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Polls show Obama with clear lead in Virginia
AP ^ | Monday, October 27, 2008

Posted on 10/27/2008 2:26:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

THE POLL: Virginia Commonwealth University, presidential race in Virginia among likely voters (13 electoral votes).

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 51 percent, John McCain 40 percent.

OF INTEREST: Obama's strongest regions are northern Virginia and Hampton Roads, the latter dominated by military interests where McCain, a former Navy pilot, should be strong. Obama dominated among respondents who regarded the economy and health care as the most important issues. McCain was strong among people whose foremost concern was terrorism.

THE DETAILS: Conducted by telephone Oct. 20-22 by VCU's Center for Public Policy of 817 likely voters. The margin of sampling error plus or minus 4 percentage points.

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THE POLL: Washington Post, presidential race in Virginia among likely voters.

THE NUMBERS: Barack Obama 52 percent, John McCain 44 percent.

OF INTEREST: A month ago, the same poll showed that 52 percent felt McCain was best suited to handle the campaign against terrorism, 10 points better than Obama. Now, the poll shows that Obama has drawn almost even with McCain on the terrorism issue.

THE DETAILS: Conducted by telephone Oct. 22-25 among 784 likely voters. The margin of sampling error plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.

(Excerpt) Read more at ap.google.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2008polls; leftwingconspiracy; mccain; obama; palin; sillystudents; studentsurveys; va2008
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1 posted on 10/27/2008 2:26:05 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

Obama WON’T carry VA. Nope.


2 posted on 10/27/2008 2:26:46 PM PDT by SolidWood
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To: MinorityRepublican

No way. Acorn can’t even find enough votes to get Obama to win Virginia by 10.


3 posted on 10/27/2008 2:27:48 PM PDT by pie_eater
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To: SolidWood

Not buying VA is flipping.. Fauxbama is LOSING PA, no way he’s going to win VA.


4 posted on 10/27/2008 2:27:52 PM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: MinorityRepublican

Bravo Sierra


5 posted on 10/27/2008 2:27:56 PM PDT by NetSurfer (BO stinks.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

BS!


6 posted on 10/27/2008 2:28:06 PM PDT by LibLieSlayer (GOD, Country, Family... except when it comes to dims!)
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To: SolidWood

just another story to suppress the vote..obama has it in the bag so just stay home..


7 posted on 10/27/2008 2:28:38 PM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (I'm a Patriot Guard Rider. www.patriotguard.org for info. MAVERICK/BARRACUDA '08)
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To: MinorityRepublican
700-800 respondents. 1100-1300 is typically required for any kind of validity
8 posted on 10/27/2008 2:28:47 PM PDT by DarthVader (Liberal Democrats are the party of EVIL whose time of judgment has come.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Can you post the internals?


9 posted on 10/27/2008 2:28:56 PM PDT by pissant (THE Conservative party: www.falconparty.com)
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To: SolidWood

Lessee, Bush won VA by 4-5%? And Obama is up 11%? A 16% swing. Uh huh.


10 posted on 10/27/2008 2:29:04 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually." (Hendrix))
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To: MinorityRepublican

I can’t wait until election night and all of the commentators are saying the polls were flawed etc. and they start having to eat crow.

I will be laughing hard along with all of you.


11 posted on 10/27/2008 2:30:10 PM PDT by Moconservative
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To: LS

I always look forward to your posts!


12 posted on 10/27/2008 2:30:20 PM PDT by carton253 (www.headquartersanv.blogspot.com -- for conversations about the Army of Northern Virginia.)
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To: NetSurfer

Hot smelly Barbara Streisand!


13 posted on 10/27/2008 2:30:45 PM PDT by Thane_Banquo (Barney Frank is a Fannie bandit.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Wow! A university poll that favors Senator Obama!


14 posted on 10/27/2008 2:30:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I can’t wait to see what the internals of both of these polls look like, Dems + 10% - 12%?


15 posted on 10/27/2008 2:31:20 PM PDT by moose2004 (Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill, Drill And Then Drill Some M,ore)
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To: MinorityRepublican

McCain will win VA and now I’m off to his Virginia Beach ofice to do my part to see that he does.


16 posted on 10/27/2008 2:31:34 PM PDT by pgkdan ("White folks greed runs a world in need," Jeremiah Wright as quoted by Barack Obama)
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To: LS

Actually, President Bush won by 9 in 2004.


17 posted on 10/27/2008 2:31:41 PM PDT by cmt21
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To: MinorityRepublican

Quit posting this garbage.

VOTE!!!!!


18 posted on 10/27/2008 2:32:05 PM PDT by Jazz1968
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To: LS
I was just looking at that from RCP: Bush won VA in 2000 and 2004 by 8 points each time. Now someone further to the left than Gore or Kerry is up by 8? I just can't believe it.
19 posted on 10/27/2008 2:33:11 PM PDT by GOP_Party_Animal
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

“just another story to suppress the vote..obama has it in the bag so just stay home..”

This could work on the potential Obama voters as well as McCain voters.


20 posted on 10/27/2008 2:33:23 PM PDT by Signalman
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