A new Rasmussen poll of the California gubernatorial race finds Democratic state Attorney General Jerry Brown leading Republican former eBay CEO Meg Whitman 47%-46%.
When Rasmussen looked at the race on September 6, Whitman was ahead by three points, 48%-45%. A PPP survey released yesterday produced a five-point lead for the Democratic nominee, up 47%-42% on Whitman. Fox News’ September 18 poll had found the two candidates deadlocked at 45%-45%. Prior to these three new surveys, Whitman was leading in the polls, having been found on top of the contest in all six mainstream polls conducted from August 11-September 11.
Rasmussen latest poll’s margin of error is ±4.0 percentage points. The TPM Poll Average still has Whitman ahead in the contest, leading 46.7%-44.7%.
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