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customerserviceguy

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3. Let's not forget one thing

Reply to cali (Original post)

Fri Nov 1, 2013, 05:18 PM

Nov 2013

Polls usually count "likely voters", and they define them as those who voted in the last general election. Will McAuliffe draw out the Obama voters that tipped the state to him in 2008 and 2012? That remains to be seen.

I drove through coal-country Virginia a bit more than a year ago, there were a lot of anti-Obama messages on billboards then, I'm sure the passion of the rural right-wing voter hasn't softened even a little bit since then.

My prediction: A nail biter going late into the evening. Hope I'm wrong.

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In VA, 2 new polls with widely divergent results: [View all] cali Nov 2013 OP

Don't look at the polls...look at the poll trends. brooklynite Nov 2013 #1

which is why I noted the aggregate and Cuccinelli's high unfavorables. cali Nov 2013 #2

Let's not forget one thing customerserviceguy Nov 2013 #3

I agree with your prediction. countingbluecars Nov 2013 #4

OBama is coming tomorrow isn't he ? JI7 Nov 2013 #5

Thanks! countingbluecars Nov 2013 #6