Polling firm Zogby International has found the 2004 presidential race between Democrat John F. Kerry and Republican George W. Bush a "dead heat" in a recent poll confounding political analysts in a state with a 40-year history of trending Republican in national elections.

Virginia is "too close to call" with Bush ahead of Kerry by a narrow 49 to 48 percent margin and well within any margin of error.

Kerry leads in the large cities 53-44
Has a huge lead among women 59-39
singles 55-40

Bush leads among men 61-36
marrieds 53-45
voters in small cities 53-45
voters in suburban areas 52-44

Undecideds carry the key to Virginia's 13-electoral votes.


http://www.zogby.com/Soundbites/ReadClips.dbm?ID=9164


Time for Jim Crow:

Per Zogby: "If Kerry can win 90% of the African-American vote in Virginia and hold his ground among other demographics he will win the state."