PPP Poll: Obama 51%-McCain 43% in Virginia; Mark Warner Romps

For the first time in any of PPP's Virginia polling this year the race is something other than a two point lead for Barack Obama. He now leads 51-43 in the state.

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Since the last survey Joe Biden's stock in the state has risen while Sarah Palin's has fallen. Biden's gone from a +11 net favorability to +17 in the week following the Vice Presidential debate, while Palin has dropped from a +2 to a -9.

I love the fact that Sarah Palin is a net unfavorable AND a negative in Virginia (37% say she makes them more likely to vote for McCain vs. 46% who say "less likely").

More good news, this time on the Senate race front:

The race for the state's open Senate seat continues to be a romp for Mark Warner. He
leads fellow former Governor Jim Gilmore 58-31 while winning independents at a remarkable 66-20 clip. He's also capturing 26% of the Republican vote, making it nearly impossible for Gilmore to even bring the race within 20 points.

Not surprisingly, 63% of Virginians say that the economy is the most important issue right now, followed far behind by the war in Iraq (14%) and "moral and family values" (8%).  The supposed hot-button issue of immigration clocks in at only 2%, below taxes (5%), education (3%) and health care (3%). So much for immigration being a huge issue in the 2008 presidential election...

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