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TexasTowelie

(111,285 posts)
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 10:44 PM Dec 2017

California's governor race tightens as Antonio Villaraigosa inches closer to Gavin Newsom

SAN JOSE — A new statewide survey shows Democrats Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa in a closer than expected race for California governor, with Republicans so far behind that for the first time they may not make the statewide ballot next November.

The survey released Thursday by the Public Policy Institute of California also shows U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein leads a fellow Democrat, state Senate leader Kevin de León, by a 2-1 ratio — a testament to the veteran lawmaker’s name recognition across the state.

“Senator Feinstein is leading in the top-two U.S. Senate primary next June — reflecting the incumbent’s favorability rating — while the challenger is not well known,” said Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of the PPIC, who has directed the statewide survey since 1998.

Newsom, the state’s lieutenant governor, leads the governor’s race with 23 percent of likely voters voicing support for him, according to the poll. But it found former Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa is quickly catching up — 18 percent of likely voters are backing him. About a third of likely voters were undecided.

Read more: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/11/30/survey-californias-governor-race-tightens-as-antonio-villaraigosa-inches-closer-to-gavin-newsom/

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California's governor race tightens as Antonio Villaraigosa inches closer to Gavin Newsom (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2017 OP
Aren't they both good? Motley13 Dec 2017 #1
No, we could do better flamingdem Dec 2017 #5
I hope that whomever loses runs for President in 2020! TheDebbieDee Dec 2017 #2
Im undecided RandySF Dec 2017 #3
Los Angeles vs San Francisco wasupaloopa Dec 2017 #4
 

TheDebbieDee

(11,119 posts)
2. I hope that whomever loses runs for President in 2020!
Fri Dec 1, 2017, 10:52 PM
Dec 2017

I like both Gavin Newsome and although I don't know much about Antonio Villaraigosa, he's a Dem and the former Mayor of Los Angeles and that's all that matters to me.

I hope the Dem primary field in 2020 includes Villaraigosa, Former Cong Luis Gutierrez, Sen Harris, Former Mass Gov Duval Patrick with spine, one of the Texas Castro brothers...

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