So what would happen if Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) decided to run for the Old Dominion’s governorship and faced White House party crasher Tareq Salahi as his Republican opponent? Warner would easily win—but Salahi would attract more votes than Virginia should be comfortable with.

A Public Policy Polling survey released this week found that in the hypothetical match-up, Warner would walk away with 58 percent of the vote, while Salahi would only attract 19 percent. Just consider that—a man with little notable experience other than negotiating a marriage to Michaele Salahi would actually get 19 percent of Virginia’s votes.

Beyond that terrifying prospect, the survey has some interesting findings. First off, Warner’s very popular—52 percent of voters like him, while only 26 percent don’t. If Warner were to run against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli—who remains the favored Republican to replace Gov. Bob McDonnell—next year for the governor’s seat, he’d win by 20 percent, 53 to 33.

Second, though Cuccinelli is liked by Republicans, his appeal to everyone else is limited. Only 30 percent of non-Republican voters have a positive view of him, while 37 percent see him negatively. On the other hand, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling—who is known by fewer Virginians than Salahi—doesn’t poll well with Republicans, though he could narrowly beat potential Democratic contenders Terry McAuliffe (36-34) and Tom Perriello (35-34) in head-to-head match-ups. Cuccinelli would lose to both by larger margins.

Finally, a little more on Salahi that puts us at ease: “[He] has the dubious designation of being one of the least popular people we’ve ever polled. Only 2% of Virginians have a positive opinion of him to 34% with a negative one,” says the polling firm.