“This is bad news for Reps. Barbara Comstock, Dave Brat, Tom Garrett, and Scott Taylor. The surge in grassroots energy that propelled Governor Northam to victory and flipped more than a dozen delegate races in their congressional districts alone hasn’t slowed down – it’s picking up speed as we head towards November,” said DCCC spokesperson Jacob Peters.
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Washington Post: Virginia voters may create another ‘blue wave,’ new poll finds
By Jenna Portnoy
Virginia voters who elected a Democratic governor and nearly won control of the House of Delegates in 2017 could create another blue wave in this year’s congressional races, according to a poll released Wednesday morning.
A backlash to President Trump is energizing Democrats, 60 percent of whom are “very enthusiastic” about voting in November, compared with 45 percent of Republicans who say the same, the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University found.
The Wason Center surveyed 1,562 registered Virginia voters. The poll has an overall margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
The poll also found voters would rather elect a Democrat to Congress than a Republican, when given a generic choice, by 45 percent to 33 percent.
The results are more pronounced among voters who consider themselves moderates, with 49 percent preferring Democrats and 24 percent preferring Republicans.
Voters overall want Democrats to control Congress after the election, 51 percent to 38 percent, the poll found.
“The question is no longer whether there is a blue wave coming, but rather, how high the storm surge will get,” said Rachel Bitecofer, assistant director of the Wason Center. “This enthusiasm gap in favor of Democrats suggests several House seats currently held by Republicans could be in play.”
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