Yeah, Campbell is a slimeball and a RINO, but at this point, I'd vote anybody in just to knock out Feinstein. Unfortunately, I don't live in Kalif.
Hopefully, this bozo will knock her out. Gotta get that "Latino"/Independent vote up.
If he does win, he can always be flushed in the next election, but if Feinstein wins, she will be in there forever.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/08/28/MNFIELD.TMP&type=election&nl=top
Feinstein's Lead Over Campbell In Senate Race Drops to 17 Points
John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writer
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein holds a strong 17-point lead in her race for re-election, but Republican Tom Campbell has taken a bite out of the 26-point lead she had in June, according to a Field Poll to be released today.
Campbell, a Silicon Valley congressman, has pared nine points from Feinstein's lead since June, but the Feinstein's 51 percent lead among likely voters - to Campbell's 34 percent - still leaves him with a tall mountain to climb.
Almost all of Campbell's surge is the result of Republicans coming home to their party. A June poll showed Feinstein pulling 27 percent of the Republican vote, but that dropped to 15 percent in the new survey. Campbell's GOP support has climbed from 62 percent in June to 73 percent.
"These are the easiest votes for Campbell to get," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field Poll. "The 17-point lead Feinstein has is a hard one. It's a solid lead."
DiCamillo said much of the shift in the numbers can be attributed to Feinstein's high profile in the recent Democratic convention. She was one of its co-chairs and gave a prime-time speech on gun control.
"This is partisan politics rearing its head," he said. "The convention reminded everyone that she's a partisan Democrat."
Of course, that isn't all bad. Among Democrats in the new poll, Feinstein's support remained at 84 percent, while Campbell's was 6 percent.
But Feinstein's support from independent voters has taken a hit, falling from 55 percent in June to 43 percent. Meanwhile, Campbell's support from independents rose only a single percentage point, to 26 percent.
TIME TO MAKE A MOVE
"The ball's in Campbell's court now," DiCamillo said. "If he's going to make a move, he needs to start attracting some Democrats and independents to his campaign."
Feinstein still has a solid lead among both male and female voters, although her lead dropped with both groups.
Her support among white voters has fallen from 54 to 45 percent, while Campbell's rose from 36 percent in June to 40 percent.
However, Feinstein still has an overwhelming 61 percent of the Latino vote - to Campbell's 19 percent - and almost as big a lead among other ethnic groups.
But the senator's favorable rating among voters fell from 61 percent in June to 57 percent, and the percentage of voters who view her unfavorably jumped from 27 percent to 35 percent.
FAVORABLE OPINION BOOST
Campbell got a big boost, with 31 percent of the voters now seeing him in a favorable light, up from 20 percent two months ago. But a whopping 53 percent of the voters have no opinion of him at all.
"Campbell needs to build up his image, and he's got a long way to go," DiCamillo said. "If I was looking at this poll from Campbell's perspective, though, I'd be seeing progress and a lot of room to move."
The results of this poll were based on a random telephone survey from Aug. 18 to 22 of 416 likely California voters. It has a margin of error of 5 percentage points. The poll is a snapshot of voter preferences and not meant to predict election results.
E-mail John Wildermuth at wildermuthj@sfgate.com
©2000 San Francisco Chronicle
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"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside
the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)
Hopefully, this bozo will knock her out. Gotta get that "Latino"/Independent vote up.
If he does win, he can always be flushed in the next election, but if Feinstein wins, she will be in there forever.
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2000/08/28/MNFIELD.TMP&type=election&nl=top
Feinstein's Lead Over Campbell In Senate Race Drops to 17 Points
John Wildermuth, Chronicle Political Writer
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein holds a strong 17-point lead in her race for re-election, but Republican Tom Campbell has taken a bite out of the 26-point lead she had in June, according to a Field Poll to be released today.
Campbell, a Silicon Valley congressman, has pared nine points from Feinstein's lead since June, but the Feinstein's 51 percent lead among likely voters - to Campbell's 34 percent - still leaves him with a tall mountain to climb.
Almost all of Campbell's surge is the result of Republicans coming home to their party. A June poll showed Feinstein pulling 27 percent of the Republican vote, but that dropped to 15 percent in the new survey. Campbell's GOP support has climbed from 62 percent in June to 73 percent.
"These are the easiest votes for Campbell to get," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Field Poll. "The 17-point lead Feinstein has is a hard one. It's a solid lead."
DiCamillo said much of the shift in the numbers can be attributed to Feinstein's high profile in the recent Democratic convention. She was one of its co-chairs and gave a prime-time speech on gun control.
"This is partisan politics rearing its head," he said. "The convention reminded everyone that she's a partisan Democrat."
Of course, that isn't all bad. Among Democrats in the new poll, Feinstein's support remained at 84 percent, while Campbell's was 6 percent.
But Feinstein's support from independent voters has taken a hit, falling from 55 percent in June to 43 percent. Meanwhile, Campbell's support from independents rose only a single percentage point, to 26 percent.
TIME TO MAKE A MOVE
"The ball's in Campbell's court now," DiCamillo said. "If he's going to make a move, he needs to start attracting some Democrats and independents to his campaign."
Feinstein still has a solid lead among both male and female voters, although her lead dropped with both groups.
Her support among white voters has fallen from 54 to 45 percent, while Campbell's rose from 36 percent in June to 40 percent.
However, Feinstein still has an overwhelming 61 percent of the Latino vote - to Campbell's 19 percent - and almost as big a lead among other ethnic groups.
But the senator's favorable rating among voters fell from 61 percent in June to 57 percent, and the percentage of voters who view her unfavorably jumped from 27 percent to 35 percent.
FAVORABLE OPINION BOOST
Campbell got a big boost, with 31 percent of the voters now seeing him in a favorable light, up from 20 percent two months ago. But a whopping 53 percent of the voters have no opinion of him at all.
"Campbell needs to build up his image, and he's got a long way to go," DiCamillo said. "If I was looking at this poll from Campbell's perspective, though, I'd be seeing progress and a lot of room to move."
The results of this poll were based on a random telephone survey from Aug. 18 to 22 of 416 likely California voters. It has a margin of error of 5 percentage points. The poll is a snapshot of voter preferences and not meant to predict election results.
E-mail John Wildermuth at wildermuthj@sfgate.com
©2000 San Francisco Chronicle
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"The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside
the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light." (Romans 13:12)