Warner was always leading by double digits during public polls! Gillespie faced a lot of disadvantages:
- he was unknown in Virginia and facing the popular ex-governor
- his campaign budget was almost 3 times smaller than Warner's
But the result was an extremely narrow victory for Warner, 1%+
How to explain this surprising result? What were the themes of their platforms? In the end, what allowed Gillespie to almost win? Is it only thanks to the sagging popularity of Obama?
Thanks
- he was unknown in Virginia and facing the popular ex-governor
- his campaign budget was almost 3 times smaller than Warner's
But the result was an extremely narrow victory for Warner, 1%+
How to explain this surprising result? What were the themes of their platforms? In the end, what allowed Gillespie to almost win? Is it only thanks to the sagging popularity of Obama?
Thanks