Posted on 09/26/2010 1:56:09 PM PDT by americanophile
(Reuters) - Democrat Jerry Brown, criticized for a slow start in his campaign for California governor, has opened a narrow lead over Republican nominee and former eBay chief Meg Whitman, according to a poll released on Sunday.
The new survey by the Los Angeles Times and the University of Southern California also shows incumbent Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer -- facing the toughest re-election fight of her career -- widening her margin over Republican challenger Carly Fiorina, the former head of Hewlett-Packard.
Brown, a former governor who is currently the state's attorney general, holds a 49 percent to 44 percent lead over Whitman among likely voters, the poll found. And Boxer now tops Fiorina among likely voters by a 51 percent to 43 percent margin.
Whitman, the billionaire former CEO of eBay, has contributed a record-shattering $119 million of her own money to her campaign for governor. While that has allowed her to outspend Brown, it has not translated into polling success ahead of the November 2 elections in a state where Democrats account for a majority of registered voters.
Some Democrats have expressed private worries that Brown has not been campaigning hard enough, though he assured doubters that the real race would begin after Labor Day.
Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, has taken a hard conservative tack against Boxer, who is seeking her fourth term and is a strong supporter of President Obama's agenda. High unemployment and fears about the economy have left Democrats and incumbents across the country vulnerable.
But Whitman and Fiorina both appear hampered by negative impressions among California's electorate. Fiorina's unfavorable ratings among likely voters trump her favorable numbers by 5 percentage points, while Whitman's negatives outstrip her positives by 10 points, the most recent poll found.
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Yep! Thats exactly what these pols are...
Try to depress Repub voters. An attempt to suppress Republican turnout.
Try to nergize Dem voters. An attempt to boost Dem turnout.
Don’t believe em folks “Jake, it’s Chinatown!”
No Jake. Now it’s the LA Times Newspaper.
Remember the only poll that counts is the one in November!
I think Illinois will go Republican along with all the great lake area states.
Believe it or not, even liberals like to have jobs and homes.
lol, good reminder.
...right there with you!
My personal intuition is that all three of the CA races are going to go down to the wire. But so many of the producers, AKA conservatives, have left CA for greener grass in neighboring states that most of what is left constitute state workers, environmental whackos, the “beautiful” people, and illegals. Are there enough conservatives left in CA to overcome the looniness?
My maiden (first!) blog (Fiorina: Take a Stand, or Lose!!) I believe explains her troubles, and gives a solution...
http://contrapundit1.blogspot.com/
I’ve tried to post it to “Latest Articles,” but I’m new here also, and sure what I’m doing. If someone reads and wants to post it, that would be awesome.
It’s first blog, so I’d like to know if I’m any good, and if you agree with me on Fiorina.
Personally, as an eastern Iowan, I want the wave to go further than the great lake states. My own congressman always gets mentioned last amongst Iowa's Rats at risk. The pundit consensus is that a major tsunami will be needed to unseat him, even more than the obnoxious little Chicago seat holder across the river. Bring it!
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