PPP Poll: Jerry Brown Ahead By 5 Points In CA-GOV Race

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Talking Points Memo

PPP Poll: Jerry Brown Ahead By 5 Points In CA-GOV Race
Eric Kleefeld | September 21, 2010, 1:28PM

The new survey of the California gubernatorial race from Public Policy Polling (D) gives Democrat Jerry Brown a five-point lead over Republican Meg Whitman.

The numbers: Brown 47%, Whitman 42%. In the previous PPP survey from all the way back in late July, Brown led by 46%-40%. The survey of likely voters has a ±3.8% margin of error.

Other polls recently have given Whitman the lead -- thus the TPM Poll Average puts her ahead 46.2%-44.5%. However, there might be some actual movement in Brown's favor, such as a Fox News poll today that showed the race as a tie after Whitman had previously been ahead just last week.

In this PPP poll, Brown's personal favorable rating is at only 42%, with 45% unfavorable. However, Whitman is even worse at 35%-49% -- a sign of possible over-saturation with the voters after she beat the record for the biggest self-financing candidate ever.


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[musiclawyer]

1. This is good news

Besides what others have been writing on the types of attacks Brown needs to launch against MW , I would add another: a vote for MW is a vote for total, complete, and unending paralysis of CA governance--the type of paralysis that would make the Arnold's' reign look productive by comparison

[cyr330]

2. Yes, you are right. . .

And I DO HATE Arnold, but Whitman would be MUCH, MUCH worse, as she is more conservative.

[Kingofalldems]

3. K and R for Cali

[Cognitive_Resonance]

4. CA is looking better every day. The Democratic offense is rolling. nt

[HughMoran]

5. Dems are waking up

:thumbsup:

[Raster]

6. Go, Jerry Go!

:kick:

[LibDemAlways]

7. Meg is wasting her fortune. Good. n/t

[K8-EEE]

8. "POSSIBLE over-saturation???"

OMG I've never in my life been so SICK TO DEATH of any radio ads as the "Meg 2010" ones with her affecting this whiney "just like you" voice. SEVERAL TIMES I have been around people when one of them comes on and EVERYONE IS LIKE TURN IT OFF TURN IT OFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!

[davidwparker]

9. That's right, CA. Turn it out ....

[Cognitive_Resonance]

10. Californians are weary of Whitman. Smart of Brown to hold back till now. nt

[Brother Buzz]

13. Rope-a-Dope® worked for Ali

George Foreman was all punched out and spent before Ali when to work.

Brown has won more elections than Whitman even voted in.

[No Elephants]

11. No Fiorina. No Whitman. Go, Brown and Boxer!

[saltpoint]

12. I'd be awful pleased if California voters returned

Barbara Boxer to the U.S. Senate and cast votes as well for their once-and-future Governor, Jerry Brown.

If it could be thrown into the mix that Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina can each spend a zillion of their own fortunes in a resoundingly humiliating defeat, that would be even better.