Rasmussen: Virginia senate race now leans Democrat

Democrat Tim Kaine now holds a commanding lead over Republican George Allen in Virginia’s U.S. Senate race even as the presidential race remains very close, according to a new poll.

Rasmussen Reports’ latest survey of likely voters released Friday shows Kaine with 52 percent and Allen with 45 percent. It’s the first time this poll has shown either candidate crossing the 50-percent threshold, and with so few undecided and 91 percent expressing certainty that they will vote next month, Rasmussen is now upgrading the race from “toss-up” to “leans Democrat.”