It’s far too soon to tell, and he’s facing very long odds, but there’s a lot of buzz that Ed Gillespie may be on the verge of a mammoth upset in Virginia’s Senate race. The final Real Clear Politics poll average before election day showed Gillespie to be trailing by nearly 10 percentage points.
The final major poll released before the election showed that Gillespie had perhaps narrowed the spread to single digits, but it was dismissed as an outlier. However, Twitter is abuzz that Gillespie might actually have a chance.
wow RT @DLeonhardt: Mark Warner is facing a legitimate threat tonight. http://t.co/58Hfmw35hb pic.twitter.com/xSFs026ezR
— Jon Ward (@jonward11) November 5, 2014
Wow. 100% counted in Culpepper County. Gillespie won by 32. Romney by 17. If these numbers are right, this is the real deal.
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) November 5, 2014
For now, Gillespie is up in #VASEN with 8 percent reporting. 56% to Warner's 41%.
— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) November 5, 2014
For now, Gillespie is up in #VASEN with 8 percent reporting. 56% to Warner's 41%.
— Alexis Levinson (@alexis_levinson) November 5, 2014
Given the state of the polls heading into today, it seems highly unlikely that Gillespie would be able to pull this off. But it’s absolutely a race to keep your eye on as the evening progresses.
