New Poll: Deeds 42%, McDonnell 38%

A new poll released by the Democratic Governors Association today shows that Deeds is still holding a lead over his Republican opponent Bob McDonnell. While generic Republicans still hold a two point lead over Democrats, according to the poll, Deeds is not your generic Democrat. The poll shows that Deeds holds a four point lead over McDonnell. The poll also shows who voter's trust most to handle certain issues. The poll state that while voters trust McDonnell on guns, taxes and abortion, they trust Deeds more when it comes to fighting for the middle class, reaching across the aisle, education, and creating jobs. It seems like both candidates talking points are working, but it seems that Deeds' edge over McDonnell when it comes to the jobs issue is probably giving Deeds his current lead. Another interesting point that the poll shows is that Deeds is quite popular among Virginians. 48% of Virginians hold a favorable opinion of Creigh Deeds. Only 43% of Virginians hold a favorable opinion of Bob McDonnell. Deeds will need to hone his campaign on the jobs issue and maintain his favorable opinion among Virginians to maintain his lead in the polls. Keep up the good work. It's going to be a long road to November, and I think we are probably going to see dozens of these polls by the time election day rolls by.

New Poll: Deeds 47%, McDonnell 41%

A new poll released by the Republican-leaning pollster Rassmussen Reports gives Creigh Deeds a six point lead over his Republican opponent Bob McDonnell. 47% of the electorate would cast their vote for Deeds, while only 41% of voters would vote for McDonnell. In the survey, Democrats are now more unified over Republicans. 89% of Democrats now support Deeds. Only 78% of Republicans are behind their nomminee. The survey asked several questions on who voters thought would better handle certain issues. Voters trusted McDonnell on taxes and controlling spending, but voters trusted Deeds to fix the longstanding transportation problems. The survey also showed that Governor Kaine still has very high approval numbers. 62% of voters approve of the governor's job performance, while 52% of Virginians aproove of President Obama's performance.


Virginia Survey of 500 Likely Voters
June 10, 2009

Robert McDonnell (R)
41%
Creigh Deeds (D)
47%
Some Other Candidate
2%

Source: http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2009/virginia/election_2009_virginia_governor_election