A Democratic candidate for the Virginia legislature who was caught performing sex acts with her husband for “tips” during online webcam shows is down more than 10 percentage points among likely voters in her district, according to a poll conducted after the scandal surfaced.
Susanna Gibson, who is running to represent the 57th District in the Old Dominion’s House of Delegates, trails Republican David Owen by 49.5% to 38.9%, a Cygnal poll exclusively obtained by The Post shows.
Owen, a businessman, held a 4% lead among those voters when Cygnal conducted a previous survey of the race in August — before the Washington Post broke the news of Gibson’s online sex shows.
Since then, Gibson’s unfavorability rating has increased from 12.5% to 45.2% among likely district voters. Meanwhile, her favorability rating has declined from 28.1% to 27.3% between August and September.
The poll also found “more than 80% of voters have already heard about Susanna Gibson’s online business and behaviors.”
The Gibson campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“It’s no surprise that Ms. Gibson’s polling poorly,” Aaron Evans, a spokesman for Owen’s campaign, told The Post. “David Owen is remaining focused on his common-sense agenda of renewing the economy, lowering crime, and improving our schools for the future of Virginia families.”
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