Posted on 08/06/2005 2:33:02 AM PDT by RWR8189
The latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Virginia finds that Republican Jerry Kilgore still leads Democrat Tim Kaine by six percentage points in the Governor's race. That margin has held steady for three consecutive surveys.
The August survey finds Kilgore leading Kaine 45% to 39%. Five percent (5%) of voters say they will vote for some other candidate.
State Senator Russell Potts is running as a third option for voters. His name was not included in the survey. Instead, voters were given the option of supporting "some other candidate."
Rasmussen Reports believes that this approach produces a more reliable measure of support for minor candidates in most situations. During Election 2004, Rasmussen Reports did not include Ralph Nader by name.
In July, Kilgore was also ahead by six points, 47% to 41%.
Fifty percent (50%) of Virginia voters have a favorable opinion of Kilgore. That's down slightly from 53% in July.
Forty-nine percent (49%) have a favorable opinion of Kaine. That's down a point from 50% favorable in July.
The state's current Governor, Democrat Mark Warner, is viewed favorably by 67% of the state's voters. That figure is up from 63% in the previous survey.
At the moment, Kilgore's voters are more committed than Kaine's. Among those most likely to vote, Kilgore leads 49% to 38%.
The telephone survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted August 3, 2005. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points, with a 95% level of confidence.
Okay, great. But what are they doing having an election in a non-election year?
Yeah, yeah, I know. That's the way they do it in VA and other places. They must want to keep the turnout low. Not a bad plan, I suppose.
A Kilgore win would bolster George Allen's run for president.
Isn't it about time for the MSM to twist this poll into a Democrat "lead"--on a par with their "vicotry" in Ohio 2?
So lemme guess this won't be a bellweather election then right ?
Dangerously close when you factor in 5% for Democrat vote fraud.
its a little harder to have fraud in VA they check ID,s when you vote by state law
No - not if it looks like a Republican is going to win.
Why wasn't Potts' name mentioned in the survey? He's polling at 9% in other polls, obviously hurting Kilgore.
Forget George Allen's run for the presidency, what does his run for reelection next year look like? Is Warner going to run?
Yesterday on the Wolf Blitzer show George Allen criticized the President for not meeting with Cindy Sheehan. It was indirect, but it was criticism none theless, and it made me do a double take when I heard it.
Gotta love someone with the name Kilgore.
If he has any adopted children they could always try to brak into the sealed court documents to see if they can find any dirt there.
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