The race for governor of Virginia is now a statistical tie, according to polling from the Trafalgar Group.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger maintained a lead throughout the summer and into September when Republican and current Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears began to close the gap. Then the debate happened this week, and the country watched as Spanberger refused to drop her endorsement of Jay Jones, the Democrat running for attorney general who wished death on a Republican colleague and his children.
The debate may have changed the dynamic of the race.
The Post Millennial reports:
Spanberger, Sears in statistical tie after VA debate, AG nom Jay Jones trails Miyares: Trafalgar pollThe support for GOP candidate Winsome Earle-Sears as well as Democrat candidate Abigail Spanberger has tightened after the Thursday debate between the two candidates, to where the numbers are within the margin of error. In the race for attorney general, however, the Democrat, Jay Jones, is far behind incumbent Jason Miyares, 43.1 to 48.9 percent, respectively.According to a poll from Trafalgar, 47.7 percent of likely Virginia voters support Democrat candidate Spanberger, and 45.1 percent of likely voters in Virginia support Earle-Sears. The margin of error in the poll is 2.9 percent, meaning the polls are a statistical tie.The poll was conducted October 8 through October 10 in the days immediately following Thursday’s debate with Spanberger and Earle-Sears. There were 1,066 likely voters that responded. In the poll, the race for Lieutenant Governor was also surveyed. 46.8 percent of those in the poll said they would support Ghazala Hasmi, and 45.9 percent of respondents said they would support John Reid.
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Sears continues hammering Spanberger in her media appearances.
Meanwhile, Virginia Democrats have really torn off the mask in this election.
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