McAuliffe Leads Despite Negative Favorable Rating

A new Public Policy Polling survey in Virginia finds Terry McAuliffe (D) leading Ken Cuccinelli (R) in the race for goverrnor, 42% to 37%.

However, the poll also finds that “as voters get to know the candidates better more are becoming undecided. That’s not the normal trend, but it’s also not normal to have an election where voters dislike both candidates five months out.”

Key findings: McAuliffe is not popular, with 29% of voters holding a favorable opinion of him to 33% with a negative one. But Ken Cuccinelli is even more unpopular, with 44% of voters rating him unfavorably to just 32% with a positive opinion.