A new poll gives Terry McAuliffe a double-digit lead over former state Rep. Brian Moran and state Sen. Creigh Deeds, his rivals for the Democratic nomination for governor of Virginia.
But that same poll shows the extent of challenges ahead for whichever Democrat is on the general election ballot: Republican Bob McDonnell leads each of them in general election match-ups, although Deeds is closest with a difference of 5 percentage points.
Still, a majority of likely Democratic voters who responded to the SurveyUSA poll say they still may change their mind before the June 9 primary.
The poll showed showed McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, with 38 percent and Moran and Deeds at 22 percent each.
But in a hypothetical November general election match-up -- positing if the election were held "today" -- Republican Bob McDonnell, a former state attorney general, would defeat them all: Deeds by 5 percent, McAuliffe by 7 percent and Moran by 12 percent.
The poll, conducted from April 25-27, covered 1,600 adults. Virginia voters do not register with party affiliations, and any voter may vote in the Democratic primary.The poll's margin for error was plus or minus 4.9 percent.
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