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Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina Regain Footing in California GOP Contests
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman appear to have rebounded in their respective races for the GOP senate and gubernatorial nominations in California, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted May 21-23. Fiorina, who a recent Public Policy Institute of California survey showed to be in a horserace with former Rep. Tom Campbell, leads in this poll by 46 percent to 23 percent with 14 percent for state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore. Two other candidates share 6 percent and 11 percent are undecided. In the GOP race for governor, Whitman leads state ...
Meg Whitman's Lead Plunges in California's GOP Governor Primary
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyBack in March, former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman was leading state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner by about 50 points in two different polls, but a new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California conducted May 9-16 now has her lead down to 38 percent to 29 percent with 2 percent preferring someone else and 31 percent undecided. The margin of error is 3 points. At this point, Whitman would be a stronger candidate in the general election against Democrat Jerry Brown, the former governor and now state attorney general. Brown leads Whitman, 42 percent to 37 percent, with 21 ...
Whitman Opponent Catches Her in California Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyIn a stunning change of fortunes, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, who earlier polls had shown running far behind former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, has moved into a statistical tie with her in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, according to a SurveyUSA poll conducted May 6-9. Whitman is leading Poizner by 39 percent to 37 percent, with 10 percent divided by six other candidates and 14 percent undecided. The margin of error is 4.3 points. In a Field Poll in March, Whitman had led by 63 percent to 14 percent. Whitman is spending a record amount of money on ...
Meg Whitman's Ad Campaign Helps Her Keep Lead in California Governor's Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Meg Whitman, the former eBay chief executive, is running ahead of state Attorney General Jerry Brown by 44 percent to 41 percent, with 2 percent preferring another candidate and 14 percent undecided, according to a Los Angeles Times/USC poll conducted March 23-30. The margin of error is 2.6 points. Two other polls conducted earlier in March -- by Field and the Public Policy Institute of California -- had Whitman ahead by 3 points and 5 points, respectively. The Times/USC poll said Whitman is riding a surge fueled by "a blistering pace of recent television advertising" made ...
California GOP Ad Battles: Pure Genius or Political Suicide?
By Frances Tobin - Politics DailyIn the midterm elections taking place this November, Californians will be deciding on not only a controversial ballot initiative essentially legalizing marijuana, but also who our new governor will be and whether to replace one of two Democratic women in the U.S. Senate with a Republican. It is perhaps fitting, given the unfavorable (and record-low) ratings of incumbents in Congress, as well as the unpredictability of California's politics, that the candidates who lead the pack in the races for governor and senator are unconventional politicians. Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of ...
GOP's Whitman Takes Lead Over Brown in California Governor Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Meg Whitman, the former chief executive of eBay, is leading state Attorney General Jerry Brown 44 percent to 39 percent with 17 percent undecided in the race to be California's governor, according to a Public Policy Institute of California poll conducted March 9-16. In January, PPIC had Brown leading 44 percent to 39 percent. Whitman is getting stronger support from Republicans than Brown is from fellow Democrats, (77 percent and 65 percent respectively). Independents favor Whitman by 43 percent to 37 percent with 20 percent undecided. ...
California Senate, Governor Contests Could Shape Up as Close Races
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe Democrats have the edge right now in the California senator's and governor's races but by margins that suggest both races are competitive, according to a Daily Kos/Research 2000 poll conducted March 8-10. Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, who the poll shows far ahead of Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner for the GOP gubernatorial nomination, is within 4 points of Democrat Jerry Brown, trailing him by a 45 percent to 41 percent margin. If Poizner pulled off an upset and was the candidate, Brown would be leading him by 48 percent to 33 percent. The margin of error is 4 points. ...
Feinstein for California Governor? Brown Has Slightly Better Numbers
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyEvery now and then, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein drops a hint she might run for governor, but if she did, she matches up against two Republican hopefuls a little less strongly than Attorney General Jerry Brown, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 19 Brown leads former eBay CEO Meg Whitman by 43 percent to 39 percent with 7 percent preferring someone else and 11 percent undecided. In November, they were tied at 41 percent each. The margin of error is 4.5 percent. He leads Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner by 45 percent to 35 percent with 9 percent preferring another ...
Whitman Leads GOP Governor Race in California, But Trails Brown in November Match-Up
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyThe main finding in a Public Policy Institute of California poll conducted Dec. 1-8 about the state's gubernatorial race is a lot of negatives: voters are not very focused on the contest right now, are not happy with their choice of candidates and, with the possible exception of former Gov. Jerry Brown, don't know a lot about them. ...
Meg Whitman Has Big Lead in California GOP Governor Contest
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFormer eBay CEO Meg Whitman is running way ahead in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in California, leading former Rep. Tom Campbell 34.3 percent to 12.5 percent, with Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner a distant third at 5.5 percent, according to a Capitol Weekly/Probolsky Research poll conducted Oct. 26-28. About 7 percent said they preferred someone else and 35 percent were undecided. ...
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