RICHMOND -
Another poll has the republican candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General opening up big leads three months ahead of the election.
Public Policy Polling currently has Bob McDonnell leading Creigh Deeds 51-37 (12% undecided). Ken Cuccinelli holds a 45-32 lead over Steve Shannon (22% undecided) in the Attorney General's race.
Bill Bolling leads 48-34 over Jody Wagner in the Lieutenant Governor's race.
PPP is placing the blame for falling Democratic numbers squarely on President Obama's shoulders, noting that New Jersey Democratic Governor John Corzine's numbers have fallen as the President's approval ratings have significantly slumped this summer.
It's probably best to take these results with a whole shaker of salt.
Remember Governors Jerry Kilgore and Mary Sue Terry? Of course not... they had leads similar to McDonnell's at this point in the race for Governor, and were sent packing in November.
In the Governor's race, it does appear that the two candidates are headed in opposite directions. Deeds is headed south - McDonnell is going north.
But we're not talking poll numbers anymore.
Bob McDonnell's spending Tuesday August 4th in Metro Richmond, attending National Night Out festivities at the Bensley Community Center and Park.
Meanwhile, Deeds is currently on a swing of visits to small towns and cities in Southwest and South Central Virginia, along with the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys. Deeds is getting back to his roots in a new initiative called Deeds Country. Deeds' southern strategy has ruffled some feathers among left-leaning bloggers, who look back to Gov. Tim Kaine's and Sen. Jim Webb's wins that were fueled by banking large vote margins in Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Tidewater. We'll undoubtedly see Deeds in the more populated parts of the state over the next 13 weeks, but for now he's gone country.
DEBATE UPDATE:
McDonnell's campaign has renewed the charge for more debates in this race, sending out a "compromise" for seven gubernatorial debates.
"The longer we avoid setting the debates, the harder it will be to schedule them," says McDonnell spokesman Tucker Martin.
"We have called, repeatedly, for 10 real debates. Our opponent has rejected this proposal. He has suggested we hold four real debates. In an effort to find common ground and "meet in the middle" we ask Mr. Deeds to agree to seven real debates."
McDonnell would probably do 20 debates if he could. His campaign quickly put out a Youtube video after the candidates' first joint appearance at the Virginia Bar Association at the Homestead last month entitled "Bob Wins the First Debate".
Public Policy Polling currently has Bob McDonnell leading Creigh Deeds 51-37 (12% undecided). Ken Cuccinelli holds a 45-32 lead over Steve Shannon (22% undecided) in the Attorney General's race.
Bill Bolling leads 48-34 over Jody Wagner in the Lieutenant Governor's race.
PPP is placing the blame for falling Democratic numbers squarely on President Obama's shoulders, noting that New Jersey Democratic Governor John Corzine's numbers have fallen as the President's approval ratings have significantly slumped this summer.
It's probably best to take these results with a whole shaker of salt.
Remember Governors Jerry Kilgore and Mary Sue Terry? Of course not... they had leads similar to McDonnell's at this point in the race for Governor, and were sent packing in November.
In the Governor's race, it does appear that the two candidates are headed in opposite directions. Deeds is headed south - McDonnell is going north.
But we're not talking poll numbers anymore.
Bob McDonnell's spending Tuesday August 4th in Metro Richmond, attending National Night Out festivities at the Bensley Community Center and Park.
Meanwhile, Deeds is currently on a swing of visits to small towns and cities in Southwest and South Central Virginia, along with the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys. Deeds is getting back to his roots in a new initiative called Deeds Country. Deeds' southern strategy has ruffled some feathers among left-leaning bloggers, who look back to Gov. Tim Kaine's and Sen. Jim Webb's wins that were fueled by banking large vote margins in Northern Virginia, Richmond, and Tidewater. We'll undoubtedly see Deeds in the more populated parts of the state over the next 13 weeks, but for now he's gone country.
DEBATE UPDATE:
McDonnell's campaign has renewed the charge for more debates in this race, sending out a "compromise" for seven gubernatorial debates.
"The longer we avoid setting the debates, the harder it will be to schedule them," says McDonnell spokesman Tucker Martin.
"We have called, repeatedly, for 10 real debates. Our opponent has rejected this proposal. He has suggested we hold four real debates. In an effort to find common ground and "meet in the middle" we ask Mr. Deeds to agree to seven real debates."
McDonnell would probably do 20 debates if he could. His campaign quickly put out a Youtube video after the candidates' first joint appearance at the Virginia Bar Association at the Homestead last month entitled "Bob Wins the First Debate".
