Oct 22, 2018 – But by some of the below reactions, you’d think Trump was planning to have hooded KKK members at polling places checking party affiliations … Pinsker, adjunct professor of criminal justice at Virginia Commonwealth University.…

Nov 6, 2018 – The road to the majority goes through California, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and parts of New Jersey.  … sides have amassed war chests and solid grassroots bases of support: Alex Keena, an assistant professor of political science at Virginia … Down towards the Mason-Dixon line, incumbent Virginia Republican Barbara Comstock is again facing a tough re-election battle in the…

Nov 6, 2018 – On the other hand, the early data in Ohio, Michigan and West Virginia also look pretty robust for Republicans on the surface, even … Plus, polling shows that independent or non-affiliated voters are tilting Democratic this year.   … And then there's the matter of new voters, who can be difficult to properly identify in polling, and the impossible-to-discern vote…

Nov 5, 2018 – states -- especially Arizona, Indiana, Florida, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia … That memory must remain fresh as right-oriented voters enter their polling places.…

Nov 5, 2018 – He accurately predicted Trump’s victory, and he has mined the numbers—actually figures, as opposed to touch-feely polling—which maintains … Republicans will gain seven US Senate seats, listed in order of likelihood: North Dakota, Missouri, Indiana, Montana, Florida, West Virginia … Early voting (not polling) shows Diane Harkey doing surprisingly well against  Mike Levin in their respective bids to replace Darrell…

Nov 2, 2018 – Read on for the early voting numbers, but let's start in West Virginia.   … fairly resounding win early in the night, perhaps using his coattails to help the Democrat trying to win a House seat in West Virginia … And if Democrats didn't agree that was possible, they wouldn't be redirecting gargantuan sums of late money to West Virginia.  …

Nov 1, 2018 – Let's start with the top-line results, followed by a bit of analysis, and a peek at some other polling: ?? … Reid/organized labor machine has been known to help pull candidates across the finish line, even after trailing slightly in public polling … FoxNews) October 31, 2018 One more parting thought: Perusing these numbers would reasonably lead one to conclude that the West Virginia…

Oct 30, 2018 – Democrats have gotten some decent polling news in Arizona, where Kyrsten Sinema has led by three points in a pair of new surveys (if … Are Democrats' internals showing something more troubling for Joe Manchin than public polling would suggest?   … Instead, POTUS will visit Florida, Indiana, and Missouri twice apiece, in addition to single stops in West Virginia, Montana, Georgia…

Oct 29, 2018 – UPDATE: Recent polling shows that Manchin's challenger Patrick Morrissey narrowing the incumbent's lead to just one point, while one … “West Virginia is a pro-life state and a majority of voters are rightfully horrified when they find out that the state has used their…

Oct 29, 2018 – ARIZONAKyrsten Sinema (D) 47%Martha McSally (R) 44%https://t.co/PJl6sJEiF0 — Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 28, 2018 If these polling … Arizona has also produced mixed polling results.  Both of those contests appear to be pure toss-ups at this late date.   … Marsha Blackburn is probably still the favorite to hold Bob Corker's Tennessee seat, but I'd like to see some updated polling before…

Nov 9, 2018 – outstanding ballots are left, they’re not keeping regular updates on their counting processes, and provisional ballots were left at a polling … 2018Apparently #BrowardCounty elections left behind a box labeled “Provisional Ballots” at a local elementary school that served as a polling … “But on leaving my precinct at Fort Lauderdale’s Virginia Shuman Young Elementary School on Tuesday morning, I wondered whether my…

Nov 7, 2018 – The polling averages showed both races effectively tied; neither race ended up being terribly close. … Meanwhile, Joe Manchin held on in West Virginia, albeit narrowly.  The late tightening was real.   … Democrats ended up cleaning up in a lot of suburban districts, as expected (see Virginia, New Jersey, Illinois, Texas, and elsewhere…

Nov 7, 2018 – I write this Election Day morning, before most polling places even opened. I don't know the actual results, of course. … By the time you read this, say bettors, Democrats will have flipped Nevada (60 percent chance) and held West Virginia (75), Montana…

Aug 23, 2014 – Robert Graboyes of Virginia Commonwealth University is also sharply critical of “repeal and re-place,” but from a very different perspective … Annual polling from Gallup tells the story: as recently as 2006, 69 percent of Americans said it was the federal government’s responsibility…

Sep 4, 2014 – A Democratic ideologue in addition to being a techie, Chopra ran unsuccessfully for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia in 2013 and believes … is devoted to political prognostication by polling and public affairs companies, Public Opinion Strategies and Global Strategy Group…

Sep 12, 2014 – Recent polling suggests that Democratic incumbent Mark Udall holds a narrow lead over Republican Cory Gardner in Colorado's US Senate … Here's the latest hit in Virginia, where Sen. Mark Warner eagerly joined in on the "keep your plan" fib:…

Sep 8, 2014 – It was only because former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell was convicted on eleven of fourteen counts of corruption that Mr. … The Gallup Daily Tracking Poll shows him at 38 percent approval overall through Friday's polling - his all time low in the Gallup … In Virginia, they just smile and nod. In Louisiana they say things, like: "Hell, yes he gave me a boat, but I earned it!" …

Sep 24, 2014 – According to months of polling, the No. 1 most important issue to voters is immigration -- by a landslide. … In Arkansas, Louisiana, West Virginia, Montana and South Dakota, the Republican Senate candidates are crushing their Democratic opponents…

Sep 24, 2014 – Whether Scott Brown in New Hampshire, Thom Tillis in North Carolina, Terri Lynn Land in Michigan, Ed Gillespie in Virginia, Bill Cassidy … backdrop of failures in Obamacare and tremors in the economy -especially housing-- add to Democratic woes, but the generic ballot polling…

Oct 7, 2014 – A new batch of polling from the New York Times, CBS News and YouGov contains some encouraging news for the GOP -- although the tug-of-war … The Republicans’ likely gains include six seats currently held by the Democrats: in South Dakota, Montana, West Virginia, Arkansas, … West Virginia: Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R) leads Natalie Tennant (D) by 23 points (56/33). Alaska: Dan Sullivan (R) leads Sen. …

Oct 3, 2014 – So Republicans retain big leads to pick up three open seats in states carried by Mitt Romney --West Virginia, Montana and South Dakota … In seriously contested races in the last six Senate cycles, starting with 2002, only two incumbents polling at that level in September…

Nov 10, 2017 – Republican Ed Gillespie lost his bid to become Virginia governor this week by running one of the most cynical campaigns in recent … Lee and Jefferson Davis aren't exactly heroes to the 20 percent of Virginia voters who are African-American. … Exit polls in Virginia show that the No. 1 issue on voters' minds was health care.…

Nov 10, 2017 – WASHINGTON - Virginia Republicans were licking their wounds this week after a humiliating election beating from the Democrats who … If there was any doubt that once hardcore, conservative Virginia, formerly the seat of the old Confederacy, was now firmly in liberal … But in the campaign’s final weeks, as polling numbers showed Northam strengthening his lead, Gillespie was not able to change course…

Nov 9, 2017 – Northam, a Virginia Military Institute graduate with a strong Southern pedigree, didn’t even come close to matching Gov. … Obama or Senator Tim Kaine in rural western Virginia. Democratic State Assembly candidates didn’t run well ahead of Mrs. … Parting thought: If Virginia was a preview of Democratic (and Republican) enthusiasm across the board next year, polling won't matter…

Nov 8, 2017 – A few points: (1) Polling in the Virginia gubernatorial race tightened down the stretch, but overwhelming Democratic enthusiasm and … polling in 2013 and 2014 respectively, en route to unexpectedly tight losses.   … Ultimately, though, Virginia exit polling found Trump's approval rating among last night's electorate 17 points underwater (40/57).…