Amtrak Train Accident GOP : January 31 2018

An Amtrak passenger train carrying republican lawmakers and their families to a retreat in West Virginia has collided with a truck close to Charlottesville, Virginia.

Hitherto there is not a great deal of information with regard to possible injuries aboard, most people seem to have escaped uninjured, however according to a local nurse, there is one fatality and somebody in critical condition. Later reports suggest that these injuries occured to the truck passengers, although the train driver is being treated as well.

Trump vs Clinton Virginia Polls August 2016

Two polls conducted last month in the state of Virginia show Clinton leading in the state and another shows the two in a tie.

A NBC/WSJ/Marist poll conducted between July 5-11 of 876 voters with a Margin of Error of 3.3% showed that Clinton leading 44-35, a lead of 9 points.

A FOX News poll which was undertaken between July 9-12 of 601 voters and with a margin of error of 4% showed Clinton leading 44-37, a lead of 7 points.

Hampton University poll which was conducted between 6-10 July of 805 voters and having a margin of error of 4.6% showed the two candidates tied at 39-39.

If we take an average of these 3 polls then Clinton is leading 5.3%

RCP Average (5-12 July)

Hillary Clinton  42.3%
Donald Trump  37.0%

Super Tuesday Polls Republican 2016

With under a week until Super Tuesday, it is a massive moment for the aspiring candidates as so many states will be casting their vote for who they wish to assume the mantle as the republican nominee for the presidency in 2016.

Businessman Donald Trump leads in 9 states while Texas Senator Ted Cruz currently has the advantage in Arkansas and Texas. Establishment favourite Marco Rubio is not leading in any states, the question will be how many delegates can each candidate secure and how split the vote will be.

It looks like it will be Donald Trump`s day, but who knows, a week is a long time in politics.


Full Polls from Super Tuesday States


Alabama: Trump +21 in poll from August.

Alaska: Trump 28, Cruz 24,  Rubio 7, Kasich 2, Carson 9

Arkansas:  Cruz 27, Trump 23,  Rubio 23, Kasich 4, Carson 11

Georgia: Trump 32, Cruz 19, Rubio 23, Carson 8, Kasich 8

Massachusetts: Trump 50, Rubio 16, Cruz 10, Kasich 13, Carson 2

Minnesota: Trump 21,  Rubio 15, Cruz 14, Kasich 3, Carson 14

Oklahoma: Trump 33,  Cruz 25, Rubio 16, Carson 7, Kasich 0

Tennessee: Trump +4 in poll from November

Texas: Cruz 37, Trump 29, Rubio 15, Carson 4, Kasich 5

Vermont: Trump 32, Rubio 17, Cruz 11, Kasich 10, Carson 3

Virginia: Trump 28,  Rubio 22, Cruz 19, Carson 7, Kasich 7

Polls Virginia Republican Primaries February 2016

A poll conducted by Christopher Newport University shows Donald Trump with a lead of 6% in the state of Virginia. Trump is at 28% of support compared to Rubio with 22% who in turn is closely followed by Cruz with 19%.

Kasich and Carson are tied at 7% and Bush at 4% (The poll was conducted before Bush suspended his campaign) and most commentators think that Bush supporters are more likely to gravitate towards Rubio which could give him a few more vital percentage points and make for a very interesting battle between him and Trump in the state.

The poll was carried out between 2/3-2/14 with a relatively small sample size of 368 meaning the margin of error is 5.6 points.

Here are the full results

Trump 28%
Rubio  22%
Cruz   19%
Kasich 7%
Carson 7%
Bush    4% (Campaign suspended)