New Poll Shows Possible Democratic Sweep in Virginia in 28 Days

[lowkell]

http://bluevirginia.us/diary/10345/new-cnu-poll-mcauliffe-has-9point-lead-over-cuccinelli-northam-herring-also-lead

[FSogol]

1. Make it so, Virginia. Get out the Vote!

[Scuba]

2. C'mon Virginia, show is there IS a Santa Claus!

[AllyCat]

3. Lets go VA!

[daybranch]

4. really

is the dem going to get rid of the republican enacted gerrymandering in Va?

[Cryptoad]

6. Gerrymandering is

meaningless if the voters turn from Red to Blue.....!

[MBS]

11. + 100 n/t

[Drunken Irishman]

19. Very true. Republicans gerrymandered the shit out of America in the 90s and early 00s...

And in 2006, the voters sent 'em packing in blowout losses - giving Dems control of the Senate & House.

It can happen again.

[ehrnst]

5. Yep. I'll be there. (nt)

[MynameisBlarney]

7. I know quite a few Virginians

And not one of them is stupid.

Good on ya Virginians!

[Beacool]

8. I'm praying that that is the case.

Cooch and his running mate are beyond bad, they are RW extremists. I hope that voters in VA realize just how bad thoe two would be for their state.

[lowkell]

24. Two "running mates" actually

1. E.W. Jackson, who's certifiable, for Lt. Governor.
2. Mark Obenshain, who put in legislation to criminalize miscarriages (!), and who also opposes contraception and abortion in all cases, for Attorney General.

The horror. The horror.

[Beacool]

26. I wasn't familiar with Obenshain.

[MBS]

9. I'll be there Nov 5. n/t

[markpkessinger]

10. As Rachel pointed out last night . . .

. . . there are a LOT of furloughed federal workers who live in Virginia, who who are not likely to be one bit pleased over the shutdown!

[davidpdx]

22. I think McAuliffe will probably win by a wider margin due to the shutdown

and it being tied to the Republicans in Congress. I missed the piece by Rachel. I'll have to go find it.

[warrior1]

12. they need to spend some scratch

there to reach all the areas that are red, but don't like what the repukes have been doing.

[toby jo]

13. !

An eastern state that could help push NC towards something intelligent.

[heaven05]

14. bull....!!!!

not expecting the 'I'll vote against my best interest crowd' to be able to see through the fog made from machines, RW bull.... machines. Fingers crossed though.

[IronLionZion]

15. WOOT!!! nt

[carolinayellowdog]

16. The R brand is very tarnished in VA, whereas the D record is spotless

Living on the NC line, I've noticed that crooked politicians are a recurring story in both parties in NC, whereas VA has taken pride in being a clean government state with less corruption than its neighbors. So what McDonnell has done is far more damaging that if, say, the Kaine or Warner administrations had ever had a scandal. No Republican or Democratic governor has ever been accused of financial improprieties in my lifetime, as far as I recall.

So McAuliffe has seemed destined to win by 5 points for some time, but the shutdown may well double his lead, if this pattern holds. It's not just in NoVa that the outrage is felt-- Hampton Roads is quite impacted as well as evidenced by Rigell being a vocal opponent of the shutdown along with three other VA Republican congressmen.

[trublu992]

17. I keep clicking on this to read over and over again

it makes me so happy. Hoping beyond hopes it happens Go Blue Virginia.

[blkmusclmachine]

18. Everyone will either be standing in food lines (or dead) by then,

if the GOPee has its way.

[BlueDemKev]

20. Any chance we could flip the legislature also?

Perhaps we can redraw a few of those outrageous gerrymandered tea-bag districts. I know it's mid-decade, but hey, Texas did it in 2003!

[lowkell]

23. No, but we can pick up a few seats.

Right now, Republicans control the Virginia House of Delegates 68-32, even though Virginia is a "purple" state that has 2 Democratic U.S. Senators, a 20-20 State Senate, voted for Barack Obama twice, etc. Why? Two factors: 1) gerrymandering by Republicans; 2) a big money advantage for Republicans. Even if we can't do anything about #1 before 2021, wealthy donors (and lots of grassroots donors) could make a big difference on #2. So where are they?

[Dawson Leery]

21. k/r

[hrmjustin]

25. I hope the dems get everything in the state.

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. K&R