Posted on 10/20/2010 10:20:11 PM PDT by americanophile
SAN FRANCISCO -- Democrat Jerry Brown has broken open the dead-heat contest for California governor, leading Republican Meg Whitman by 8 points going into the final two weeks of the campaign after massing robust backing from Latinos and eclipsing her support in the crucial Central Valley, a new Public Policy Institute of California poll shows.
In the first major nonpartisan survey since a series of statewide televised debates and revelations of Whitman's hiring and firing of an undocumented Mexican immigrant maid, Brown has 44 percent of likely voters to 36 percent for Whitman, with 16 percent undecided and other candidates drawing 4 percent, the poll showed.
That marks a significant shift in the race after months of being virtually tied. The last poll by the organization, in September, showed Whitman leading Brown 38-37 percent. The new poll of 2,002 adults, was taken Oct. 10-17, a period that included the candidates' third debate. The overall margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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Best of luck, Cal-eee-fornia.
Same as it ever was...
It’s simple: There are more idiots than normal people in California.
The human debris population of California will come out in full force for Brown.
It’s not even a likely voter poll. What a waste of space.
California, you deserve the candidate you elect
Meg will pull it out...a lot of exposing to do in two weeks!
Jerry is THE reason we are broke.
Being a democrat is a mental disorder.
Whats sad is that in 4 years the rest of the nation will be forced to cover our indebtedness to the unionized state employees.
Not that I care, but what kind of polling outfit is still polling "adults" two weeks out of an election?
Regardless, Brown will win and they deserve him. Good luck with that, Cali.
I completely and totally do not understand the California mindset.
This could be good - rally our side to get out and vote. Polls aren’t an election.
"Feeling better now that we're through
Feeling better 'cause I'm over you
I learned my lesson, it left a scar
Now I see how you really are
You're no good
You're no good
You're no good
Baby you're no good"
That means you still have mind and can think for yourself. A rare thing these days.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2611568/posts
Jerry Brown pulls ahead of Meg Whitman
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 10/20/10 | Carla Marinucci, Chronicle Political Writer
Posted on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 9:31:05 PM by SmithL
“It’s not even a likely voter poll. What a waste of space.”
It’s not even a poll of registered voters:
“The new poll of 2,002 adults, was taken Oct. 10-17”
Complete worthless and only meant as propaganda.
She was quite the party girl in her thinner days.
Of course, it could all be vicious rumor, just like the O'Donnell crap we've been reading the past few days.
Yeah Socialist Brown!
Good luck running on the coat-tails (brastraps) of Princess Pelosi
Brown, it’s over, forget about it!
Yeah, it is.
"...1,582 registered voters... 1,067 likely voters"
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