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From Martinsville Bulletin:

“Virginia voters are sophisticated,” he said, and have not voted straight party tickets for the last two gubernatorial elections.

He was referring to 2001, when Democrat Mark Warner was elected governor and Tim Kaine was chosen lieutenant governor, but Republican Jerry Kilgore was elected attorney general. Four years later, Kaine won the governor’s race against Kilgore, Republican Bill Bolling was elected lieutenant governor and the GOP’s Bob McDonnell was elected attorney general. Now, McDonnell is running for governor and Bolling is seeking re-election. A Mason-Dixon Virginia Poll released Sunday gave McDonnell an 8 point lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds in the governor’s race. Last week, a Washington Post poll gave McDonnell a 9 point edge.

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