Dem poll shows Terry McAuliffe lead in Virginia race – Alexander Burns – POLITICO.com

Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Ken Cuccinelli by 4 points in the Virginia governor’s race, according to internal Democratic polling obtained by POLITICO.

In a private survey commissioned by the Democratic Party of Virginia, McAuliffe draws support from 48 percent of likely voters, versus 44 percent for Cuccinelli. Pollster Andrew Myers writes in a memo — which a strategist shared with POLITICO — that the main trends driving McAuliffe’s lead are a huge gender gap and defections from moderate Republicans.

“McAuliffe leads among women by 12 points, 52 to 40 percent, while the race essentially falls within the margin of error among men, 44 to 48 percent,”

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