Opinion Today
September 18, 2021
Virginia: McAuliffe, Youngkin locked in tight race for governor
Gregory S. Schneider, Laura Vozzella, Scott Clement & Emily Guskin, Washington Post [via opiniontoday.com]
Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are locked in a tight race for Virginia governor, with McAuliffe standing at 50 percent to 47 percent for Youngkin among likely voters in a Washington Post-Schar School poll. The poll suggests McAuliffe is faring weaker in Northern Virginia than Northam did four years ago, with the biggest shift in the Northern Virginia exurbs that include Prince William and Loudoun counties.
California: Newsom holds big early leads in next year's gubernatorial election
Mark DiCamillo, Berkeley IGS Poll
In its latest statewide survey, the Berkeley IGS Poll asked a cross-section of the state’s registered voters their preferences for governor next year, by pairing Newsom against each of four prominent Republicans who were candidates on this year’s recall election’s replacement ballot.
