In the new WaPo poll, Sarvis supporters chose McAuliffe 53-42 as their choice if Sarvis wasn’t running. So I don’t know how much Sarvis is hurting/helping but I dont believe he will get 8%.
I wouldn’t worry much about that poll. It was most likely a weekend poll. I couldn’t find the internals either. This race is highly polarized which I think explains the swings in some of the single day sampling. I believe this race is closer to a tie. I just don’t see the Democrat strongholds turning out and this poll shows McAuliffe voters more energized which I don’t believe given the mess with Obamacare. There are several dynamics going on here. We need to fight this to the end and see where the cards fall.
I wouldn’t worry much about that poll. It was most likely a weekend poll. I couldn’t find the internals either. This race is highly polarized which I think explains the swings in some of the single day sampling. I believe this race is closer to a tie. I just don’t see the Democrat strongholds turning out and this poll shows McAuliffe voters more energized which I don’t believe given the mess with Obamacare. There are several dynamics going on here. We need to fight this to the end and see where the cards fall.