Priorities USA poll: Obama up 3 in Virginia

Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney by 3 points in the state of Virginia, 49 percent to 46 percent, according to polling conducted for the pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action.

Democratic pollster Geoff Garin announced the results on Twitter Sunday. The poll was conducted Oct. 25-27, testing 807 respondents with live interviews, Garin said, with a 1-point edge for Democrats in the sample.

In an email, Garin said that Obama's support among women (he leads 53 percent to 42 percent) and college-educated white voters of both genders puts Obama "right at the mark he needs to be hitting with whites overall to win the state."

The results are similar to the Washington Post poll Maggie posted yesterday. These are likely some of the last Virginia numbers we get for a while, given the effect Hurricane Sandy will have on the state over the next week.