The Week reports:
The high-stakes Virginia gubernatorial race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin has been narrowing in recent weeks, and now it couldn’t get much tighter.
After a Fox News poll on Thursday gave Youngkin an 8 percentage point likely-voter lead over McAuliffe — versus McAuliffe’s 5-point lead in the same poll two weeks ago — the two candidates are now tied at 47.1 percent each in the FiveThirtyEight polling average.
Youngking has a 0.4-point lead in the RealClearPolitics average. “What changed? GOP enthusiasm,” Fox News explains.
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Fox News Poll: Glenn Youngkin has taken an 8 point lead among likely voters heading into next week’s election, 53-45.
In just two weeks he’s flipped a 5 point deficit into an 8 point lead. It’s just one poll, but Fox News use good pollsters and this is a big move. pic.twitter.com/bL7J77JRyA
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) October 28, 2021