Posted on 10/16/2008 5:48:56 PM PDT by UCAL
Obama leads McCain in Virginia
(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) – With just under three weeks to go before Election Day, Senator Barack Obama leads Senator John McCain in Virginia by 6.0% among likely voters, 49.2% to 43.2%. Obama’s lead appears to be driven by voter concerns about the economy. Asked to name the top issue that they would like candidates to address between now and Election Day, just over six in ten likely voters say the economy. No other issue breaks double digits. These findings are from the Christopher Newport University Virginia Poll conducted October 11-14 of 500 likely voters.
When asked which would be the second issue that they would like the candidates to address between now and Election Day, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan top the list at 20.4%, followed closely by health care at 18.5% and then the economy, gas prices and energy policy, and terrorism. Fewer than 7% want the candidates to address the personal character and integrity of the candidates, suggesting that voters have not responded well to Senator McCain’s efforts to make Senator Obama’s character and integrity an issue in the final weeks of the election.
Nearly 50% of voters think that Joe Biden is the stronger Vice Presidential candidate, compared to just one in three who say Sarah Palin is the stronger Vice Presidential candidate.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
This is just another BS poll the Libs are using to suppress Republican votes.
The worst poll is potentially yet to come. Thats the one I'm worried about most: the 'exit poll' used to predict outcomes in states. This was used to great effect in '96 and '00. In '96 they erroneously predicted Georgia for Clinton (very early in the evening) and '00 they erroneously called Florida for Gore. This has the effect of demoralizing the conservative voters in other states. When they see Georgia fall, or Florida fall, well you get the picture. I wish we could get the word out to vote no matter what the media is saying on election day and point out how they have failed us in the past. Perhaps we could force them legally to post a disclaimer about past errors, and exit polls are just irregular indicators that sometimes have been right.
I live in NO VA and I’ve seen little KIDS wearing Obama t-shirts!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Of course, you could just take the note, cross out the word "posse", and put it on your McCain/Palin sign.
Tink tink...
For certain! Obama supporters MUST vote on November 2!
I can’t my son spit on it and threw it in the trash after I read it. He’s my sweetie pie mini-Republican.
WOW, this is frightening if oZERO is ahead by that much. I don’t think there is enough time to make up the difference. But than again I live in Texas where we are also experiencing our own share of ACORN nuts!
VA was R+4 in 2004 and R+3 in 2006. In both elections, Republicans were 39% of the electorate.
Hussein does not have a lead. The score is 0 - 0. Last time I checked, the game does not start until 4 November.
JoMa
We should work on taking back California. It’s so much better than the eastern seaboard anyway.
If we could just move large numbers of conservatives in places like New England, Jersey, PA, Maryland, etc. out west, we’d be in business.
I’m half-kidding, but the democrats do have a electoral strategy, and it does involve taking over states, one by one. If we fail to react to it, we’ll inevitably be devoured.
Used to live in Montgomery, County Maryland, a hotbed of liberalism. And that is affecting NoVa. If McCain wins this election in VA, it may be the last time that the Republicans will win in the Old Dominion in a long while if politics are this partisan.
How can Mac be ahead in Tennessee and behind in VA?
VA has “created” a lot of joke jobs for scams like Fannie & Freddie. This has helped make the state more purple. I still think McCain wins VA and the election.
President McCain should order Congress to shut both GSEs scams down.
They did?
In 2004, Real Clear Politics' final average of the polls gave the following:
Bush 50.0%, Kerry 48.5%.
Actual results:
Bush 50.7%, Kerry 48.3%.
That's pretty darn close, if you ask me.
this poll is beyond useless.
Oversampled Dems
AND
Oversampled women 58-42.
And Dems with a 5-point advantage in a right-leaning state. Any questions? :-)
500 likely voters? The sample size is a joke - way too small. Unless you have at least 1000 LV or RV it is a joke.
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