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Survey shows Schwarzenegger leads Democratic opponents
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Mar 31, 2006 12:52pm |
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| Category | Poll |
| Media | Newspaper - The State |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 29, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Poll by Public Policy Institute of California.
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"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds a solid lead over either Democratic challenger in a head-to-head battle in the November election, at least among those who have a preference, but 30 percent of likely voters remain undecided, according to a nonpartisan poll released today.
The survey, by the Public Policy Institute of California, is wide ranging but a theme emerges: The news is good, or at least better, for the governor on virtually all fronts - and it's clear his two Democratic challengers have a lot of work to do.
One-on-one, Schwarzenegger holds an 8 percentage point advantage over former eBay executive and current state Controller Steve Westly and a 12-point lead over Treasurer Phil Angelides.
Just earlier this month, a Field Poll showed that Angelides was even with the governor and Westly actually had a 4-point edge.
Larry Gerston, political science professor at San Jose State University, said the PPIC poll's most telling result is how far Angelides and Westly lag behind.
"After two months of a rather massive television campaign they find themselves this far behind the governor," Gerston said. "Their messages really haven't penetrated."
Which one of these two the governor will face in November is still undecided - with emphasis on undecided. When pollsters asked likely Democratic primary voters to choose between Westly and Angelides, the result was a statistical dead heat with 23 percent for Westly and 22 percent for Angelides. But 55 percent remain undecided, less than 10 weeks from the party primary."
"The PPIC contacted 2,002 California adult residents for the survey, including 1,490 registered voters and 1,008 likely voters. The interviews were conducted in English and in Spanish from March 15-22. The margin of error is 2 points for the entire sample, 2.5 points for registered voters, 3 points for likely voters and 5 points for likely Democratic primary voters." |
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