If you follow politics in America, you'd know that the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November is Election day. The most popular elections are when we are electing a President. Less popular elections -called "midterms" - come in between the Presidential elections and are when all the Representatives and 1/3rd of the Senators are elected. And then there are the completely off-year elections like Virginia's gubernatorial election where turnout is ridiculously low.
According to most polling, Creigh Deeds chances of winning on Election Day are low: http://www.pollster.com/polls/va/09-va-gov-ge-mvd.php?xml=http://www.pollster.com/flashcharts/content/xml/09VAGovGEMvD.xml&choices=McDonnell,Deeds&phone=&ivr=&internet=&mail=&smoothing=&from_date=&to_date=&min_pct=&max_pct=&grid=&points=1&lines=1&colors=McDonnell-BF0014,Deeds-2247AF
But how much exactly will Jody Wagner's race against Bill Bolling be tied to Creigh Deed's race against Bob McDonnell? When I canvassed in Arlington last Sunday I was doing it apart of a "coordinated campaign" for the entire Democratic ticket. The doorknockers mentioned all three Democratic candidates. I even was wearing a sticker with all three names: Deeds, Wagner, and Shannon (who is running for Attorney General). I don't think this bodes well for Jody Wagner, even though she is still a far superior candidate to Bill Bolling.
Good Luck, Jody!
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