VA Republican Bob Hurt increases his lead "nominally"; now 61% to 35%

Working Class Virginians going for the Republican

From Eric Dondero:

In a ho-hum manner, SurveyUSA reports new poll numbers showing an astounding 26 point lead for the Republican challenger over an incumbent Democrat.
From SurveyUSA:

In an election for US House of Representatives in Virginia's 5th Congressional District today, 09/02/10, Republican State Senator Robert Hurt defeats incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello 61% to 35%, according to this latest exclusive WDBJ-TV poll conducted by SurveyUSA.

Compared to an identical SurveyUSA poll released 6 weeks ago, little has changed; Hurt is up a nominal 3 points; Perriello is flat. Hurt has increased his lead among men, younger voters, independents, and lower-income voters, and now is at or above 62% among each of those groups.

Interestingly, the poll also shows Hurt gaining among voters who make less than $50,000 a year, over Perriello 64% to 33%.

Hurt has the backing of local libertarian Republicans in Virginia like blogger and former Libertarian Party State Chair Ric Sincere. He has also been endorsed by Sarah Palin.