Latest news out of Virginia:
A new Roanoke College Poll reveals that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam holds a 7-percentage point lead (43%-36%) over Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia gubernatorial contest.
“The race for governor is beginning to take shape,” said Dr. Harry Wilson, director of the Roanoke College Poll, “but there is a long way to go and both candidates remain largely unfamiliar to many likely voters. One would always prefer to be ahead, but polls at this time do little more than help us to begin to frame the election.”
The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research interviewed 599 likely voters in Virginia between August 12 and August 19
Click here for the full results.
Also, this race is about to get more expensive:
Billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer’s organization plans to spend at least $2 million to elect Democrat Ralph Northam as Virginia’s next governor, with a focus on turning out millenial voters.
The former California hedge-fund manager turned climate activist told The Washington Post that Virginia, which is holding the nation’s marquee gubernatorial contest this year, is the most important campaign priority for his group, NextGen America.
“This is the race of the year,” Steyer said. “It seems like there is a struggle for the hearts and minds of Americans right now, and it’s taking place as much in Virginia as anyplace else in the United States of America.”
Steyer has crusaded to put climate change at the forefront of public policy, spending more than $100 million on elections as well as other efforts to combat it.
But let’s not wait on the money to roll in. Let’s give Northam’s campaign a boost now. Click here to donate and get involved with Northam’s campaign.