A new poll from VCU shows Republicans are in the driver’s seat ahead of November’s General Assembly elections.
The poll conducted by VCU’s Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs shows 47% of Virginians want Republicans in charge of the House of Delegates, compared to 41% who prefer a Democratic majority. On the Senate side, adults are evenly split on who they want to see in the majority with 44% choosing a Republican majority and 44% choosing a Democratic majority.
8News Political Analyst Rich Meagher, who also serves as a Professor of Political Science at Randolph-Macon College, says given President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings, the results aren’t surprising.
“I also think we have to distinguish between kind of general vibes about a party and when it actually comes to voting in the polls,” Meagher said. “People make a choice between candidates, and they tend to come home to the party that they know best and that they favor best.”
However, Meagher says the poll may be skewed because it refers to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party.
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