October 28, 2005--For the first time this year, Tim Kaine has moved ahead of Jerry Kilgore in a Rasmussen Reports election poll.Kaine, the Democrat, now earns 46% of the vote while Kilgore attracts 44% in the race to be Virginia's next Governor. State Senator Russell Potts attracts 4% of the vote, up from 2% a week ago.
While Kaine now has a two point advantage, the race remains too close to call. The survey's margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points, with a 95% level of confidence.
In the previous Rasmussen Reports election poll, Kilgore had a two percentage point advantage, 46% to 44%. In late September, the two leading candidates were tied at 45%.
This is the third straight 2005 Virginia election poll with "leaners" included in the totals. Leaners are those who initially do not express a preference for either major party candidate but lean one way or the other when asked a follow-up question.
Without leaners, Tim Kaine has a one-point edge, 42% to 41%, over Jerry Kilgore.
Wow, what an incredible race! Luckily, in the closing days it appears that Tim Kaine has gained a slight edge. Now it's all "Get Out the Vote'" (GOTV). So, everybody, tell your friends, family members, neighbors, and everyone you know to get out there on November 8th and vote!
But we cannot just sit and hope, we also have to act! Tell everyone you know about how great a Governor Kaine will be!