Tuesday was a great day for Ed Gillespie. Two new polls showed the Republican closing the gap for governor. Tuesday was a great day for Ralph Northam. One new poll showed the Democrat comfortably ahead for governor. … In the aggregate — that is, polling conducted since the parties settled […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Alabama Senate race all tied up
Republican Roy Moore, the anti-Republican establishment candidate, is tied at 42 percent apiece with Democrat Doug Jones in the U.S. Senate race in deep-red Alabama. … The competitiveness of the race is striking. Donald Trump won Alabama by 28 points in 2016, yet the Steve Bannon-backed Moore defeated the president’s […] Read more »
Virginia’s Gubernatorial Race: Where Things Stand With Less Than a Month to Go
… Virginia elects its governors in off-years, which fundamentally alters the nature of the commonwealth’s electorate compared to presidential cycles. … It’s hard to say where turnout ends up this year, but obviously it’s going to be far lower than the 2016 presidential contest. That means the gubernatorial electorate will […] Read more »
What will Democratic Wins in NJ and Virginia Mean?
It’s increasingly likely that Democratic gubernatorial nominees Phil Murphy in New Jersey and Ralph Northam in Virginia will win their elections next month. Murphy has a huge lead over GOP nominee Kim Guadagno and is a slam dunk for November. Northam has a more narrow but consistent advantage over Republican […] Read more »
New York City: NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll Finds Mayor de Blasio Would Cruise to Victory
Democratic incumbent Bill de Blasio has a “formidable advantage” over his challengers in the New York City mayoral race, the latest NBC 4 New York/Marist poll finds. The October survey results released Thursday show that De Blasio leads his closest competitor, Republican Nicole Malliotakis, by 42 points among likely voters […] Read more »
Virginia: Democrat Northam leads Republican Gillespie in governor’s race
A relatively unified party base gives Democrat Ralph Northam a clear lead over Republican Ed Gillespie heading into the final month of the Virginia governor’s race, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll. CONT. Gregory S. Schneider & Scott Clement, Washington Post Read more »