McCain, Obama Lead in Virginia Poll
posted 4:20 pm Sun February 10, 2008 - Richmond, Va.
The poll by Mason-Dixon Polling and Research shows Obama ahead of Hillary Clinton by 53 percent to 37 percent in the Democratic race.
On the Republican side, it's McCain with 55 percent to 27 percent for Mike Huckabee and 5 percent for Ron Paul.
McCain has broad appeal, even holding his own among religious conservatives, a key voting bloc for Huckabee. Obama dominates among black voters and those who live in the state's urban-suburban corridor from northern Virginia to Virginia Beach.
The poll was conducted by telephone last Thursday and Friday. It involved interviews with 400 likely Democratic primary voters and 400 likely Republican primary voters, with a sampling error margin of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
The candidates are making campaign appearances around the state Sunday and Monday.
Latest Comment on McCain, Obama Lead in Virginia Poll
Tuckmeister
9:31 am on 02/11/08
They only sampled 400 voters???? What a load of crap that is, these results tell you NOTHING about who will win on Tuesday! WHY do news medias push the "projected" winners so early? No one really cares until the results are finally in. I think Steven Colbert had a great point when he interviewed Mr. Zogby about pre-polling elections. It's absolutely worthless and really, how many people care?
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