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One-quarter of voters undecided, poll shows.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ With just four days left before the election, one of every four California voters remains uncommitted to either Democratic Gov. Gary Davis or Republican Bill Simon in the governor's race, according to a new Field Poll.
And 61 percent of those undecided voters said they will choose a third party candidate or decline to cast any vote for governor.
To have 25 percent of California voters undecided or choosing a third party candidate this close to an election is extraordinary, said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo.
"That's astounding," DiCamillo said. "It's a total rejection of both the major party candidates."
Voters say they are disenchanted with their choices and the negative tone of campaign ads. A small percentage of voters told pollsters they will leave the space on the ballot for governor blank in ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 31, 2008 700+ words
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- News wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service March 4, 2003 700+ words
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- A measure on the June 2 ballot to make it tougher for unions to use members'...
- Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) March 29, 1998 700+ words
...ballot to make it tougher for unions to use members' dues for political purposes is still popular with voters, but a new Field Poll found its favorable rating is slipping. Another proposition to put a 5 percent limit on spending for administrative expenses...
- Field poll: Californians lead way on same-sex marriage.
- Newspaper article from: Record (Stockton, CA) March 8, 2007 700+ words
Byline: Hank Shaw Mar. 8--SACRAMENTO -- More Californians have a "live-and-let-live" attitude toward gay marriage than the rest of the country does, according to a recent analysis of public opinion surveys. Political scientists Charles Gossett of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and
