Posted Feb 10, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
According to PollTrack's first read of the 2010 US Senate Race
in California, incumbent Democrat Barbara Boxer appears to have the edge in this Democrat-leaning state. PollTrack First Call: Leans
Democrat.
Tagged: 2010, US Senate RACE CHART, California
Posted Jan 27, 2010 at 9:15 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
According to the latest Field Poll in California, Meg Whitman leads challenger Steve Poizner in the Republican gubernatorial primary, 45% to 17%. But Democrat Jerry Brown handily beats Whitman in a general election match up, 46% to 36%. Brown leads Poizner by an even greater margin, 48% to 31%.
Tagged: 2010, US Governor RACE CHART, California
Posted Dec 18, 2009 at 9:12 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
According to a new Public Policy Institute of California survey, Democrat Jerry Brown leads all three potential Republican rivals in California's race for governor. Brown bests Republican Meg Whitman, 43% to 37%, Republican Tom Campbell, 46% to 34%, and Republican Steve Poizner, 47% to 31%. Whitman leads the Republican primary pack with 32%, followed by Campbell at 12% and Poizner at 8%.
Tagged: 2010, US Governor RACE CHART, California
Posted Feb 10, 2009 at 11:23 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
The Sacramento Bee reports that former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman officially submitted her bid to explore a run for governor on Monday: "The move by the billionaire businesswoman sets up what's expected to
be an expensive, 17-month auction between herself and Insurance
Commissioner Steve Poizner in the 2010 Republican primary."
Tagged: 2010, Arnold Schwarzenegger, US Governor RACE CHART, California
Posted Jan 12, 2009 at 3:36 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
According to the Associated Press, former eBay Inc. chief executive Meg Whitman has edged closer to a run for California
governor. The Republican is strongly considering a run for the seat when Arnold Schwarzenegger's term is up in 2010. Whitman confirmed on Monday that
she has resigned from three corporate boards. A person who is knowledgeable
about Whitman's political aspirations told the AP "that the 52-year-old Silicon
Valley leader is planning to run for governor in 2010, not the seat of
Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, who will be up for re-election in two years."
Tagged: 2010, California, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Posted Nov 11, 2008 at 9:53 AM
Maurice Berger, Political Director, PollTrack
California's Proposition 8: Why Pollsters Got It So Wrong. Virtually all statewide polls in California predicted that Proposition 8--approving a constitutional amendment that effectively bans "gay marriage"--would go down to a decisive defeat. The initiative won. Why did pollsters get it wrong. the answer is complicated, especially given the subject of the proposition: gay and lesbian rights. An analysis by the esteemed Field Poll suggests that many voters were ambivalent about the proposition, agreeing in part, disagreeing in part with its basic premises. Citing a Field Poll of California voters conducted in the days before the election, the organization notes: "A key finding in [our] final survey was that significant
proportions of voters were conflicted about many of the competing arguments for
and against the initiative, with many "yes" voters agreeing with a number of
anti-Prop. 8 arguments and sizable proportions of "no" voters admitting to the
merits of some pro-Prop. 8 claims." The analysis concludes that powerful, last minute appeals by supporters of Proposition 8 pushed some voters over the edge: "regular church-goers, and especially Catholics, were more prone than other
voters to be influenced by last-minute appeals to conform to orthodox church
positions when voting on a progressive social issue like same-sex marriage." For more of the analysis click here.
Tagged: California, Proposition 8