… No matter what, Cuccinelli was relatively competitive in race where everything went wrong. He was decidedly outspent. His party never unified around his candidacy and a libertarian candidate was there to take advantage. The government shutdown probably didn’t help. And, of course, Cuccinneli was a pretty flawed candidate in his […] Read more »
Exit polls: Christie and McAuliffe took different paths to victory
The fact that Chris Christie rolled to a second term in New Jersey and Terry McAuliffe won in Virginia wasn’t a surprise. Public opinion polls have consistently shown both men in the lead. But the exit polls showed two very different paths to victory. Christie steamrolled hapless Democratic nominee Barbara […] Read more »
Exit Poll Results Tell a Tale of Two Republicans
Broad personal and professional appeal lifted Chris Christie to easy re-election in New Jersey, yet without the clear home state endorsement for the presidency he might have wanted. His fellow Republican, Ken Cuccinelli, lost a far closer contest in Virginia, done in by a mismatch on ideology in general and […] Read more »
Unmarried Women Overwhelmingly Support Terry McAuliffe in Virginia Governor’s Race
By a landslide 42 points, unmarried women favored Democrat Terry McAuliffe over his Republican challenger in the Virginia governor’s race, exit polling shows. 67 percent of unmarried women (single, divorced, widowed, or separated) voted for McAuliffe as compared to just 25 percent for Cuccinelli. … Pollster Stan Greenberg of Democracy […] Read more »
New Poll Shows Virginia is Test Case for GOP
With Election Day in Virginia today and the gubernatorial candidates’ positioning on immigration reform on stark display, a new election-eve poll, sponsored by America’s Voice, People for the American Way and Latino Decisions reveals how Virginia’s changing demographics are also changing the state’s politics. The polling data present a sign […] Read more »
Video: Nate Silver Makes ABC News Debut
This morning on “This Week,” FiveThirtyEight.com editor-in-chief and ABC News special contributor Nate Silver of ESPN made his ABC News debut, offering his thoughts on the elections taking place this week and the 2014 midterms. This Week, ABC News Breaking News Read more »