Poll | Date | Sample | McDonnell (R) | Deeds (D) | Spread |
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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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Poll | Date | Sample | McDonnell (R) | Deeds (D) | Spread |
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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 |
- Bill Clinton Handicaps the GOP Field - Ronald Brownstein, National Journal
- Lawmakers Receive Record Number of Threats in 2010 - The Hill
- 2010 Elections Sapped Energy From Obama Admin - Julian Zelizer, CNN
- GOP Says 5,000 Non-Citizens Voted in Colorado in 2010 - The Hill
- The Politics of the New Middle America - E.J. Dionne, American Prospect
- Public is Shifting Toward New Jeffersonian Era - Salena Zito, Pittsburgh TR
- After the Wave: What Do Voters Want? - Henry Olsen, National Affairs
- Obama Shows Why 2010 Election Was a Mistake - Joe Conason, Salon
- What We Learned in 2010 - George Will, Newsweek
- Celebrating the New GOP Majority - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- The Liberal Reckoning of 2010 - Wall Street Journal
- Voters Elected Republicans to End Obamaism - Washington Examiner
- The Fallen Dems of 2010 - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Whitman Paid High Price for Latino Distrust of GOP - George Skelton, LAT
- Reid and Pelosi Get Mugged by Public Opinion - Michael Barone, Examiner
- Ousted Politicians Reflect on What Went Wrong - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek
- Who Had the Best (and Worst) 2010? - Barnes & Beard, National Journal
- The Against the Grain Awards - Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
- Republicans' Missing Mandate - Steve Benen, Washington Monthly
- Despite Big Midterm Gains, Public Not Yet Sold on GOP - Balz & Cohen, WP
- Republicans From Democratic Wave Doing Just Fine - Roll Call
- End of the Year Awards for 2010 - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- Midterm Defections: The Real Story of 2010 - Mark Mellman, The Hill
- The GOP's California Blues - Fred Barnes, The Weekly Standard
- Can Democrats Up Their Game? - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post
- Ohio Blowout Raises Red Flag for Democrats - Stuart Rothenberg, Roll Call
- How Did GOP Perform with Hispanic Voters? - Jay Cost, Weekly Standard
- The Lessons of Harry Reid - Brent Budowsky, The Hill
- Hearing the Voters - Rep. Boehner & Sen. McConnell, Washington Post
- The Democratic South Finally Falls - Jonathan Martin, Politico
- None Dare Call It Desperation - Michael Gerson, Washington Post
- Congress Must Address Broken Elections - Murray Galinson, San Diego U-T
- Donkey Turkeys Explain the Election - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
- California GOP Needs Centrist Approach - Trounstine & Roberts, LA Times
- Murkowski Proves Voters Want Cooperation - David Broder, Wash Post
- Reflections on the Sweep of 2010 - Michael Barone, Washington Examiner
- Dems Try to Explain the Shellacking - James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
- A Hobbled Pelosi Keeps on Playing - Joshua Green, Boston Globe
- The Power of the Hispanic Voter - New York Times
- Democrats Try to Crack Mystery of the Missing Voters - Gerald Seib, WSJ
- Is the Electorate Moving Right? - Jay Cost, The Weekly Standard
- Halfhearted Soul-Searching at the White House - Eleanor Clift, Newsweek
- New GOP Govs Will Write History's Next Chapter - Mark Halperin, Time
- Teixiera: Electorate Isn't Moving Right - Ed Kilgore, Democratic Strategist
- Dems Learned Nothing From Shellacking - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
- The DC Economic Disconnect and Democrats - David Paul Kuhn, RCP
- The Unlikely Reincarnation of Lisa Murkowski - Nicole Allan, The Atlantic
- Economy Remains Top Issue for Independents - John Judis, New Republic
- Ambitious Politicians Fund Friends' Recounts - Politico
- What the Voters Said on Election Day - Karlyn Bowman, The American
- Assessing Obama's Coalition - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
- Seniors, Entitlements, & the Midterms - James Surowiecki, The New Yorker
- The Blindness of the Times - William McGowan, RealClearPolitics
- 2010 Elections Highlight Obama's Eroding Base - Sidoti & Agiesta, AP
- The GOP Takeover in the States - Dan Balz, Washington Post
- Obama Aides Engage in "Soul-Searching" - Anne Kornblut, Washington Post
- Electorate's Revolt & the Crisis for Liberals - John Podhoretz, Commentary
- The Public Isn't Happy About GOP Victory - Charles Blow, New York Times
- The White House Grapples With a New Reality - Michael Scherer, Time
- Deficit Panel Likes Gates' $100 Billion in Pentagon Savings - The Hill
- Obama Has a Listening Problem - Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
- Obama Must Move to Center--of the Country - Steven Pearlstein, Wash Post
- After Setback, Democrats Must Not Retreat - E.J. Dionne, New Republic
- Is Obama Resuscitating the Right? - George Will, Washington Post
- Why Voters Will Turn Against the GOP - Ed Kilgore, The New Republic
- New Faces of Hope for GOP - Manny Lopez, Detroit News
- The Great Repudiation - James Ceaser, Claremont Review of Books
- The Case for the Death of Congressional Safe Seats - David Fontana, TNR
- The Essential Yet Limited Role of Money in Politics - Jacob Sullum, Reason
- Dems Say Damage Control Prevented More Losses - Carl Hulse, NY Times
- GOP Needs More Non-White Voters to Keep Winning - Zoltan Hajnal, WSJ
- States Out of Balance - New York Times
- My Conservative Brother Rubs It In - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
- Clueless on a Shellacking - Ruth Marcus, Washington Post
- Impermanent Majority - Noemie Emery, Weekly Standard
- The 2010 Midterm Election in Perspective - Peter Wehner, Commentary
- Poll: Independents Fueled GOP Wave - Jonathan Martin, Politico
- Latinos Played Important Roles in 2010 Elections - Arizona Republic
- A Rebirth of the American Revolution? - Charles Kadlec, Forbes
- Election 2010: An Inconsistent Wave - Sean Trende, RealClearPolitics
- A President Who Simply Doesn't Get It - Jack Kelly, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Reid Win Boiled Down to 1 Word: Preparation - Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun
- South Carolina's Tim Scott: Tea Party Hero - Zev Chafets, Newsweek
- Jim Webb: Why Reagan Democrats Still Matter - David Paul Kuhn, RCP
- Pelosi, Reid May Have Passed Their Sell-By Date - Albert Hunt, Bloomberg
- How the Democrats Shellacked Themselves - Joan Walsh, Salon
- Welcome to Obama's Worst Week Yet - Michael Goodwin, New York Post
- Meet the GOP Freshmen - Patricia Murphy, Politics Daily
- What Voters Were Thinking - Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker
- 2010's Lesson: Serious Conservatism is Back - Matt Lewis, Politics Daily
- The Depth & Breadth of GOP Victories - Michael Barone, DC Examiner
- Obama Says Vote Turned on Economy - Peter Baker, New York Times
- Obama's Stubborn Belief in His Liberal Policies - Toby Harnden, Telegraph
- The Democratic Leaders Don't Get It - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- The Most Important Freshman Senator - Stephen Hayes, Weekly Standard
- Another Dem Congress? It Could Be Awhile - Mark Greenbaum, Salon
- A Second Chance for Both Parties - David Shribman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Can West Unshackle Itself From Big Gov't? - Janet Daley, Telegraph
- GOP Must Stay True to Principles - Jeff Jacoby, Boston Globe
- Election Improved Prospects for Free Trade - Washington Post
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