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SurveyUSA: Obama Beats McCain in Virginia

Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 09:05:27 AM PDT

According to a brand new poll by SurveyUSA (which nailed the Virginia primary results, btw), Barack Obama beats John McCain in Virginia by 6 points, 51%-45%!  Obama wins every region of the state except for Shenandoah, with his biggest margin in northern Virginia (61%-38%).  In contrast, Hillary Clinton loses to John McCain in Virginia by 3 points, 48%-45%. Clinton loses every region of the state, except for northern Virginia, where she holds a 3-point margin (49%-46%).  

This is the latest in a series of SurveyUSA and Rasmussen polls that show Obama winning -- and Clinton losing -- states like Iowa, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Colorado...and now Virginia. Obviously, polls aren't perfect (to say the least!), but still this is food for thought.

UPDATE: See here  for an interesting analysis of Obama's electoral vote prospects this November compared to Clinton's.

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