Two new polls from CNN/Time are giving Democrats in California reason to celebrate. The party’s nominees for governor and Senate — both facing wealthy self-funders — are ahead by nine points, the polls find.
Incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer leads Republican nominee Carly Fiorina by margin of 52-43, the poll finds. That’s the same margin that CNN/Time reports Jerry Brown (D) is ahead of Meg Whitman (R) in the gubernatorial race.
Compared with CNN/Time‘s last poll of the races, both sets of numbers show the Democrats gaining momentum. Boxer led by four in the last poll, and Brown trailed by two.
The TPM Poll Average for the Senate campaign shows Boxer ahead 48.0-44.3. The TPM Poll Average for the gubernatorial fight shows a much closer contest, with Whitman ahead 45.8-45.5.
Both CNN/Time polls were conducted among likely voters early this week. The margin of error for each is 3.5%.
