Poll-itics: Obama leads in Virginia edition

By GottaLaff

Virginia Trends: McCain vs. Obama
Date	McCain	Obama
09/25/2008	45%	50%
09/21/2008	50%	48%
09/14/2008	48%	48%
09/07/2008	49%	47%
08/12/2008	45%	46%
07/16/2008	44%	44%
06/12/2008	44%	45%
05/08/2008	47%	44%
03/27/2008	52%	41%
02/19/2008	49%	44%
01/03/2008	45%	43%

Favorable Ratings for Presidential Candidates in Virginia
	McCain	Obama
Very Favorable	30%	42%
Somewhat Favorable	24%	16%
Somewhat Unfavorable	22%	15%
Very Unfavorable	23%	25%
Not Sure	1%	2%

Matching a trend seen in national polling, Barack Obama has pulled ahead of John McCain in Virginia over the past week as the Wall Street financial crunch has put economic concerns front and center.

The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey finds Obama with 50% of the vote while McCain earns 45%. Last Sunday, McCain was up two points. The week before, the candidates were tied.

The current poll marks the first time that either candidate has had more than a two-point advantage in Virginia since May.

H/t: Jack