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11-5-13 Daily Kos: Preliminary data from exit polls points to strong Dem performance in VA

Daily Kos: Preliminary data from exit polls points to strong Dem performance in VA:







some comparisons by precinct
in Arlington VA where I live Cooch is at least 8 and sometimes as much as 15% behind McDonnell.  It seems like the average is about 10%.  Of course, a chunk of that is because of the libertarian precinct            cooch      McDonnell ashton Heights  18.93%     26.72 Ballston            25.74      34.53 Crystal City       28.59      44.07 Glen Carlyn       20.37      29.54   Clarendon          24
Preliminary data from exit polls points to strong Dem performance in VA
Washington Post has this story up on exit polls.   Some highlights. Party - nearly 4 in 10 self-identif as Dems while only 3 in 10 as Repubs.  In 2009 Repubs beat Dems 37-33  while 2012 Dems led 39-32. Race  a bit over 70% white, roughly equal to 2012.  In 2009 the makeup was 78% white. IDEOLOGY — about 1/5 are political liberals while a bit over 1/3 are conservatives.  In 2009 it was 40-18% in fa

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