Democrat candidate Jerry Brown has come out in the lead over Republican Meg Whitman in a new poll from the Las Angeles Times and University of California. Brown was criticized for the slow start his campaign for Governor, but the marginal lead he holds now may just nab him the deal over former eBay chief and opponent Whitman.
Brown is currently the state’s attorney general and is a former governor holds a narrow lead over Whitman, at 49 percent to 44 percent of likely voters. Whitman, who has dedicated a stunning $119 million of her own money to her campaign, has certainly outspend Brown, but this has not translated into polling success prior to the November 2. elections.
Tough competition for the Senate seat is also underway as incumbent Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer faces off against conservative Republican Carly Fiorina, who is the former head of Hewlett-Packard. The poll shows that Boxer is up on Fiorina with 51 percent to 43 percent of the likely vote.
California voters appear to have negative impressions of both Republican candidates running, which has hampered their success in the state, while impression of both Democrat candidates are split evenly between Brown and Boxer.
The poll was conducted between 15-22 September and included 1,511 respondents with an error margin of 2.5 percent either way.
Meanwhile a separate poll released Sunday indicates Californians may rally behind a “Yes” vote for the legalization of personal possession of marijuana at the upcoming vote, Proposition 19 for the legalization of small amount of marijuana was found lacking support in previous polls conducted earlier in the year.
