“The so-called “Trump Effect” most heavily influences Democrats, pollsters found. A narrow majority of Northam voters – 51 percent – say Trump is a factor in how they’ll vote.” 


President Trump is weighing heavily on Virginia voters less than two months before the commonwealth’s gubernatorial election, according to a new poll.

The survey, released Tuesday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, found that 39 percent of polled Virginia voters said Trump will play a role in their choice between Democratic candidate Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie.

Twenty-eight percent said that the president is a major factor in their vote, according to the poll.

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