Posted on 04/11/2005 8:14:50 PM PDT by Nascardude
This November, Virginians will elect a governor. If the election were today, and the only three candidates on the ballot were Republican Jerry Kilgore, Democrat Tim Kaine, and Independent Russ Potts, who would you vote for? 493 Registered Voters All Gender Age Race Party Ideology Education Region Margin of Sampling Error: ± 4.5% Male Female 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ White Black Hispanic Other Republic Democrat Independ Not Sure Conserva Moderate Liberal Not Sure Not Yet High Sch Started College Graduate Rest of Northeas Southwes Central Kilgore (R) 46% 50% 43% 38% 50% 44% 58% 52% 23% 52% 46% 79% 15% 41% 64% 74% 37% 14% 21% 51% 51% 53% 42% 40% 47% 38% 50% 59% Kaine (D) 36% 31% 40% 45% 36% 34% 24% 32% 55% 18% 35% 6% 70% 33% 10% 12% 43% 77% 28% 27% 26% 34% 40% 44% 35% 47% 28% 24% Potts (I) 6% 8% 4% 7% 5% 5% 6% 5% 4% 20% 11% 5% 4% 11% 0% 3% 7% 7% 9% 7% 3% 6% 8% 5% 6% 5% 5% 5% Undecided 12% 11% 13% 11% 9% 18% 12% 11% 17% 9% 8% 10% 12% 15% 26% 11% 13% 2% 43% 15% 21% 7% 10% 10% 12% 10% 17% 12% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Composition of Registered Voters 100% 48% 52% 28% 33% 23% 16% 73% 18% 4% 5% 38% 36% 23% 2% 38% 42% 15% 5% 9% 21% 21% 23% 26% 53% 24% 12% 11%
ARGH !!!!! My EYES !!!!
The headline tells the story, thankfully. :-)
No offense, but this poll is over a month old.
That's exciting news. It's also old news. Pre-dates the announcement tours. I'd like to see something a little more current.
Honey, we don't need it. We vote Republican down here in Virginia. Granted, we have had a few Democrats in the Governor's mansion; but, well, at least they are SOUTHERN Democrats. However, I certainly do hope that this time around we can have a Republican back in the Governor's mansion once again. From the looks of this poll which nearly blinded me, we will probably have our Republican governor. :)
With all due respect darlin', I've been involved with Virginia politics for over 20 years.
Marky Mark Warner is NOT a "SOUTHERN" Democrat. He's a tax and spend Connecticut damnyankee. Coke Robb or Gerald Baliles were also not "SOUTHERN" Democrats, although at least Baliles was a native Virginian.
The days of the Southern Democrats in Virginia are long gone. Trust me on that one.
We take NOTHING for granted. This fight will be long and hard.
We WILL win, but we must never adopt the attitude of "frontrunner" even when we are.
| Option | All | Male | Fem | 18-34 | 35-49 | 50-64 | 65+ | white | black | Hisp | other | R | D | i | ? | con | mod | lib | ??? | drop | H.S. | start | B.S. | M.S. | rest | NE | SW | cen |
| Kilgore | 46% | 50% | 43% | 38% | 50% | 44% | 58% | 52% | 23% | 52% | 46% | 79% | 15% | 41% | 64% | 74% | 37% | 14% | 21% | 51% | 51% | 53% | 42% | 40% | 47% | 38% | 50% | 59% |
| Kaine | 36% | 31% | 40% | 45% | 36% | 34% | 24% | 32% | 55% | 18% | 35% | 6% | 70% | 33% | 10% | 12% | 43% | 77% | 28% | 27% | 26% | 34% | 40% | 44% | 35% | 47% | 28% | 24% |
| Potts | 12% | 11% | 13% | 11% | 9% | 18% | 12% | 11% | 17% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 12% | 15% | 26% | 11% | 13% | 2% | 43% | 15% | 21% | 7% | 10% | 10% | 12% | 10% | 17% | 12% |
| electorate | 100% | 48% | 52% | 28% | 33% | 23% | 16% | 73% | 18% | 4% | 5% | 38% | 36% | 23% | 2% | 38% | 42% | 15% | 5% | 9% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 26% | 53% | 24% | 12% | 11% |
And only SEVEN months to go!
Yeah, I was about to say that Mark Warner is about as Southern a 'Rat as Phil Bredesen over here in Tennessee... 'Dems Carpetbaggers !
Discussing the current 'damnyankee carbetbagger' governor this weekend....my husband came up with a couple of more politically correct terms........Samsonite Socialists and Laptop Leninists.
We're both transplanted yankees - him from Massachusetts via Delaware and me from New York via Delaware..................but it's lots of years in SOUTHERN Delaware.
I thought it was 46% 50% 43% 38% 50% 44% 58% 52% 23% 52% 46% 79% 15% 41% 64% 74% 37% 14% 21% 51% 51% 53% 42% 40% 47% 38% 50% 59% Kaine (D) 36% 31% 40% 45% 36% 34% 24% 32% 55% 18% 35% 6% 70% 33% 10% 12% 43% 77% 28% 27% 26% 34% 40% 44% 35% 47% 28% 24% Potts (I) 6% 8% 4% 7% 5% 5% 6% 5% 4% 20% 11% 5% 4% 11% 0% 3% 7% 7% 9% 7% 3% 6% 8% 5% 6% 5% 5% 5% Undecided 13% 10% 13% 11% 9% 18% 12% 11% 17% 9% 8% 10% 12% 15% 26% 11% 13% 2% 43% 15% 21% 7% 10% 10% 12% 10% 17% 12% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Composition of Registered Voters 100% 48% 52% 28% 33% 23% 16% 73% 18% 4% 5% 38% 36% 23% 2% 38% 42% 15% 5% 9% 21% 21% 23% 26% 53% 24% 12% 11%.
Do the math and get back with me later.
I've only been in Virginia 2 years and I know the difference between a Southern Democrat (we called them dixiecrats in Delaware) and a carpetbagging tax and spend liberal - which is exactly what Mark Warner is.
For the life of me I couldn't figure out why he could elected - and I was sorta paying attention because we had already decided to move here during the campaign. He talked a good talk and it was bought - I don't think it will happen again this year.
That said, there are no "Southern" Democrats in Virginia anymore. The last of the good guys, no pun intended, Virgil Goode, came over to our side a good while back. Marky Mark wants you to think he's a Southern Democrat. He ain't. Never was. Never will be.
The last "Southern Democrat" Governor we had was Mills Godwin - first term.
This race may be closer than we think...the DNC pumped several million into Kaine's campaign, already.
Please don't wait....put a Kilgore sticker on your car NOW.
And, visit the website to register as a volunteer...
http://jerrykilgore.com/
The Kaine people are at it now. I've already gotten one Kaine push-poll.
Please sign up to help - we can't do another 4 years of a liberal democrat governor.
Geez Louise - even Maryland has a repub governor!
FReegards...MUD
No, it won't. I don't know how he got elected, either. I certainly did not vote for him!
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