California Governor: Call Jerry Brown Mr. Popular

September 29, 2009 9:41 AM | | Comments (1)

California Attorney General Jerry Brown is outpolling his likely opponents for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and for the 2010 general election, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey taken Sept. 24.

Brown, who served two terms as governor in the 1970s, has a higher favorability rating than San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who also is seeking the Democratic nomination, 53 percent to 45 percent.

And in a hypothetical general election race, Brown leads former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, a Republican candidate, 44 percent to 35 percent, and two other candidates now seeking the Republican nomination, state Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner 45 percent to 32 percent, and former U.S. Rep. Tom Campbell 44 percent to 34 percent, according to Rasmussen.

In the same general election head-to-head matchups, Newsom trails all three Republican candidates.

The Rasmussen survey was based on telephone interviews with 500 likely voters and carries a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

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Categories: Governor, Rasmussen Reports

Tags: Brown, California, Newsom, Poizner

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  1. Here's a thought---When LG Garamendi vacates his office to assume the 10th congressional district after the Nov 3 special, I put forth that Arnold will try to appoint Tom Campbell to the LG post, and he will accept it. He has no chance against the two ATM's running for the GOP gubernatorial nomination.

    Posted by: NObama Author Profile Page | September 29, 2009 10:32 PM

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