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Obama holds slight lead in Virginia

| Tom Jensen

Header-poll-resultsTopline results are below. Full results, including crosstabs, can be found here.

Q1 The candidates for President are Republican
John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama. If
the election was today, who would you vote
for? If John McCain, press 1. If Barack
Obama, press 2. If you’re undecided, press 3.
McCain……………….. 45%
Obama……………….. 47%
Undecided…………… 8%

Q2 What impact would Barack Obama choosing
Hillary Clinton as his running mate have on
your vote for President? Would it not matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, not matter because you’re voting for
John McCain no matter what, make you more
likely to vote for Obama, or make you less
likely to vote for Obama? If it wouldn’t matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, press 1. If it wouldn’t matter because
you’re voting for McCain no matter what, press
2. If choosing Clinton would make you more
likely to vote for Obama, press 3. If it would
make you less likely to vote for Obama, press
4. If you’re not sure, press 5.
Voting for Obama
regardless ……………34%
Voting for McCain
regardless ……………35%
More likely to vote
for Obama……………14%
Less likely to vote
for Obama……………13%
Not sure ……………… 3%

Q3 The candidates for US Senate are Republican
Jim Gilmore and Democrat Mark Warner. If the
election was today, who would you vote for? If
Jim Gilmore, press 1. If Mark Warner, press 2.
If you’re undecided, press 3.
Gilmore ………………………………………………….. 28%
Warner…………………………………………………… 59%
Undecided………………………………………………. 13%

Q4 If the candidates for Governor next year were
Democrat Creigh Deeds and Republican Bob
McDonnell, who would you vote for? If Creigh
Deeds, press 1. If Bob McDonnell, press 2. If
you’re undecided, press 3.
Deeds……………….. 27%
McDonnell …………. 32%
Undecided…………. 40%

Q5 If the candidates for Governor next year were
Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat
Brian Moran, who would you vote for? If Bob
McDonnell, press 1. If Brian Moran, press 2. If
you’re undecided, press 3.
McDonnell …………. 33%
Moran……………….. 27%
Undecided…………. 39%

Q6 Do you approve or disapprove of Democratic
Governor Tim Kaine’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve ……………… 46%
Disapprove………….. 30%
Not sure ……………… 24%

Q7 What impact would Barack Obama choosing
Tim Kaine as his running mate have on your
vote for President? Would it not matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, not matter because you’re voting for
John McCain no matter what, make you more
likely to vote for Obama, or make you less
likely to vote for Obama? If it wouldn’t matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, press 1. If it wouldn’t matter because
you’re voting for McCain no matter what, press
2. If choosing Kaine would make you more
likely to vote for Obama, press 3. If it would
make you less likely to vote for Obama, press
4. If you’re not sure, press 5.
Voting for Obama regardless …………………….. 37%
Voting for McCain regardless…………………….. 34%
More likely to vote for Obama……………………. 11%
Less likely to vote for Obama…………………….. 12%
Not sure …………………………………………………. 6%

Q8 Do you approve or disapprove of Democratic
Senator Jim Webb’s job performance? If you
approve, press 1. If you disapprove, press 2.
If you’re not sure, press 3.
Approve ……………… 44%
Disapprove………….. 33%
Not sure ……………… 23%

Q9 What impact would Barack Obama choosing
Jim Webb as his running mate have on your
vote for President? Would it not matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, not matter because you’re voting for
John McCain no matter what, make you more
likely to vote for Obama, or make you less
likely to vote for Obama? If it wouldn’t matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, press 1. If it wouldn’t matter because
you’re voting for McCain no matter what, press
2. If choosing Webb would make you more
likely to vote for Obama, press 3. If it would
make you less likely to vote for Obama, press
4. If you’re not sure, press 5.
Voting for Obama
regardless ……………36%
Voting for McCain
regardless ……………34%
More likely to vote
for Obama……………12%
Less likely to vote
for Obama……………12%
Not sure ……………… 5%

Q10 What impact would Barack Obama choosing
Mark Warner as his running mate have on your
vote for President? Would it not matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, not matter because you’re voting for
John McCain no matter what, make you more
likely to vote for Obama, or make you less
likely to vote for Obama? If it wouldn’t matter
because you’re voting for Obama no matter
what, press 1. If it wouldn’t matter because
you’re voting for McCain no matter what, press
2. If choosing Warner would make you more
likely to vote for Obama, press 3. If it would
make you less likely to vote for Obama, press
4. If you’re not sure, press 5.
Voting for Obama
regardless ……………35%
Voting for McCain
regardless ……………34%
More likely to vote
for Obama……………18%
Less likely to vote
for Obama……………9%
Not sure ……………… 4%

Q11 If you are a woman, press 1, if a man, press 2.
Woman ………………………………………………….. 53%
Man……………………………………………………….. 47%

Q12 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a
Republican, press 2. If other, press 3.
Democrat ……………………………………………….. 45%
Republican……………………………………………… 30%
Other……………………………………………………… 25%

Q13 If you are white, press one now. If you are
African-American, press two now. If other,
press 3.
White …………………………………………………….. 72%
African-American …………………………………….. 20%
Hispanic/Other ………………………………………… 8%

Q14 If you are 18 to 29 years old, press 1 now. If
you are 30 to 45, press 2. If you are 46 to 65,
press 3. If older, press 4.
18 to 29………………………………………………….. 15%
30 to 45………………………………………………….. 30%
46 to 65………………………………………………….. 43%
Older than 65………………………………………….. 12%

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