Reason Says "Jump," Virginians Ask "How High?"

On Friday, Reason's Virginia-registered editors - Radley Balko, Ronald Bailey, and me - announced that we were supporting Jim Webb over Republican George Allen in Virginia's Senate race. SurveyUSA polled voters that day, Saturday and Sunday, and surprise - they find Webb pulling ahead.

The survey shows Webb with 52% of the likely voters, with 44% going to Allen.

In five previous SurveyUSA tracking polls, the race was a virtual tie with Allen slightly ahead.  Other late polls show the race much closer.  A Mason-Dixon poll released over the weekend had Webb ahead by a point, and a Gallup poll released today has Allen up by three.

The SurveyUSA poll also shows 42% support for the Marriage Amendment, but with 22% still uncertain over how they'll vote.  Thirty-six percent say they'll vote against it.

Reasonoids oppose the marriage amendment, too. In a bit of a surprise, it's sinking below the 50 percent mark.