The Kaine campaign is touting a new Survey USA poll showing Tim Kaine with a 47 percent-to-45 percent lead over Jerry Kilgore in the Virginia gubernatorial campaign.
The Kaine camp is spinning the poll this way:
- Since the first Survey USA poll in this race in March, Tim Kaine has gained 11 points, while Jerry Kilgore has lost one.
- Because this poll was taken just this past weekend, we know that Jerry Kilgore’s dishonest negative ads are backfiring on him.
- Virginia’s moderate and independent voters overwhelmingly favor Tim Kaine. Tim leads 63 percent to 29 percent among moderates and 50 percent to 38 percent among independents.
