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Related: About this forumCalifornia'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 lawmakers name recognition across the state.
Senator Feinstein is leading in the top-two U.S. Senate primary next June reflecting the incumbents 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 states lieutenant governor, leads the governors 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/
Motley13
(3,867 posts)Some states have a crappy choice.
flamingdem
(39,303 posts)I'd pick Gavin
TheDebbieDee
(11,119 posts)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...
RandySF
(57,592 posts)Gavin is smart, but I wasnt impressed with his executive skills.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)I hope this does not turn into a negative campaign