Poll: Terry McAuliffe Leads In Virginia Gubernatorial Primary

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Terry McAuliffe, the former DNC chairman and colorful campaign chair for Hillary Clinton, is the frontrunner for now in the June 9 Democratic primary for governor of Virginia, a new survey from Public Policy Polling (D) indicates.

The numbers: Terry McAuliffe 30%, former state Del. Brian Moran 20%, and state Sen. Creigh Deeds at 14%, with a ±4.1% margin of error. McAuliffe is doing well among women voters, with 30% to Moran’s 16% and Deeds at 13%, and among African-Americans it’s McAuliffe 37%, Moran 15%, and Deeds 10%.

The pollster’s analysis chalks up a big part of McAuliffe’s success right now to his ability to out-raise and out-spend the competition: “This is the fourth time PPP has polled this contest and the first time one of the candidates has broken away from the pack,” said PPP president Dean Debnam. “McAuliffe’s resources advantage finally seems to be manifesting itself and by the time Deeds and Moran can start catching up it may be too late.”

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