OVERBY: LuAnn Bennett is challenging Republican Congresswoman Barbara Comstock in Loudon’s 10th District.
STEPHEN FARNSWORTH: The 10th District is a place where money has double value.
OVERBY: Stephen Farnsworth is a political scientist at Virginia’s University of Mary Washington.
FARNSWORTH: You’re working for a congressional district, Democratic or Republican, and you’re working a presidential candidate in the swingiest area of one of the swingiest states in the country.
The survey from the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies found Clinton with 40% support among likely voters in the commonwealth, while Trump trailed with 37%, within the poll’s margin of error. Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson garnered 8%, comparable to where he has been polling nationally. Independent presidential candidate Evan McMullin has 3% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein has 1%.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WVIR) – A new survey from the University of Mary Washington shows the presidential campaign tightening here in Virginia.
