Jerry Brown Gains in Poll on Heels of Meg Whitman's Maid Controversy

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Jerry Brown Gains in Poll on Heels of Meg Whitman's Maid Controversy

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/10/04/jerry-brown-gains-in-poll-on-heels-of-meg-whitmans-maid-controv/

Democrat Jerry Brown's margin over Republican Meg Whitman in the California governor's race moved up a notch in a poll conducted following disclosures that Whitman had employed an illegal immigrant as a maid for nearly a decade.

Brown is leading Whitman by 49 percent to 44 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 4 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Oct. 3. The margin of error is 4 points.

Rasmussen's last poll of the race, conducted Sept. 20, had Brown ahead 47 percent to 46 percent.

Whitman is seen unfavorably by 50 percent and favorably by 44 percent, with 5 percent not sure of their opinion. Brown is seen unfavorably by 38 percent and favorably by 45 percent, with 6 percent not sure. The biggest category of voters for each is those who see Brown and Whitman "very" unfavorably - 31 percent.

[FirstLight]

1. ...not *just* maidgate...

he won the debates and people are seeing her for what she is...

[Deep13]

2. If only there were some visual metaphor to describe Whitman's chances.

[TexasObserver]

3. rec