Morning Jolt: Yes, Virginia, You Still Have a Close Race for Governor

Yesterday, I wrote about why Democrats fear their candidate, Ralph Northam, is in danger of losing the Virginia governor's race, despite a relatively consistent polling lead: a hangover from the shock of 2016, Northam's general lack of charisma and cookie-cutter campaign, and memories of late GOP surges in 2013 and 2014 statewide races that completely eluded pollsters.

This morning, Democrats are probably reaching for the antacids again.

Three weeks before Virginians choose their next governor, current Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam maintains a lead in a tightening race with former Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie. Northam's lead stands at 4% (48 percent to 44 percent), according to a Wason Center survey of likely voters. Libertarian Cliff Hyra polled at 3 percent, with 5 percent undecided. This is the first poll in the Wason Center's tracking series in which Northam's lead is within ...

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Yes, Virginia, You Still Have a Close Race for Governor Jim Geraghty Yesterday, I wrote about why Democrats fear their candidate, Ralph Northam, is in danger of losing the Virginia governor's race, despite a relatively consistent polling lead: a hangover from the shock of 2016, Northam's general lack of charisma and cookie-cutter campaign, and memories of late GOP surges in 2013 and 2014 statewide races that completely eluded pollsters. This morning, Democrats are probably reaching for the antacids again. Three weeks before Virginians choose their next governor, current Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam maintains a lead in a tightening race with former Republican National Committee Chair Ed Gillespie. Northam's lead stands at 4% (48 percent to 44 percent), according to a Wason Center survey of likely voters. Libertarian Cliff Hyra polled at 3 percent, with 5 percent undecided. This is the first poll in the Wason Center's tracking series in which Northam's lead is within ... READ MORE Untaxing the Rich Ramesh Ponnuru EDITORS' NOTE: This article is adapted from one that appears in the October 15, 2017, print issue of National Review. Even during this unusual presidency, some features of our national... As ISIS Falls, Don't Forget the Lessons of the Recent Past David French As ISIS Falls, Don't Forget the Lessons of the Recent Past ADVERTISEMENT Johnny Carson > Jimmy Kimmel Rich Lowry Jimmy Kimmel deserves credit for frankness, if nothing else. In an interview over the weekend, the ABC late-night host said he doesn't care about losing Republican viewers. We're a long way... Weinstein's Creepy Contract Deroy Murdock What began days ago as the story of one man's revolting misbehavior has engulfed Hollywood, the Democratic party, key organs of the Old Guard media, and much of the Left. Film producer Harvey... Toronto School District to Remove 'Chief' from Job Titles because It's a Microaggression Katherine Timpf The Toronto District School Board has announced that it will remove "chief" from all job titles out of concern that the word is a microaggression against indigenous peoples. Now, if you were... Jeff Sessions Restores the Rule of Law Josh Blackman As a senator, Jeff Sessions waged a principled battle against President Obama's efforts to rewrite the law using his pen and phone. Now, as attorney general, Sessions has led the charge in... ADVERTISEMENT Passchendaele: The Lost Victory of World War I Nick Lloyd 'Confirms his position among the best young scholars of WWI in this comprehensively researched, convincingly presented analysis . . . [His] thesis is controversial, but his scholarship makes it impossible to dismiss.' - Publishers Weekly LEARN MORE California Wildfires Chuck Yeager's Supersonic Flight ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.