Bill de Blasio is poised to win the race for mayor of New York City by a historically large margin, powered by optimism that he will bring about change and by overwhelming voter disapproval of the Republican Party. … Over all, the poll found that Mr. de Blasio held a […] Read more »
How to Win in Virginia as a Liberal Democrat
No one would confuse Terry McAuliffe with a policy wonk. The Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Virginia is more likely to be found slapping backs than cracking books. He has ascended in the political world through prodigious fundraising, not breakthrough thinking. All of which makes it even more telling that in […] Read more »
Amid shutdown, Republican falls further behind in race for Va. governor
National Republicans may be glad the midterm elections are a year away after polls have shown the party’s favorability at all-time lows because of the federal government shutdown. But one Republican – in a swing state – is caught in the buzz saw. A new NBC4/NBC News/Marist poll finds Republican […] Read more »
National stakes in Virginia’s gubernatorial race
… Cuccinelli matches the profile of the kind of candidate whom many Republican activists wish their party would nominate for national office — someone authentically and unapologetically conservative and willing to fight for those ideas. To these conservatives, the past two Republican presidential nominees, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in […] Read more »
Chris Christie’s broad appeal sets up historic win in New Jersey. And then?
The fact that no one is talking about Chris Christie’s re-election campaign for New Jersey governor is about the most significant thing you can say about it. Many analysts, including this one, thought that Christie’s post-Sandy approval bump would ebb, so that we might get an at least somewhat competitive […] Read more »
McAuliffe Leads Cuccinelli Ahead of Debate
Fueled by support with women and better likability ratings, Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli by 5 percentage points among likely voters, 43-38 percent, according to a new NBC4/NBC News/Marist poll released Monday night. Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis gets support from 8 percent of likely voters, and […] Read more »