VA-Q: Perriello, Gillespie lead primaries, Dems lead GE

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Kind of interesting - Both Northam and Perriello pull in 37-38% of white voters, whereas Gillespie only gets 41-42%, far short of the usual GOP margins in VA. The rest are DK/NA/Wouldn't vote. I'd venture a guess that the margin will narrow quite a bit since so many normally Republican white voters seem to be abstaining for now.

I think it's definitely possible for a Democrat to win by a margin more comfortable than the past few (winning) elections in VA, but it would most definitely require winning more white voters, and right now it seems to be holding at their usual levels.