Oct 6, 2016 – This spot is airing in "Ohio, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Virginia, as well as national cable," according to Politico. … Plus, polling often shows that women are at least as likely -- and often more likely -- than men to support abortion restrictions.…

Oct 4, 2016 – I know what some of you are thinking: Oh great, another negative polling post from Benson, a known 'Never Trump' traitor. … My anti-Hillary bona fides are well established, and I've written up plenty of pro-Trump polling, too. … We ran through some of the troubling new state polling last evening, and the numbers haven't gotten any better today.…

Sep 30, 2016 – I have no access to internal polling, but it would appear from peering through the electoral window that at least part of that is due … According to Larry Sabato's University of Virginia Center for Politics analysis the current outlook is this: Democrats (seats not … On the Secret Decoder Ring page today: A link to the Larry Sabato page on the Senate races and to the RealClearPolitics polling page…

Apr 20, 2015 – Three caveats: CNN's general election polling has been especially unfavorable to Republicans so far, Hillary Clinton has universal … And then there's the small matter of winning back Ohio and Virginia, too.  … In any case, it'd be wise not to get too excited or alarmed by any 2016 polling at this stage.  …

Apr 29, 2015 – Sanders barely has a pulse with voters in Iowa, Virginia, and New Hampshire. … In the Granite State, where he supposedly can mount a significant challenge to Clinton, he’s polling at a meager 11 percent. … Granted, these polling samples are well under 600–the minimum for an accurate statewide poll–but given the Clinton juggernaut; it probably…

Apr 24, 2015 – Manchin says he’s running for re-election, not governor of West Virginia. Sen. … And for the latest on polling, don’t forget to check out the Closing Numbers section at the top. …

Sep 6, 2017 – With health care, immigration, tax reform, North Korea, and Hillary Clinton’s new book, you probably didn’t know that Virginia was … The race is about even in central Virginia, with Gillespie at 43 percent and Northam at 41 percent. … The ad will air in markets across Virginia and in Washington, D.C.…

Sep 22, 2017 – Because while this bill is getting kicked in the teeth in media circles, the polling on single-payer is not stellar, especially when … Twenty million more people have health insurance, that’s important; in states like Kentucky and West Virginia, the number of uninsured … Still, I think a lot of more centrist Democrats and operatives are noting the polling on single-payer, which collapses once people…

Oct 4, 2017 – Polling in the early months of the campaign was neck and neck. A Rasmussen Poll in June had Akin ahead 50 percent to 42 percent. … A transgender individual is trying to capture a seat in the Virginia state assembly.…

Oct 18, 2017 – In Virginia, Ralph Northam is the Democrats’ nominee for governor. He has a black running mate named Justin Fairfax. … Except, in Northern Virginia, you would never know that. Justin Fairfax has been memory holed in Northern Virginia. … Those fliers have been used in Northern Virginia.…

Oct 18, 2017 – For Virginia, coal could be the issue where Northam trips up. … “Coal is very important to the economy in southwest Virginia. I understand that,” he said. … The Post added that southwest Virginia is where Clinton got crushed and coal is a big reason for that.…

Oct 17, 2017 – Most polling in Virginia, meanwhile, has shown Team Blue ahead by a modest but consistent margin.   … Is the Virginia Republican get-out-the-vote effort worth a few extra percentage points? … No one in Virginia politics knows for certain.…

Oct 30, 2017 – The Virginia press, who noted that Gillespie has done all the right things concerning issuing condemnation of the white supremacist … Maybe it’s because Northam has been very low energy in Northern Virginia, an area where he has to maximize turnout. … ROVA, Northern Virginia vs. the Rest of Virginia.” […] Turnout among immigrants is not the only concern for the Northam campaign.…

Oct 29, 2017 – In August, white nationalists and neo-Nazis descended into Charlottesville, Virginia. … As the Virginia gubernatorial race enters its final days, the Democrats appear to be getting nervous. … The Richmond Times-Dispatch, which later endorsed Gillespie, slammed Virginia Democrats, calling the mailer “practically libel.”…

Oct 28, 2017 – candidate Hillary Clinton tweeted an ugly racial attack yesterday against Ed Gillespie, the Republican nominee for governor in Virginia … With polling bouncing all over the place -- Gillespie has either surged into the lead, or is still on track for a decisive loss, depending … Not even a majority of black Virginia voters agree with the latter idea.  …

Oct 28, 2017 – I think it’s not off the mark to suggest that something spooked the Democrats in the internal polling. … The Roanoke Times’ board said: In the aftermath of Charlottesville, almost every Virginia politician of note — Republican Senate hopeful … Gillespie revives the pragmatic, open-minded Republican Party that for so long served Virginia well by emphasizing effective government…

Oct 27, 2017 – Perhaps, but his poor standing in Virginia hasn't prevented (an uneven) polling surge for Ed Gillespie, nor is it helping solidify…

Oct 27, 2017 – And those states are much more Republican than Virginia.  At the same time, let’s say Ralph Northam pulls this off. … So why isn’t the Virginia election a good national barometer? … Is there something in the internal polling that has the Northam camp spooked?…

Sep 27, 2016 – , by comparing the 2012 presidential results with those of 1988 -- keeping in mind possible shifts since 2012 suggested by 2016 polling … And those internal migrants have made Virginia and Florida, and to a lesser extent the Carolinas and Georgia, more Democratic. … Virginia, solidly Republican in the 1980s, voted at the national average in the Obama elections and has tilted more Democratic this…

Oct 16, 2016 – Looking specifically at Virginia, the numbers are even worse for the Trump camp. … Trump has another chance to stop the polling free fall at Wednesday's third and final presidential debate.…

Oct 14, 2016 – Two staffers directly involved in the GOP's efforts in Virginia confirmed the decision. … The RNC did not respond to a request for comment about the Virginia campaign. … At the same time, not so sure that Virginia was winnable this cycle.…

Oct 14, 2016 – Hillary's average lead in the national polling is just over five percentage points, a number held down by the conspicuous outlier … Justin told you about earlier, but boosted by the latest Fox News survey -- which Katie wrote about, and is in line with most other polling … Regardless, national polling only goes so far.  What's happening in the states?  …

Oct 13, 2016 – It generally takes four or five days for events to reflect themselves in the polling numbers. … Last night, ABC News and others reported that the Trump campaign has decided Virginia is gone and is shifting all resources to places … In Virginia we vote for local and state offices in odd-numbered years and we don't have a U.S.…

Oct 26, 2016 – By defining voter fraud so narrowly as to mean only impersonation at the polling place, liberals ignore other serious threats to the … Virginia, where longtime Clinton fixer Terry McAuliffe is now the governor, is another state that bars felons from voting until they … Now they are going door-to-door to help elect Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, especially in northern Virginia.…

Oct 24, 2016 – Trump is polling at 27 percent and Clinton is down to 24 percent. … This would mean Trump would also have to win either Pennsylvania, Virginia, or some other state he is currently polling very poorly…