Poll Finds Mario Guerra Leading Tony Mendoza by 37% in Race for 32nd State Senate District (CA)

Los Cerritos News ^ | September 15, 2014 | Randy Economy and Brian Hews

[Clintonfatigued]

Downey City Councilman Mario A. Guerra is running well ahead of former Assemblyman Tony Mendoza in the race for the 32nd State Senate District here in California, according to a poll obtained by Hews Media Group-Community Newspaper on Monday.

Guerra, a popular member of the Downey City Council and a successful business owner is facing former termed out California State Assemblyman Tony Mendoza.

If the election were held today, with voters informed on all aspects of each candidate, the outcome would result in a 37 percent lead in favor of a Guerra victory.

The poll was conducted by Moore Information Group, which is based in Oregon. Guerra is a moderate Republican and Mendoza is a Democrat. The firm has provided key polling data for GOP candidates in the past.

According to Richard Garcia, a spokesperson for the Guerra for Senate Campaign, the new poll “reveals that Guerra’s background as a businessman and job creator, his bipartisan approach to governance and his views on preventing crime, improving local schools and making colleges and trade schools affordable to all, strongly resonate with voters across the district.”

According to the poll, Guerra is doing as well among Republican voters as Mendoza is among Democrats and the race is tied among Decline to State/others with 22 percent of voters still undecided.

[Clintonfatigued]

This seems to be a push poll and I don’t believe it, even though I wish it were true. But this is taking place in a heavily Democrat district, but there is major infighting among Democrats, with the retiring, once-popular incumbent under indictment after incessant attacks by more liberal members of his party. Mario Guerra is an unusually strong candidate, but this is still a very heavily Democratic district where Republicans normally have no chance at all.

[SunkenCiv]

> Mario A. Guerra... a popular member of the Downey City Council and a successful business owner... is a moderate Republican and Mendoza is a Democrat.

Thanks Clintonfatigued. The 32nd district chainsaw massacre!

[Bullish]

I always hope we’ll see a shifting tide here. We’re being robbed blind by these kleptocrat dems and it can’t go on forever.

[upchuck]

How come this news source waited until the fourth paragraph to tell readers who was the RAT and who was the pubbie?

[Impy]

Do I have this straight, it’s a heavily rat district, each man is holding his party’s base vote and indies are tied, yet not only does the Republican lead but he leads by a gigantic margin?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKi92j6eLE

[spokeshave]

The force is strong with this one.

[trebb]

I always hope we’ll see a shifting tide here. We’re being robbed blind by these kleptocrat dems and it can’t go on forever.

Until folks are willing to vote for their opponents, we will never prevail. We get single/double issue folks who allow their pet issues override the big picture and then they blame it on those who gave them substandard candidates. Like having a flat tire, and having to choose between a good recap and patching the tire you have despite the bubble bulges - and choosing the most dangerous tire because you just don't like recaps.