News

Aug 3, 2009

In this year's race for Virginia governor, a new survey shows pro-life Republican Bob McDonnell has opened up a double-digit lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds, who supports abortion. A SurveyUSA poll conducted July 27-28 has McDonnell, a former state Attorney General, with 55 percent support from likely voters. Deeds, a state senator, has 40 percent of the vote. The poll was taken after McDonnell and Deeds held their first debate last Saturday. McDonnell is winning 88 percent of Republicans and Deeds is winning 86 percent of Democrats, but McDonnell is crushing Deeds among self-described political independents by a margin of 60 percent to 35 percent. Though McDonnell is strongly opposed to abortion, he is winning 35 percent of voters who describe their stance on that issue as "pro-choice." The election is November 3rd and is one of the few marquee contests this November. Holly Smith, the chair of the Virginia Society for Human Life PAC, tells LifeNews.com that pro-life advocates in the state are squarely in McDonnell's corner. Smith said: "Virginia has a proud pro-life history and this election is vital to our continued efforts to protect innocent human life. Bob McDonnell has a proven record of fighting for protective pro-life laws in Richmond. Creigh Deeds is solidly pro-abortion. For pro-life Virginians, the choice is very clear -- the pro-life ticket is McDonnell, Bolling and Cuccinelli."