California Republicans Lead Polls for Two State Offices

[xchrom]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-04-12/california-republicans-lead-polls-for-two-state-offices.html

California Republicans, now shut out of every statewide office, are leading in the races for controller and secretary of state in June’s open primary election, polls show.

Republican Ashley Swearengin, the mayor of Fresno, tops the controller’s race with 28 percent of likely voters, according to a Field Poll released today. She is trailed by Betty Yee, a Democrat on the state Board of Equalization, at 19 percent, and Assembly Speaker John Perez, one of the state’s Democratic leaders, at 14 percent.

In the campaign for secretary of state, Republican Pete Peterson, executive director of a public policy institute at Pepperdine University, is backed by 30 percent of likely voters, while state Senator Alex Padilla, a Democrat representing the San Fernando Valley, follows at 17 percent, according to a separate Field poll, released yesterday.

The most populous U.S. state holds a so-called open primary, in which the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, advance to the November general election.

[edhopper]

1. The Dems

are splitting the votes.
In Nov when it comes down to just a Rep and a Dem, the Rep's percentage won't increase that much and numbers will support the Dem.

[ananda]

2. That's good.

I mean.. Fresno. Ugghh