Politics Informer

A new Wenzel Strategies (R) poll in Virginia finds Ken Cuccinelli (R) leading Terry McAuliffe (D) by eight points, 44% to 36%. A Quinnipiac poll released earlier this week gave McAuliffe a five point lead. Full News here – Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire

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First Read: New poll shows Virginia governor’s race is neck and neck; Chris Christie with large lead in New Jersey. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

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In another finding from the new NBC News/Marist poll, 55 percent of Virginia residents say they want stricter laws governing the sale of firearms, versus 36 percent who want them left the same. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Capitol Hill

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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought to challenge the notion that he has a problem among women voters by spending part of a visit to a small shopping street looking for, as he put it, “a woman who hates me.” Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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A new poll shows Democratic Rep. Ed Markey with a slim lead over his GOP opponent, Gabriel Gomez, in the Massachusetts Senate race. Full News here – Washington Wire

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As the Obama administration girds for “glitches and bumps” along the path to full implementation of the health care law, a new poll shows that many Americans are still uninformed about it. Full News here – NBCNews.com: Inauguration Day

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By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch has a nine-point lead over former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, her Republican opponent in the race for the state's open congressional seat, according to a poll released on Monday. In the first independent poll taken since the primary election, Colbert Busch was [...]

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By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch has a nine-point lead over former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, her Republican opponent in the race for the state's open congressional seat, according to a poll released on Monday. In the first independent poll taken since the primary election, Colbert Busch was [...]

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Democratic candidate Elizabeth Colbert Busch is opening a lead over her scandal-plagued Republican rival, former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, in the special election for a U.S. House seat, according to a poll from Public Policy Polling. Full News here – Washington Wire

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A new Quinnipiac poll in New York City finds Christine Quinn (D) leading the Democratic primary pack at 28%, followed by Anthony Weiner at 15%, Bill de Blasio at 11% and Bill Thompson at 10%. Full News here – Taegan Goddard’s Political Wire

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