Election 2009 actual results: Bob McDonnell 58.6 percent for a 17.4 percent margin of victory. Virtucon rankings are based upon total amount the two numbers deviate from the actual numbers.
1. Survey USA (10/30-11/1) – 58% / 18% (deviation 1.2%)
2. VCU (10/21-25) – 54% / 18% (deviation 5.2%)
3. (TIE) PPP (10/31-11/1) – 56% / 14% (deviation 6%)
3. (TIE) Roanoke College (10/21-27) – 53% / 17% (deviation 6%)
5. Suffolk Univ. (10/26-28) – 54% / 14% (deviation 8%)
6. Rasmussen (10/27) – 54% / 13% (deviation 9%)
7. Washington Post (10/22-25) – 55% / 11% (deviation 10%)
8. Times Dispatch / Mason Dixon (10/28-29) – 53% / 12% (deviation 11%)
9. Daily Kos / Research 2000 (10/26-28) – 54% / 10% (deviation 12%)
10. Virginia Pilot / CNU (10/8-13) – 45% / 14% (deviation 17%)
11. Clarus (10/18-19) – 49% / 8% (deviation 19%)
Next time you see a poll, judge it by its past performance. Here is how they rank in terms of accuracy based upon the 2008 presidential election:
MOST ACCURATE:
1T. Rasmussen (11/1-3)**
1T. Pew (10/29-11/1)**
3. YouGov/Polimetrix (10/18-11/1)
4. Harris Interactive (10/20-27)
5. GWU (Lake/Tarrance) (11/2-3)*
6T. Diageo/Hotline (10/31-11/2)*
6T. ARG (10/25-27)*
8T. CNN (10/30-11/1)
8T. Ipsos/McClatchy (10/30-11/1)
POLL REVEALED TO BE FRAUDULENT AND REPUDIATED BY DAILYKOS:
10. DailyKos.com (D)/Research 2000 (11/1-3)
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(If you're below DailyKos, you don't deserve to be taken seriously for another four years. Better luck in 2012.)
POLLS THAT WERE WORSE THAN A FRAUDULENT POLL:
11. AP/Yahoo/KN (10/17-27)
12. Democracy Corps (D) (10/30-11/2)
13. FOX (11/1-2)
14. Economist/YouGov (10/25-27)
15. IBD/TIPP (11/1-3)
16. NBC/WSJ (11/1-2)
17. ABC/Post (10/30-11/2)
18. Marist College (11/3)
19. CBS (10/31-11/2)
20. Gallup (10/31-11/2)
21. Reuters/ C-SPAN/ Zogby (10/31-11/3)
22. CBS/Times (10/25-29)
23. Newsweak (10/22-23)
Its absolutely absurd we have a Republican nominee for the state house that holds to these beliefs. Its a shame RPV cannot step in to do anything about it.
I would be very concerned if Rep. Wittman had NOT put out a statement. In this very rare case I would have absolutely no problem with any Republican even going as far as endorsing Pollard.
Good ol’ Free Lunch-Star… Allen Webb = “Northern Neck Republicans”?
Journalism must really be falling off if a daily paper is a week late on a story and does a poorer job of coverage than a weekly and a number of blogs.
James, my good man! You have been on top of this Crabill issue from the start. How come you didn’t throw your hat in the ring when you had the chance?
Chipper: Three good reasons…
1. I am a self-employed attorney and don’t have the financial resources for such a speculative run.
2. I have about zero interest in being in the House of Delegates.
3. I would likely be blown out by the entrenched, extremely well-funded Pollard.
Let me add a fourth reason, an extension of the first:
4. As a self-employed attorney, I don’t have the necessary free time to challenge Pollard, who appears to have a limitless supply of that important resource.
I’m saddened to learn that Bill and Jeanne Kling are involved with this loon. What has happened to them? Bill used to be such a force, and now as her campaign manager, he has become a farce.
Chipper! Long time, no see homie. Where have you been?
Living the dream in the suck they call Iraq! But don’t you fret none….I will be home soon to cause more heartache and indigestion!!
So now that Rep. Wittman has condemned Ms. Crabill, where does that leave Cooch? Is this going to give Shannon more ammunition to use against him?
Jason, what the heck are you talking about? Cuccinelli has already condemn her comments and has stated he will have nothing to do with her candidacy…
Sorry, I’ve been out of town for a few weeks. After posing my question I read the full article from the Free Lance-Star and noticed Mr. LaCivita’s statement. My apologies!
Chipper, think you can do a me favor and direct some of that “heartache and indigestion” in the direction of the folks in the Northern Neck and talk some sense into them?
