Allen Leads Miller by 30 Points

The Washington Times reports:

Democrats face an uphill battle in their attempt to unseat Virginia Sen. George Allen, a new statewide poll shows.

So far, Northern Virginia businessman Harris Miller is the only announced Democrat to seek his party's nomination to challenge the Republican senator on the Nov. 7 ballot.

If the election were held today, Mr. Allen would receive 57 percent of the vote, and Mr. Miller would get 27 percent, according to a telephone survey of 500 likely Virginia voters conducted last week by Rasmussen Reports.

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Because Mr. Miller has not yet campaigned publicly, most learning of the poll results cautioned it is too early to get a clear picture of how he will perform at the polls on Election Day.

However, it is hard to argue with Mr. Allen's popularity.

Thirty points is not a bad lead, although I would been interested in seeing how Miller polls against a generic Democrat. Miller is holding roughly the same ground as other theoretical opponents in a December poll, including one who had recently run a statewide race. That seems to suggest that Miller is a generic Democrat.

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