
Poll: McAuliffe holds narrow lead in governor’s race
Democrat Terry McAuliffe continues to hold a small lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the 2013 Virginia governor’s race, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe continues to hold a small lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the 2013 Virginia governor’s race, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling.

Today Ralph Northam’s campaign for lieutenant governor announced that State Sen. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico) will serve as the campaign’s chairman. McEachin is the chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus and was an early endorser of Northam’s candidacy.

The newest Virginia poll from Public Policy Polling finds that Gov. Bob McDonnell’s net approval rating has dropped 12 points in the last month. Only 36 percent of voters approve of the job he’s doing, to 41 percent who disapprove. The drop is being seen across the board.

The Republican blogosphere was buzzing on Monday about a rumor that Gov. Bob McDonnell will be stepping down in the near future as part of a plea deal in the ongoing investigation into gifts received by the governor’s family from a prominent campaign donor.

The liberal agenda has taken a giant step in the wrong direction with President Obama’s recent announcement of new regulations on coal-fired plants.

Students at colleges and universities throughout the Sixth District and the rest of the country depend on student loans to finance their education each year. In fact, nearly 12 million students in the United States borrow annually to help cover education costs. But without congressional action, on July 1st interest rates for federally subsidized student loans are set to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

It’s back to the drawing board for the 2013 Farm Bill. Legislation approved by the Senate earlier this year was defeated last week in the House.

The 2013 session of the General Assembly was a landmark one, according to most everyone who follows politics in the Old Dominion. It passed a sweeping transportation funding package that had eluded approval for at least a couple of decades.

Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe and State Sen. Ralph Northam, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, visited Tidewater Fibre Corporation in Chesapeake on Wednesday to stress the importance of investing in Virginia’s transportation systems to ensure the state’s economic competitiveness.

On the heels of a Pentagon announcement that women will soon fill front line combat positions as part of U.S. special forces, a new nationwide CapitalSoup.com poll documents widespread public support for women being included if a U.S. military draft were ever reinstated.
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