McAuliffe Expands Lead in Virginia

A new Washington Post poll in Virginia finds Terry McAuliffe (D) leads Ken Cuccinelli (R) in the race for governor, 47% to 39%, with Libertarian candidate Robert Sarvis’s 10% “suggesting an unrest among voters not satisfied with either major-party contender.”

In a one-on-one matchup without Sarvis in the mix, the poll shows a narrower, 49% to 44% race between McAuliffe and Cuccinelli among likely voters.

A new NBC News/Marist poll finds McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli 43% to 38%, with Sarvis at 8%.