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In reply to the discussion: California Democrats decline to endorse Feinstein [View all]still_one
(98,883 posts)those of us in California what something means. No thank-you Politico.
"NO CANDIDATE REACHED THE 60% THRESHOLD REQUIREMENT FOR PARTY ENDORSEMENT"
This is the same mischaracterization that was pulled in 2016
In non-Presidential primaries, the top two vote getters go against each other in the general election regardless of party affiliation.
Currently, Senator Feinstin leads the pack with two-thirds of Democratic likely voters, 67% supporting Feinstein, and 19% Deleon, and 13% undecided.
Feinstein "leads de León (46% to 17%), with a third of likely voters (33%) undecided. (The PPIC survey includes only candidates with significant news coverage and resources.) Two-thirds of Democratic likely voters (67%) support Feinstein, 19 percent support de León, and 13 percent are undecided. With no prominent Republicans in the race, about two-thirds of Republican likely voters (65%) are undecided. Among independent likely voters, 41 percent favor Feinstein, 16 percent favor de León, and 39 percent are undecided. Feinstein leads de León by double digits across regions and racial/ethnic groups, and among men (39% to 16%) and women (51% to 18%)."
http://www.ppic.org/press-release/newsom-villaraigosa-virtual-tie-feinstein-leads-de-leon-double-digits/
but of course Politico will slant their headlines, to convey a misleading scope of the landscape