Just a weekend away from the Gubernatorial primaries on June 9, the newest Suffolk University poll is showing Senator Creigh Deeds leading the pack.
Deeds tops the list with 29 percent, a slight margin over money powerhouse Terry McAuliffe, with 26 percent. Brian Moran trails with 23 percent. A good 22 percent of people polled remain undecided.
On June 1, the Virginia Public Access Project released the campaign finance reports for the period that covered April 1 through May 27.
McAuliffe raised $1.8 million during the period, followed by Moran with $844,242 and Deeds with $678,428.
Deeds’ surge in popularity may have something to do with the endorsement by the Washington Post a couple of weeks ago.
Just yesterday, in an editorial, the Post deemed Deeds the best candidate to tackle transportation issues.
“Mr. Deeds, from Bath County in west-central Virginia, has consistently taken the political risk of supporting transportation packages that would help Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. As a moderate, rural lawmaker, he is best positioned to attract broad, statewide support for a transportation package. He’s also the only candidate to make clear that passing a statewide transportation package would be his top priority. Long-suffering commuters should keep that in mind when they cast ballots in Tuesday’s Democratic primary,” reads the editorial.