The chron reference to the first poll (49 - 41) may not be accurate as reflected in the following thread posted by FO.
California Gov.: Schwarzenegger 45%, Angelides 45% ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660364/posts
Posted by FairOpinion
On 07/04/2006 2:46:47 PM PDT · 44 replies · 632+ views
Angus Reid ^ | July 2, 2006 | Angus Reid
Incumbent Arnold Schwarzenegger is tied in California’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest poll by Zogby Interactive. 45 per cent of respondents in the Golden State would vote for Schwarzenegger, while 45 per cent would support Democrat Phil Angelides. Poll: June 13-17, interactive, 1370 Likely Voters, 2.7% margin of error
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Expect to see polls all over the place.. Lots will likely occur between now and the only real poll that matters.
I don't think the chron is referring to the Zogby poll. The SJSU poll had three questions:
1) California Right Track/Wrong Track
2) Approve/Disapprove of Govenor's Performance
3) Schwarzenegger or Angelides.
The results for question #2 were 48-41.
http://www2.sjsu.edu/spri/06survey/calpressr.pdf