VA-Gov: Moran Pulls Back Into Primary Lead

[ccharles000]

Public Policy Polling (3/27-29, likely voters, 2/28-3/1 in parentheses):

Brian Moran (D): 22 (19)
Terry McAuliffe (D): 18 (21)
Creigh Deeds (D): 15 (14)
(MoE: 3.6%)
PPP takes its monthly look at the Democratic primary in the Virginia governor's race. Ex-delegate Brian Moran and former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe have swapped places, with Moran moving into a small lead. Considering that nearly half the voters are still undecided, this looks more like normal fluctuation than a trend... although one item from the fine print suggests that McAuliffe's negatives may be increasing. His favorable/unfavorable is 32/29, up from 31/24 last month. (Moran and Deeds are less-known but have more upside, at 34/15 and 31/12 respectively.) There's no head-to-head poll against likely GOP nominee Robert McDonnell.

PPP also takes a look at the crowded Democratic primary for Lt. Governor, finding that 67% of voters are undecided. Among those who have decided, former Secretary of Finance Jody Wagner has a comfortable lead with 21%. Other candidates Jon Bowerbank, Pat Edmonson, and Michael Signer each poll at 4%.

http://www.swingstateproject.com

[ClarkUSA]

1. Good. And it's no surprise that McAuliffe's negatives are twice as high as Moran or Deeds.

[tularetom]

2. I can't see his name without thinking of you know who

[backscatter712]

3. For a minute, I was thinking "A Republican's winning the VA Dem primary?"

:crazy: :dunce:

[NYC_SKP]

4. Oh, jeese, for a minute I thought a "moran" was in the lead.

Series!

This is good news, thanks for posting!

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