(POLITICO 44).Bob McDonnell, Virginia’s Republican nominee for governor, has increased his lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds to nine percentage points, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll out Wednesday.
McDonnell leads Deeds 51-42 percent according to the Tuesday poll of 500 likely voters. The new survey shows a significant jump for McDonnell, who led Deeds by only 2 percentage points in the same poll two weeks ago.Rasmussen is the first major poll in recent weeks to show McDonnell expanding his lead over Deeds.
A Washington Post poll last week showed McDonnell leading by only four percent, as did a InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research poll last Wednesday. McDonnell led by as much as fifteen percentage points earlier this year in the Post poll.
McDonnell led by double-digits in most polls through the summer, but Deeds gained ground during September in part because of the hit the Republican took after his 1989 master’s thesis was revealed to advocate a number of controversial social conservative positions.
McDonnell leads Deeds 51-42 percent according to the Tuesday poll of 500 likely voters. The new survey shows a significant jump for McDonnell, who led Deeds by only 2 percentage points in the same poll two weeks ago.Rasmussen is the first major poll in recent weeks to show McDonnell expanding his lead over Deeds.
A Washington Post poll last week showed McDonnell leading by only four percent, as did a InsiderAdvantage/Majority Opinion Research poll last Wednesday. McDonnell led by as much as fifteen percentage points earlier this year in the Post poll.
McDonnell led by double-digits in most polls through the summer, but Deeds gained ground during September in part because of the hit the Republican took after his 1989 master’s thesis was revealed to advocate a number of controversial social conservative positions.
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