LA TIMES POLL: Brown leads Whitman 49%-44%. Boxer leads Fiorina 51%-43%

[jefferson_dem]

Brown leads Whitman 49%-44% in poll

Boxer leads Fiorina 51%-43% in Senate race, survey finds. Both Republicans are hampered by voters' negative impressions of them, poll says.

Democrat Jerry Brown has moved into a narrow lead over Republican Meg Whitman in their fractious contest for governor, while his party colleague Barbara Boxer has opened a wider margin over GOP nominee Carly Fiorina in the race for U.S. Senate, a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll has found.

The Democratic candidates were benefiting from their party's dominance in California and the continued popularity here of President Obama, who has retained most of his strength in the state even as he has weakened in other parts of the country. Support for Obama may play a key role in the Senate contest, one of a handful nationally that could determine which party wins control of the chamber.

At the same time, the survey showed, Republicans Whitman and Fiorina have yet to convince crucial groups of voters that their businesswoman backgrounds will translate into government success.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-poll-20100926,0,2807399.story

[stevedeshazer]

1. +2

:)

[geckosfeet]

2. +100 - So much for the repubicon revoltinglution

[SpiralHawk]

20. A fresh inflow of Corporatista moneybucks will reinvigorate the proles

When the 'people's movement' is backed by corporate sockpuppet moneybucks, you can be sure the revoltinglution will have a second act...

[musiclawyer]

3. F_ck yeah

I still think they need to work like they are 10 behind. I still think prop 19 is the secret weapon

[tabatha]

6. that's what i said

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

21. What's Prop 19? n/t

[demosincebirth]

4. Whitman: Whew, 120 million and counting. How many homeless shelters can she built with that.?

[catgirl]

19. She is a disgrace

Along with all the shadowy billionaires funding the Rove campaign. And
they have no problems sleeping at night.

[mix]

5. that's not good news

that's great news!

[Drunken Irishman]

7. Your post sucks...

For Republicans.

[xchrom]

8. Such grim satisfaction that gives me. Nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. All Right!

:woohoo:

[Milo_Bloom]

10. This doesn't even count the prop 19 effect...

Which should be good for a few points as well!

[Booster]

11. Whew!!!!! Had me frightened for a little while there. Come on,

Jerry, pull it up to the 50% mark.

[Parker CA]

12. Hell yeeeeaaaaahhh!!!

[JI7]

13. I sooooo hope we win these races, i'm so nervous about them

[book_worm]

14. This is like the third or fourth major poll to show both Brown and Boxer surging.

Great news!

[impik]

15. Go, California Dems! Enthusiasm gap my butt!@

[book_worm]

16. Let the good news for Dems lately in the west move east!

[Marsala]

17. It's nice to know that we aren't at the stage where elections can be completely bought

Yet.

[KingFlorez]

18. Democrats are settling in

Fortunately, the enthusiasm gap isn't as big a problem here as it is in other states.

[Merlot]

22. Flipping through the radio today and heard Brown ad on Spanish speaking

station. Of course, I don't know exactly what they were saying, but I did hear "pete wilson" and I know he's poison with the Latino voters. So nice linking meg-a-bucks with petey.

"No Mas pete wilson, no meg whitman" Brown is speaking to Latinos, I wonder if whitman is, or what she's saying. Should be interesting. Her ads are all over the radio, you can't escape her.

[Bluenorthwest]

23. Here is an English version of the Brujeria song 'bout Pete

It is called Hated Race- Pito Wilson by the band Brujeria

wet brothers - of the United States
who's gonna fuck you hardest - isn't Satan

we are the hated race in the white world
Chosen by American hands
Pete Wilson is full of hate
He's looking to fuck up our race

Pete Wilson - The king of racists - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - Will be president - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - he wants to see you dead - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - christ of hate - Pete Wilson

Mexican brothers - don't be idiots
Holocaust of the race - Had already begun
Peter of the North - is getting powerful
The american christ will be president
First wets - after mayates
Purely white or purely dead

Pete Wilson - Hates the race - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - Will be president - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - wants to see you dead - Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson - christ of hate - Pete Wilson

[Jennicut]

24. I am not totally surprised. Whitman and Fiorina are both very arrogant candidates

throwing around money like it is nothing. And it is CA. I love Boxer and am just happy the polls look good in her favor. She may be on the opposite coast from me (I live in CT) but she is a darn good Senator and one that we can't lose.