Forgit says his polling shows 1st District race is a tossup

In a news release trumpeting an endorsement from state Sen.-elect Ralph Northam, 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Philip Forgit says his polling shows the race to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis is extremely close.

Forgit also mentioned his poll earlier this week during a meeting with the Daily Press editorial board, saying his pollster found that the race was a 50-50 tossup between himself and Republican Rob Wittman.

If his numbers are correct, it would definitely be a surprise because the 1st District usually chooses conservative candidates, most of the time opting for Republicans.

But Northam -- a Democrat who beat incumbent GOP Sen. Nick Rerras in November -- is one of the reasons that Forgit is optimistic about his campaign. Northam and Sen.-elect John Miller of Newport News engineered big Democratic wins this year, pushing the state Senate into Democratic control.

Fogit didn't mention how Independent Lucky Narain was doing in the polls, and his pollster may not even have asked. 

Comments

[Phillip Paul]

If the Republicans keep throwing RINO's like Wittman at us, the Democrats have a better than even chance of winning. I will vote Democrat yet again, because Wittman voted for HB3202 and loves big government and tax increases. The Republicans never learn!