SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (137976)9/20/2008 6:19:41 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor1 Recommendation  Respond to of 173976
 
VA pollsters show that Palin hurts McCain's chances in this key state.

Friday, September 19, 2008
Virginia: Suburbs will decide
The race for the White House in Virginia will be decided in the suburbs.

In our most recent poll almost half of respondents described the community where they live as suburban, with 20% saying it was rural, 17% saying it was urban, and 15% saying it was a small town.

Two of those groups of voters have pretty clear preferences. Urban voters prefer Barack Obama 56-40 and rural voters go for John McCain 55-39.

It's closer in the small towns where McCain has a 48-44 edge and in the suburbs where Obama is up 51-45.

But with so much more of the state's population in suburban areas and the race so closely contested there it seems pretty clear that as go the suburbs so will Virginia.

These voters are about as politically divided as they could possibly be. 38% identify as Democrats, 37% as Republicans, and 25% consider themselves to be independents.

John McCain's Vice Presidential choice may hurt his cause with these voters. 43% say Sarah Palin makes them less likely to vote for McCain with only 38% saying she makes them more likely to vote for him.

These folks love Mark Warner, supporting him by a 60-32 margin, even better than his statewide lead.

With it looking increasingly possible that Virginia could determine the next President,
there suburbanites may be the most important voting bloc in the country this year.
publicpolicypolling.blogspot.com