Posted on 03/06/2009 8:03:02 AM PST by SmithL
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer has a comfortable lead over potential Republican challengers for her job in 2010, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, though voters are divided in their enthusiasm for her re-election, according to a Field Poll released Thursday.
In a hypothetical matchup against Schwarzenegger, who will leave the Governor's Office in January 2011, Democrat Boxer leads by 54 percent to 30 percent, the poll found. The Republican governor has never said publicly that he plans to run for another political office.
That marks a drop for Schwarzenegger from the October 2007 Field Poll, when the governor had a 44 percent to 43 percent advantage.
"It's his job performance rating, which is near his all-time low," said Field Poll Director Mark DiCamillo. "The budget delay didn't win anybody any points."
Boxer leads potential GOP candidate and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, 55 percent to 25 percent. Fiorina spoke last month at the California Republican Party convention and last year at the Republican National Convention, though she has not announced her intentions regarding the Senate race.
In a hypothetical GOP primary, Schwarzenegger leads with 31 percent support, followed by Fiorina at 24 percent and Assemblyman Chuck DeVore, R-Irvine, at 9 percent. Without Schwarzenegger, Fiorina leads DeVore, 31 percent to 19 percent.
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This poll is skewed...dropping acid makes folks think crazy s*it.
California suicide watch is on...
Boxer loses until she runs against a so-called Republican.
The CAGOP died on Schwarzenegger’s watch. As intended.
Really. Liberalism isn’t just a mental disorder, it’s an incurable one. Well, I shouldn’t say that. It’s incurable as long as the acid’s around.
Its the same story over and over. Congress is bad, but MY rep is good. Definition of insanity being played out yet again, and it will happen over and over in all 50 states. That is why nothing ever changes and the congress acts with impunity.
The membership of the GOP must admit that it presently lacks leadership. Then the hunt can begin. As much as I dislike Gingrich for his gross immorality maybe he should be reconsidered. Our house is on fire and we should not look too closely at who is helping to carry the water.
Not important, there may not be an election in 2010 if we stay on the path we are on now.
If we stay on this path there certainly will not be a “free election” in 2010.
If Arnie runs against Babs, will he do it under his REAL Party? Or will he continue to try and fake the Republicans out?
What this means is that a much-hated RINO Republican and an unknown businesswoman lose to Boxer. At the same time, Californians are inclined NOT to re-elect Boxer. Translation: Republicans need to find a good candidate. McClintock? He’d probably be more likely to win a governor’s race. Sorry, I don’t know California well enough to make suggestions.
McClintock has splendid conservative credentials, but he also has a dismal record in state-wide elections.
To be fair, Schwarzenegger and the CA GOP have continually undermined McClintock’s election efforts, but the bottom line is that he doesn’t win state-wide elections.
Doesn’t Tom Selleck live in California? I think Magnum P.I. could beat her.
If there are any doubts whatsoever that Californians have dropped to sewer level and stayed there is to keep this pathetic, biased, intellectually incompetent person as their Senator.
Thanks God I got out of the state a few years ago.
It is actually getting worse that I thought it could go.
That someone of such limited brain wattage could be elected to the Senate repeatedly is astounding.
It is virtually impossible to get rid of an incumbent senator in a state which is highly one party, and replace that senator from the minority party. Even if the seat was open, it is an extremely tough challenge, and would require a scandal involving the Democrat candidate.
Boxer may be the dumbest senator in Washington, but her
seat is safe.
California is becoming more Democrat, not less.
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