A Republican candidate backed by President Donald Trump, who is locked in a tight purple state race, got some good polling news on Monday.
Jason Miyares, the incumbent GOP attorney general of Virginia, has surged ahead of his highly controversial Democratic challenger, Jay Jones, according to a Quantus Insights survey.
Miyares has not only closed the gap with Jones, but he has also taken a 7-point lead, 49-42 percent, with 7 percent undecided and 2 percent choosing other candidates.
