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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMonmouth Poll has VA Governor Race tied at 44% each.
http://bluevirginia.us/2017/07/new-poll-worth-virginia-governor-race-tied-44-44What do you see on the ground VA Duers?
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)0rganism
(23,944 posts)imo, Trump's unpopularity is real, but it doesn't necessarily propagate down-ticket.
we can ascertain from polls and recent special elections replacing the jerks Trump slurped into his freakshow cabinet that
1. around 1/3 of the population strongly supports Trump even after all the bullshit of the last 7-8 months
2. 10-15% of the population doesn't like Trump but votes R anyway, whether from habit or ideology
so we're basically stuck in the same position we've been in for a long time, where the Republicans are super-motivated to vote anytime anywhere, and Democrats act like elections happen once every 4 years. i think Republican candidates will reliably average 43-48% of the vote regardless of how disgustingly their leaders behave -- hell, some of the Rs view criminal misbehavior as a virtue.
pansypoo53219
(20,972 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)VA is NOT GA 6. We need to get the swing voters and base out.