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POLL SHOWS MARK WARNER HEAVY FAVORITE TO WIN VA. GOVERNOR'S RACE
Richmond Times-Dispatch 11/13/2012Former Virginia governor and current U.S. Sen. Mark Warner would easily win re-election to the governor's mansion if he decides to enter the 2013 Virginia race for governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Warner, who said he will decide whether to run again by Thanksgiving, leads Republican candidate and current Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, 53 percent to 33 percent, and would defeat Bolling's rival for the GOP nomination, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, 52 percent to 34 percent, according to the poll, which was conducted two days after last week's presidential election and has a margin of error of 2.6 percentage points.