Climbing
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s(R) job approval ratings continue to climb and could be on a path to break through to 60%. A new Farleigh Dickinson poll out Tuesday puts Christie at 56%. His approval rating has been on an upward glide path since the end of last summer. Read More: NJ.com – Christie Approval
McDonnell – 52%
A new Washington Post poll on Virginia shows Governor Bob McDonnell’s(R) approval rating dropping. Compared to May of last year McDonnell’s approval is down six points to 56%. Virginia right track/wrong track numbers are also off three points as compared to a year ago. Read More: Washington Post – McDonnell Numbers
GOP VP Poll
According to a poll released by Reuters, Republicans favor former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum(R) as Mitt Romney’s(R) choice for vice president. Florida Senator Marco Rubio comes in second and Chris Christie and Jeb Bush also are near the top of the pack. Read More: U.S. News – VEEP Poll
Romney’s Path
A story from the Washington Post suggests former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has several, but narrow paths to the White House this fall. His strategy is dependent on holding some reliably Republican states and winning some states from President Obama(D) where Democrats have historically done well. Read More: Washington Post – Romney’s Path
Q Swing States
A new poll from Quinnipiac testing the presidential race in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, shows former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney(R) gaining some ground on President Obama(D). Florida: Romney 44 – Obama 43 Ohio: Obama 44 – Romney 42 Pennsylvania: Obama 47 – Romney 39 All three states are considered important swing states. All three also [...]
NC Marriage Amendment
The latest poll on the proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and civil unions in North Carolina shows most voters support the measure. The latest survey from Public Policy Polling shows the amendment passing 55% – 41%. It appears most people don’t know that the proposal also bans civil unions, because when the question [...]
Kaine, Allen Tied
The Virginia U.S. Senate race between former governors Tim Kaine(D) and George Allen(R) is still tied. According to Public Policy Polling, Kaine has a one point lead (46% – 45%), but that’s within the margin of error and cannot be called a lead in any real sense. Read More: Washington Times – PPP Poll
