A new poll found that support for a Democrat candidate for a race in Virginia had collapsed after the revelation that she had posted lurid videos of herself and her husband on a webcam for money.
Susanna Gibson is running as a Democrat for the 57th district of the Virginia House of Delegates, but her campaign was dealt a huge blow when the online sex webcam scandal exploded.
A new poll from Cygnal obtained by the New York Post showed that support for Gibson dropped from 49.5% to 38.9% after the damaging revelation.
Her Republican opponent, David Owen, had only a 4% lead over Gibson prior to the scandal. Gibson’s unfavorability rating has also skyrocketed from 12.5% to 45.2% among likely district voters.
“It’s no surprise that Ms. Gibson’s polling poorly,” said Aaron Evans, a spokesman for Owen’s campaign. “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.”
Gibson confirmed the damaging story but tried to accuse Republicans of committing a “sex crime” in order to humiliate her.
“This is an illegal invasion of my privacy designed to humiliate me and my family. It won’t intimidate me and it won’t…
