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John McCain kept his three-point lead over Barack Obama in a Mason-Dixon Research poll of likely Virginia voters that was released today.
The Republican’s 48-to-45 advantage in the Mason-Dixon poll once again emphasizes Virginia’s status as a battleground state, because the poll’s margin of error is four points. McCain’s margin, of only three points, means the pollster can’t be confident about who’s ahead.
In the Lynchburg-Danville region, the Mason-Dixon poll gives McCain an 11-point advantage over Democrat Obama, but the margin of error is higher for the poll’s regional breakdowns.
In Roanoke and Southwest Virginia, McCain is ahead by a 54-39 margin.
The Mason-Dixon poll interviewed 625 registered voters by phone this week, Monday through Wednesday.
Obama holds a strong lead in Northern Virginia (57%-37%), but McCain has wide margins in Virginia’s rural regions and the Richmond Metro area.
The race remains very close in the Hampton Roads/Tidewater region.
Two other recent polls also are in the news today.
A Time Magazine/CNN poll shows Obama with a solid 8-point lead in Virginia, based on calls to likely voters that were made Saturday through Monday.
American Research Group also polled Virginia and found voters favoring McCain by a 49-to-46 margin, based on calls Saturday through Monday.
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I’d like to disagree with you looksee but I can’t. I continue to be amazed by the extent people can be persuaded to vote against their own best interests, usually manipulated by fear. If your income is not in the upper 2% of country the republicans do not speak for you. I guess I can hope people will start reading more than bumperstickers
“The Mason-Dixon poll interviewed 625 registered voters by phone this week, Monday through Wednesday.“
WOW! A whopping 625!? Now that really represents a large portion of the state.
Polls! Polls! Polls! The only thing that really counts is who is up by one at the end of the election.
Well what can we say , back woods rural virginia folks are stuck on a particular party not issues,...it were good nuff fer my pa an it good nuff fer me,.....
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