Jay Jones' sick fantasies about watching children die in their mother's arms, and Deep State Operative Abigail Spanberger's absurd dodging of the transgender question, have suddenly made Virginia competitive in all three statewide races:
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
???? MAJOR BREAKING: Virginia Democrat Jay Jones, who wants Republicans and their children to die, FALLS WAY BEHIND Jason Miyares (R) -- and Winsome Sears (R) is within striking distance for governor
AG:
???? Miyares: 49% (+6) [WOW]
???? Jones: 43%
Governor:
???? Spanberger: 47.7% (+2.6)
???? Sears: 45.1%
REPUBLICANS - GO VOTE!
@trafalgar_group
| 10/8-10 | N=1,066LV
In New York, Governness Kathy Hochul is very "vulnerable."
OSZ
@OpenSourceZone
Oct 8
2026 New York Governor Election Poll
???? Kathy Hochul: 48%
???? Elise Stefanik: 43%
Grayhouse/Landon Wall | 1,250 LV
This race doesn't go to the polls until next year, but it's still interesting to see Democrats flailing even in the bluest of blue states.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul retains just a five percentage-point lead against potential 2026 Republican challenger Elise Stefanik -- and loses that advantage when likely voters first hear about both candidates' records, according to a new internal poll.
Stefanik trails behind Hochul, 48% to 43%, on an initial ballot but narrowly beats the incumbent Democrat, 46.4% to 45.9%, when voters leaning toward voting in the 2026 race hear about the governor endorsing New York City mayoral front-runner and socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, the poll found, among other issues.
If Mamdani wins Gracie Mansion, up to 47% of independent voters also said they'd be less likely to vote for Hochul or other Democrats up and down the ballot in the midterms.
The survey, paid for by Stefanik's leadership fundraising committee E-PAC, showed likely gubernatorial voters also downgraded Hochul for her record on supporting bail reform in New York and other cost-of-living concerns.
Hochul's job performance rating is also underwater, 56% to 39%, and at least half of the likely voters polled strongly disapprove of the Democrat.
Meanwhile, just 34% of the likely voters said as of this month they were ready to re-elect Hochul, while 59% said it was time for someone new.
Pollster Landon Wall, of the firm Grayhouse, said his survey of 1,250 likely 2026 midterm voters reveals Hochul is in a "deeply vulnerable position."
In New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli is tied with the sinking cheater and swindler Mikie Sherril. (Ignore Scott Pressler's typo about Ciatterelli being the governor of Pennsylvania.)
In non-schmoll news, Kansas and North Carolina will redraw their congressional maps to eke out another couple of GOP districts.
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
???? BREAKING: Kansas Republican lawmakers have just officially GREENLIT a special session to draw out the last remaining Democrat Congressional district ahead of the 2026 midterms
That'll be a solid +1 for GOP.
And they're not the only one.
Red states must push FULL STEAM AHEAD on drawing out every blue district imaginable.
Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh
19h
???? BREAKING: NORTH CAROLINA Republicans have just announced plans to vote on a new GOP-friendly Congressional map for the 2026 midterms, in another blow to Democrats.
Governor Josh Stein (D) CANNOT veto the map.
KEEP PUSHING.