Posted on 09/05/2003 3:07:48 PM PDT by SierraWasp
Poll Names McClintock as Winner of the Debate
State Senator Tom McClintock came out on top in a poll that gauged public reaction to Wednesday's candidate debate.
A News10/SurveyUSA poll found that 30 percent of California voters felt McClintock won the debate. Twenty-two percent of those questioned said Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante was number one, while 12 percent named Peter Ueberroth as the winner. Arianna Huffington was favored by nine percent of those surveyed, while three percent said Peter Camejo won.
As evidence that the election is still very much up for grabs, the survey found 24 percent of voters either undecided about the winner of the debate or with no favorite.
The poll showed that Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to skip the debate may have been costly. Fifty-five percent of voters felt it was the wrong thing to do, while 37 percent approved of the actor's absence. Eight percent had no opinion.
According to the survey, Gov. Gray Davis' half-hour appearance prior to the debate may not have improved his chances of avoiding recall. About a third of those surveyed, 36 percent, said the question-and-answer session caused their opinion of Davis to fall. Seventeen percent came away from the telecast with a better impression of the governor, while 46 percent said their opinion was unchanged.
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The poll questioned 1,444 registered California voters in the hours immediately following the debate. Margin of error for the survey is %.1 percent.
Story last updated Thursday, September 04, 2003 - 5:38 PM
The REAL contest is between the Rino & the Racist.
SO,--WHICH will I be??, the RINO or the RACIST??
Mclintock votes are like Perot votes--"Good for your Conscience, but BAD for your Life!!"
McClintock votes elect Bustamonte. BAD.
The MechA orginization is not only BAD--it is Frankly TRAITOROUS & RACIST!! Members--& unrepentant ex-members--should be considered RACIST TRAITORS by our Government & SHOULD BE TREATED AS SUCH!!
"Bustamonte" should be IN JAIL or DEPORTED!!
Either That, or Give Back the American Southwest to Mexico, Withdraw ALL American Commerce & Wealth from the area, & accept a Smaller "America," without the Land that the "Mexicans" have Schemed to re-capture.
IF we let the "Mexicans" have our Southwest, however, we should, categorically, CANCEL ALL illegal alien presence here (we should do that anyway--), & FORCIBLY DEPORT ALL NON-CITIZENS from our nation!!
ALL commerce with Mexico should be subject to a tax to cover the expenses of any Mexican Citizens here.
ALL applicants for residency or Citizenship here MUST PROVE proficiency in English!
ALL "Citizens" of this Nation MUST BE fluent in English as a REQUIREMENT of Their Citizenship!
"Multiculturalism" is a DISCREDITED Third-World Myth/Scam!!
Neither this poll, nor the two figures you cite, give any particular insight.
Why don't you check the link for yourself. By the way, you keep talking about RINO's, so what are you a NEIMO? (not even in name only.)
I don't agree with everything Arnold says, but he is a much better candidate than Bustamente. You know well that they are the only two candidates with a realistic chance to win. If Arnold doesn't win, Bustamante will, and you also know that in a head-to-head matchup, Arnold would beat Bustamante in a landslide.
However, McClintock and the other candidates don't have a chance, and you know that as well. I expect Bustamante will send you a big thank you card after the election.
I agree, please go and get lost ASAP.
I drive a V8. A 460 to be exact. I like it. No smog check either.
Arnie is on a steady downward trend with his high negatives, he is a divisive, polarizing figure. The base voters of the Republican party have rejected the empty suit and the liberals in both parties that are behind his campaign.
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Thanks for correcting and clarifying that. I figured that the 0.1% margin of error had to be a typo.
Thanks for giving the numbers that out of the 1444 registered voters interviewed 388 watched the debate, which translates to a little less than 27%, IOW 73% of the registered voters did NOT watch the debate.
Davis grasps for life preserver as longtime backer jumps ship
SFGate ^ | Aug. 27, 2003 | Phil Matier, Andrew Ross
Posted on 08/27/2003 7:18 AM PDT by .38sw
San Francisco investment banker Warren Hellman got quite an earful at his meeting with Gov. Gray Davis the other day, when he had to explain why -- after years of supporting Davis and coming out against the recall -- he showed up at Arnold Schwarzenegger's big economic summit.
"I've got some good news and bad news," Hellman reportedly told the governor when they met behind closed doors at an anti-recall fund-raiser at the Fairmont Hotel.
"I'm giving lots of money against the recall because I don't think it's right, but I'm supporting Schwarzenegger," Hellman said.
"What, after everything I've done for you?" the governor shot back.
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Davis grasps for life preserver as longtime backer jumps ship
SFGate ^ | Aug. 27, 2003 | Phil Matier, Andrew Ross
Posted on 08/27/2003 7:18 AM PDT by .38sw
San Francisco investment banker Warren Hellman got quite an earful at his meeting with Gov. Gray Davis the other day, when he had to explain why -- after years of supporting Davis and coming out against the recall -- he showed up at Arnold Schwarzenegger's big economic summit.
"I've got some good news and bad news," Hellman reportedly told the governor when they met behind closed doors at an anti-recall fund-raiser at the Fairmont Hotel.
"I'm giving lots of money against the recall because I don't think it's right, but I'm supporting Schwarzenegger," Hellman said.
"What, after everything I've done for you?" the governor shot back.
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