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Virginia Governor: Latest Rasmussen Poll Shows McDonnell Leading

There’s some really good news for Republican Bob McDonnell in the latest Rasmussen poll:

Republican Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell has a three-to-nine point lead against three hopefuls for the Democratic nomination in this year’s closely-watched Virginia gubernatorial contest.

McDonnell, who announced this week that he will step down from his post on February 20 to campaign full-time for governor, bested only one of the three Democrats in early December.

Now, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows the lone Republican gubernatorial candidate topping his best-known opponent, Terry McAuliffe, by seven points, 42% to 35%. In December, he held a five-point edge over McAuliffe, a longtime Clinton confidant, major Democratic fund-raiser and former national party chairman.

McDonnell is even further ahead of Rep. R. Creigh Deeds of Bath County – 39% to 30%. The two men were tied two months ago.

Brian J. Moran, a former state delegate from Alexandria, led McDonnell by four points in the earlier survey but now trails by three, 39% to 36%.

As the low numbers (below 50% for all candidates) indicate, it’s still fairly early in the race, but the fact that McDonnell is maintain and building on a lead against all three of his challengers suggests that he’ll be in a good position to run a competitive race in November.

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