1.0 link 149348 <![CDATA[Poll: McAuliffe Could Win VA Primary -- But Lose Election]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/08/poll-mcauliffe-could-win_n_149348.html New -- and perhaps the first -- polling numbers are out for the 2009 gubernatorial race in Virginia, made more famous by the inclusion of Terry McAuliffe in the Democratic field.

With the election 11 months away, the former DNC chair seems decently positioned to secure his party's nomination, certainly for a candidate associated with high-society Washington D.C. than downstate Virginia values.

Among Democrats, McAuliffe is viewed favorably by 20% of voters, while 52% have a favorable view of his...

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