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| Poll | Date | Sample | McDonnell (R) | Deeds (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 58.7 | 41.2 | McDonnell +17.5 |
| RCP Average | 10/26 - 11/1 | -- | 54.6 | 41.2 | McDonnell +13.4 |
| SurveyUSA | 10/30 - 11/1 | 574 LV | 58 | 40 | McDonnell +18 |
| Times-Dispatch/MD | 10/28 - 10/29 | 625 LV | 53 | 41 | McDonnell +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/27 - 10/27 | 1000 LV | 54 | 41 | McDonnell +13 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 10/26 - 10/28 | 600 LV | 54 | 44 | McDonnell +10 |
| Suffolk University | 10/26 - 10/28 | 400 LV | 54 | 40 | McDonnell +14 |
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- Suburban Voters: The Real Bad Sign for Dems - Ben Adler, Newsweek
- What the Voters Told Us Last Night - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
- The Democrats Get Lashed - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Election 2009: The Strange Case of NY23 - Roger L. Simon, Pajamas Media
- Last Night's Results Were Bad for Obama - John Dickerson, Slate
See All Virginia Governor - McDonnell vs. Deeds Commentary & News Stories
| Poll | Date | Sample | McDonnell (R) | Deeds (D) | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Results | -- | -- | 58.7 | 41.2 | McDonnell +17.5 |
| RCP Average | 10/26 - 11/1 | -- | 54.6 | 41.2 | McDonnell +13.4 |
| SurveyUSA | 10/30 - 11/1 | 574 LV | 58 | 40 | McDonnell +18 |
| PPP (D) | 10/31 - 11/1 | 1457 LV | 56 | 42 | McDonnell +14 |
| Times-Dispatch/MD | 10/28 - 10/29 | 625 LV | 53 | 41 | McDonnell +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/27 - 10/27 | 1000 LV | 54 | 41 | McDonnell +13 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 10/26 - 10/28 | 600 LV | 54 | 44 | McDonnell +10 |
| Suffolk University | 10/26 - 10/28 | 400 LV | 54 | 40 | McDonnell +14 |
| SurveyUSA | 10/25 - 10/26 | 502 LV | 58 | 41 | McDonnell +17 |
| Roanoke College | 10/21 - 10/27 | 569 LV | 53 | 36 | McDonnell +17 |
| PPP (D) | 10/23 - 10/26 | 729 LV | 55 | 40 | McDonnell +15 |
| Washington Post | 10/22 - 10/25 | 1206 LV | 55 | 44 | McDonnell +11 |
| VCU | 10/21 - 10/25 | 625 LV | 54 | 36 | McDonnell +18 |
| SurveyUSA | 10/17 - 10/19 | 595 LV | 59 | 40 | McDonnell +19 |
| Clarus Research | 10/18 - 10/19 | 605 LV | 49 | 41 | McDonnell +8 |
| PPP (D) | 10/16 - 10/19 | 666 LV | 52 | 40 | McDonnell +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 10/12 - 10/12 | 750 LV | 50 | 43 | McDonnell +7 |
| Virginian-Pilot/CNU | 10/8 - 10/13 | 506 LV | 45 | 31 | McDonnell +14 |
| Times-Dispatch/MD | 10/6 - 10/8 | 625 LV | 48 | 40 | McDonnell +8 |
| Washington Post | 10/5 - 10/7 | 1001 LV | 53 | 44 | McDonnell +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 10/2 - 10/4 | 608 LV | 54 | 43 | McDonnell +11 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/29 - 9/29 | 500 LV | 51 | 42 | McDonnell +9 |
| SurveyUSA | 9/26 - 9/29 | 631 LV | 55 | 41 | McDonnell +14 |
| PPP (D) | 9/25 - 9/28 | 576 LV | 48 | 43 | McDonnell +5 |
| InsiderAdvantage | 9/23 - 9/23 | 602 RV | 48 | 44 | McDonnell +4 |
| Washington Post | 9/14 - 9/17 | 1003 LV | 51 | 47 | McDonnell +4 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/16 - 9/16 | 500 LV | 48 | 46 | McDonnell +2 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 9/14 - 9/16 | 600 LV | 50 | 43 | McDonnell +7 |
| Clarus Research | 9/10 - 9/14 | 600 RV | 42 | 37 | McDonnell +5 |
| SurveyUSA | 9/1 - 9/3 | 611 LV | 54 | 42 | McDonnell +12 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 9/1 - 9/1 | 500 LV | 51 | 42 | McDonnell +9 |
| PPP (D) | 8/28 - 8/31 | 596 LV | 49 | 42 | McDonnell +7 |
| Washington Post | 8/11 - 8/14 | LV | 54 | 39 | McDonnell +15 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 8/10 - 8/10 | 500 LV | 49 | 41 | McDonnell +8 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 8/3 - 8/5 | 600 LV | 51 | 43 | McDonnell +8 |
| PPP (D) | 7/31 - 8/3 | 579 LV | 51 | 37 | McDonnell +14 |
| SurveyUSA | 7/27 - 7/28 | 526 LV | 55 | 40 | McDonnell +15 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 7/14 - 7/14 | 500 LV | 44 | 41 | McDonnell +3 |
| PPP (D) | 6/30 - 7/2 | 617 LV | 49 | 43 | McDonnell +6 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 6/15 - 6/17 | 600 LV | 45 | 44 | McDonnell +1 |
| Rasmussen | 6/10 - 6/10 | 500 LV | 41 | 47 | Deeds +6 |
| SurveyUSA | 6/5 - 6/7 | 1685 RV | 47 | 43 | McDonnell +4 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 6/1 - 6/3 | 600 LV | 46 | 34 | McDonnell +12 |
| SurveyUSA | 5/31 - 6/2 | 1701 RV | 44 | 43 | McDonnell +1 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 5/18 - 5/20 | 600 LV | 45 | 32 | McDonnell +13 |
| SurveyUSA | 5/17 - 5/19 | 1692 RV | 46 | 40 | McDonnell +6 |
| SurveyUSA | 4/25 - 4/27 | 1396 RV | 44 | 39 | McDonnell +5 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 4/15 - 4/15 | 500 LV | 45 | 30 | McDonnell +15 |
| Daily Kos/R2000 | 4/6 - 4/8 | 600 LV | 38 | 31 | McDonnell +7 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 2/4 - 2/4 | 500 LV | 39 | 30 | McDonnell +9 |
| Rasmussen Reports | 12/4 - 12/4 | 500 LV | 39 | 39 | Tie |
- Suburban Voters: The Real Bad Sign for Dems - Ben Adler, Newsweek
- What the Voters Told Us Last Night - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
- The Democrats Get Lashed - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Election 2009: The Strange Case of NY23 - Roger L. Simon, Pajamas Media
- Last Night's Results Were Bad for Obama - John Dickerson, Slate
- Contests Serve as Warning to Democrats - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- WH Sees Little National Meaning in '09 Results - Michael Shear, Wash Post
- Can It Be? A Party for Capitalism? - David Harsanyi, Denver Post
- Year After Obama's Victory, More 'Change' in Air - Rick Klein, ABC News
- Dems Have Reason to Be Afraid, Very Afraid - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Republicans Mired in Anger and Vituperation - Bob Shrum, The Week
- Anger, Frustration Fuel Election Day 2009 - Paul Steinhauser, CNN
- Elections Could Signal Political Winds - Adam Nagourney, New York Times
- US Mainstream Looking More Like GOP Mainstream - Mary Cary, US News
- FL-8: A Lesson in How Not to Win Re-Election - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- One Year Later, Big Test For Big Government - Howard Fineman, MSNBC
- GOP is Right to Ignore Conventional Wisdom - Jonah Goldberg, USA Today
- Lessons Are Learned From Every Election - Chuck Todd, NBC News
- Off-Year Elections Will Test Dems' Influence - Susan Page, USA Today
- Democrats Seek Warning Signs from Voters - David Chalian, ABC News
- Off-Year Elections Don't Mean Much - Michael Tomasky, The Guardian
- GOP Pushes for a New England Comeback - Susan Milligan, Boston Globe
- Why Race to Lead N.J. is So Tight - Cynthia Burton, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Bitter, Brittle Tone Hurts Obama - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Virginia Shows There is Life Left in GOP - Rich Lowry, National Review
- Economy Looms Over New Jersey Race - Halbfinger & Kocieniewski, NYT
- Embracing the Obama Factor - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- '09 Races Will Test Obama's Majority - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- NY23: 'Do You Believe in Miracles'? - Robert Stacy McCain, Am. Spectator
- Corzine's Money Fuels His Comeback - Margolin and Heinin, Star-Ledger
- GOP Must Embrace Voters' Passion - Tony Blankley, Washington Times
- Where Has the Obama 'Magic' Gone? - Jack Cafferty, CNN
- A Midterm Message in Virginia and New Jersey - Robert Shrum, The Week
- More Signs of Trouble for Democrats - William Galston, The New Republic
- America's Worst Governor? Crist's Ponzi Politics - Reihan Salam, Forbes
- Irate and Independent - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Will Buckeye State Swing Back to the GOP? - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- Revolt on the Right - James Antle, The American Spectator
- Florida's Red-Meat Primary - Joe Klein, Time
- Obama in New Jersey: Trying to Rescue Corzine - Michael Scherer, Time
- Green Shoots For GOP - John Mercurio, National Journal
- Dems Have Reawakened the Perotistas - Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times
- Deeds Needs Sleeping Giants, Game Changers To Win - Kyle Trygstad, RCP
- Landscape Shift: More Trouble for House Dems - Stu Rothenberg, Roll Call
- Time to Reawaken Young Voters - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Big Labor Becomes Political Liability in Virginia - Kimberley Strassel, WSJ
- All These Governors - Terence Samuel, The American Prospect
- Pelosi's Poison - Gary Andres, Weekly Standard
- Could a GOP Wave Be Building? - George Will, Washington Post
- Left Turn in Jersey - John Nichols, The Nation
- 2 State Races May Put Lens on Obama - Adam Nagourney, New York Times
- Can GOP Grasp the Opportunity for Revival? - David Boaz, Richmond TD
- D.C. Democrats Hurt Virginia's Deeds - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Poll May Mean Dem Worries Beyond Va. - Balz & Kornblut, Washington Post
- Voters Are Turning Away From Democrats - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- Castle's Entry Transforms Deleware Senate Race - The Hill
- GOP Faces Multiple Hurdles as It Aims for 1994 Replay - Gerald Seib, WSJ
- Why Isn't Michael Bloomberg Pulling Away? - Steve Kornacki, NY Observer
- Newsom's Nanny Problem - Debra Saunders, San Francisco Chronicle
- NJ, Va. Could Kill ObamaCare - Meghan Clyne, New York Post
- A Fleeting GOP Boost In 2010? - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
- 2010 May Be the New 1994 - A.B. Stoddard, The Hill
- A Republican Comeback? - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- Why 2010 Will Not Be 1994 - Lincoln Mitchell, Huffington Post
- Time Is on Democrats' Side - Tim Fernholz, American Prospect
- GOP Going After Red-State Dems - Josh Kraushaar, Politico
- Independents Desert Obama, 2010 in Play - Chris Stirewalt, DC Examiner
- Election 2010: Rage, Not Race - Brent Budowsky, The Hill
- Democrats Grapple with a Less Promising 2010 - Jay Newton-Small, Time
- Dem Pessimism for 2010 May Be Premature - Walter Shapiro, Politics Daily
- Dems Outlook for 2010: Nervous - Ben Adler, Newsweek
- Political Class Ignoring at Their Peril - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Trib-Review
- Another Top-Notch Election Cycle in 2010 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- Partisan Approach Puts Vulnerable Dems in Danger - Karl Rove, WSJ
- Harry Reid is in Hot Water at Home - Jim Geraghty, National Review
- Obama Can Avoid Midterm Blues - James Carville, Financial Times
- Giuliani Should Run For NY Gov - Bill Hammond, New York Daily News
- Bleeding Independents - Charlie Cook, National Journal
- Languishing in Liberal Land - Cal Thomas, Washington Times
- The Reemerging Republican Majority? - Henry Olsen, Claremont Review
- Democratic Advantage in Party Affiliation Shrinks - Jeffrey Jones, Gallup
- Congressional Favorability at 24-Year Low - Pew Research
- Corzine, Deeds Hurt By Obama's Lower Rating - Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg
- Dems May Struggle To Retain 60 - Amy Walter, National Journal
- Is Wash Post Trying to 'Macaca' McDonnell? - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- Harry Reid: Enough is Enough - Sherman Frederick, Las Vegas Review-Jrnl
- Rescuing California: A Long Shot to Watch - George Will, Washington Post
- McDonnell's Moment in Virginia - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- A Long Shot in California - George Will, Washington Post
- Obama's Worst Poll Number - Jay Cost, RealClearPolitics
- Dems' Colorado Gold Rush Becomes a Bust - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- California GOP Pins Hopes on Ex-CEOs - Wall Street Journal
- NRSC Outraised DSCC in July - The Hill
- Arlen Specter: Another Day, Another Position - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- Midterms' Concrete Yet to Harden - Gerald Seib, Wall Street Journal
- Democrats Haven't Lost Independents - Kevin Friedl, National Journal
- 2010 Makes Democrats Nervous - Julian Zelizer, CNN
- Arlen Specter's Trial by Ire - Ruth Ann Dailey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Recession Doesn't Stop Self-Financing of Campaigns - The Hill
- Creigh Deeds's Presidential Dilemma - Chris Cillizza, Washington Post