January 22, 2009
Poll suggests Dems should watch Meg Whitman

Memo to would-be Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom and Antonio Villaraigosa:

In case you're thinking the winner of the 2010 Democratic primary will coast to victory in the general election, you better check out some recent poll numbers on Meg Whitman.

According to a new poll out from Rasmussen Reports, the former eBay CEO wins in face-to-face match-ups with Villaraigosa and Newsom and puts some serious heat on Brown.

Whitman may be yet to announce her candidacy -- or tap into her billions of dollars -- for the governor's race. But she runs ahead of Villaraigosa by a 41 percent to 34 percent margin in a hypothetical November 2010 match-up, and she also bests Newsom by 37 percent to 34 percent.

In a match-up against Brown, Whitman trails by just two percentage points, 40 percent to 38 percent, according to the Rasmussen survey of 500 California voters.

Another Silicon Valley figure and would-be Republican candidate might take exception to the poll. Mobile satellite technology tycoon and state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner wasn't included in any of the hypothetical general election contests.

Categories: Governor 2010, Meg Whitman
Posted by Peter Hecht
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