POLITICO poll: Government shutdown backlash boosts Terry McAuliffe

[brooklynite]

Source: POLITICO

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened up a significant lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the Virginia governor’s race amid broad public disapproval of the federal government shutdown, according to a POLITICO poll of the 2013 gubernatorial election.

McAuliffe, the former national Democratic Party chairman, is now 9 points ahead of Cuccinelli, the current state attorney general, in a race that also includes Libertarian nominee Robert Sarvis. In the survey, McAuliffe drew support from 44 percent of Virginians versus 35 percent for Cuccinelli and 12 percent for Sarvis.

Four weeks from Election Day, McAuliffe also leads Cuccinelli in a one-on-one contest, 52 percent to 42 percent.





Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/politico-poll-government-shutdown-backlash-terry-mcauliffe-ken

[Heather MC]

1. I hope it is inspiring VERY BLUE NOVA to come out and VOTE

NOVA is Northern VA for those that don't know!!!!

[alcibiades_mystery]

12. Hell...parts of southern coastal VA are dependent on gov jobs

Norfolk? The shutdown is poison for Cuccinelli.Couldn't have happened to a bigger bigots.

[NOVA_Dem]

2. A lot of gov't employees and more contractors are sitting at home b/c of teabaggers

just like the Big Cooch. If he was in Congress he'd be right next to Cruz.

Hopefully this will help us pick up seats in the state legislature.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Are you paying attention, teabaggers?

Not that much penetrates your thick skulls...........

[calimary]

15. I doubt it. They have their own "reality" and all kinds of excuses and rationales

for why this is happening and why it's bogus and not the real story and they're winning and blah-blah-blah - coming straight out of their assholes and into their Alternate Reality World.

[tblue37]

19. They still think Romney would have won if he had gone even FURTHER to the right. nt

[Dawson Leery]

4. The Kooch was for the shutdown before he was against it.

He was also for Ted Cruz before he was against him.

GOTV. Democrats can win all three races by a respectable margin.

[cosmicone]

5. Because of significant amount of pressurized air

in teabagger skulls, it takes a very very long time to pull those out of their asses. This will nudge them towards expulsion from the rectal cavity but won't succeed.

Good for us.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

6. Never thought I'd see a day where I'd root for McAuliffe

but Cooch really is that nutty.

What next? The GOP nominates someone so crazy I have to hope Harold Ford wins a race somewhere?

[Heather MC]

10. Honestly I think a trained monkey Could beat Coochie

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I told one of Terry's staff at a community event two weeks ago, if Terry didn't say another word just sit back Coochie would bury himself. And look he has!

[Buzz Lightyears]

7. Good! The people are waking up

Good thing.

[calimary]

16. Welcome to DU, Buzz Lightyears!

Glad you're here! I hope you're correct, but I'd have to see a lot more evidence of it. The American voter can be persuaded to vote for all kinds of dumb-ass things, I'm afraid.

[onehandle]

8. 12 percent for a fucking Libertarian?

Let's hope that holds. 90% of those votes are siphoned from 'The Cooch.'

[Dawson Leery]

9. Historically it will not hold.

With that said, in a two way race Terry defeats the kooch by 10 points in this poll.
Sarvis will take at least 5%(it could be more). That alone will deny the Kooch the Governorship.

[Robbins]

11. Poll

It also suggests some of Sarvis support may be dems or dem leaning independents If In 2 man race Mcauliffe still wins.

[wordpix]

13. Kooch's failure to report gifts and stock holdings in contractor's company hasn't helped, either

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/cuccinelli-questioned-by-federal-investigators-probing-star-gifts/2013/09/11/b0cf665a-1ad8-11e3-8685-5021e0c41964_story.html?wprss=rss_loudoun-fauquier

[tofuandbeer]

14. Sooooo cool!

[DebJ]

17. Link didn't work. Here's a new link that does:

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/politico-poll-government-shutdown-backlash-terry-mcauliffe-ken-cuccinelli-virginia-governor-election-97953.html

[Beacool]

18. I'm hoping that the lead holds.

Cuccinelli and his kook of a running mate would be a disaster for VA.

Go, Terry!!!

[underpants]

20. Saris was at 10% last I saw. Also...donors weary of Cooch

I heard on the RW radio station last week that the normal big donors to Repub campaigns are making nominal donations to Cooch. Some are giving nothing.

[Tarheel_Dem]

21. Although I'm not a huge fan of McAullife, this Kucinelli guy is scary as hell. nt

[KamaAina]

22. Full link

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/politico-poll-government-shutdown-backlash-terry-mcauliffe-ken-cuccinelli-virginia-governor-election-97953.html