McAuliffe Leads By Seven In New VA Poll

Via the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Democrat Terry McAuliffe leads Republican Ken Cuccinelli 46 percent to 39 percent among likely Virginia voters while 10 percent back third-party candidate Robert C. Sarvis, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday, less than two weeks before the election. Though 47 percent of the voters say the federal government shutdown hurt the defense-heavy state “a great deal,” the poll’s analysis indicates that it did not appear to affect the governor’s race. McAuliffe leads 92 percent to 3 percent among Democrats, with 2 percent for Sarvis, while Cuccinelli leads 81 percent to 6 percent among Republicans, with 11 percent for Sarvis, according to Wednesday’s poll. Independent voters split 39-39 percent, with 14 percent for Sarvis.

Right wing sites continue to bemoan the spoiler role being played by Libertarian candidate Sarvis. Without Sarvis in the race, Cuccinelli would likely be leading.