The candidates are racing to finish first, I am racing to post the news first!
The new PPP poll on the VA Gov Dem Primary just came out, and as implied, Deeds has moved far ahead of McAulife and Moran, who are virtually tied for 2nd
Deeds is now at 40%, followed by Terry McAuliffe at 26%, and Brian Moran at 24%. Since PPP's last poll Deeds has gained 13% while his opponents have each gone up by just 2%.
There is analysis of why Deeds has done so well and the others have faltered. One obvious factor in Deeds' ascent:
A remarkable increase in support in northern Virginia in the wake of the Washington Post endorsement. More Democratic primary votes are cast there than anywhere else, and in the last two and a half weeks Deeds has gone from polling at just 11% there to a surprising lead in the region with 38% to 35% for Moran and 20% for McAuliffe.
One final word:
Voter preferences in this election are about as fluid as in any race PPP has ever polled. The fact that Deeds went from 20% to 40% in two and a half weeks speaks pretty strongly to that. There have always been a lot of undecideds, and we have repeatedly showed that even many voters with a preference are open to changing it.