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By Angela Hart
ahart@sacbee.com
April 25, 2018 – 08:00 PM
The two major Republican candidates in the race to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown are battling for second place to make the November runoff, while Democratic Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has strengthened his lead, according to a new poll from UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.
Mary Plummer and Sandra Oshiro | April 11, 2018
Republican John Cox once more came in second to California gubernatorial frontrunner Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, in the latest Public Policy Institute of California survey released late Wednesday.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
February 19, 2017 – 4:00 PM
It’s been said that ignorance is bliss.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
December 9, 2016 – 11:37 AM
The Field Poll, which for more than a half-century has been the gold standard for public opinion research, is ceasing operations Friday, leaving behind a fabled track record of accurately reflecting the highs and lows of California’s biggest players and issues.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
December 8, 2016 – 9:00 PM
With tuition hikes being discussed for California’s public universities, a new poll shows a strong majority of residents identifying college affordability as a big problem, including at least half of adults across wide partisan, income, and age groups.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
November 14, 2016
California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is the early favorite to succeed fellow Democrat Jerry Brown in the 2018 gubernatorial race, as the state’s second-in-command holds large advantages among Democrats and independents, according to a new Field Poll.
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
November 14, 2016 – 8:00 PM
A new poll indicates that Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is, by a wide margin, the leading candidate for governor two years hence – which shouldn’t surprise anyone.
Friday, November 11, 2016 – 11:30 a.m.
Now that all of the dust is settling in the aftermath of Republican Donald Trump’s surprise victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton it’s time to reflect a little.
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By Tyler Durden
Oct 29, 2016 – 10:10 PM
Just yesterday we wrote about the very curious ABC / Wapo poll which seemed to show Hillary’s blow-out 12-point lead from last Sunday get cut in half in a matter of just two days. But the ABC/Wapo enigma continues to grow today as their latest poll shows the presidential race has now tightened to just 2 points, which is within the margin of error. Ironically, these new results do not reflect the latest FBI bombshell as polling was concluded on October 27th and it still includes an 8-point sampling advantage for democrats.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 – 02:45 p.m.
Wednesday morning Democrat Hillary Clinton’s lead in the highly-touted Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of polls was falling like a rock based upon new tracking poll readings.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 – 9:00 a.m.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has shifted his entire campaign theme to the “rigged establishment”.
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
The first presidential debate is in the books and Republican Donald Trump let some great chances go by. But he didn’t screw-up.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
September 26, 2016 – 8:00 PM
California’s likely voters solidly support a fall initiative to extend higher income taxes on top earners, while a separate proposal to boost state taxes on tobacco is clinging to a majority vote, according to a new survey released Monday.
Monday, September 26, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
The first of three presidential debates between Democrat Nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton Republican Nominee Donald J. Trump will take place at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York on Monday night.
Thank God!
Monday, September 19, 2016 – 08:30 a.m.
Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump has taken his widest lead yet in the Los Angeles Times/USC Dornsife Daily Tracking Poll of a pool of approximately 3,000 likely voters nationwide.
By Willie Brown
September 17, 2016
Updated: September 17, 2016 – 11:00pm
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is gaining in the polls as the first presidential debate nears.
By Sarah D. Wire
September 5, 2016
With just over a month left before California starts sending out vote by mail ballots, congressional races are starting to heat up.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
09/04/16 – 07:11 AM EDT
The final stretch of the longest presidential campaign in history opens this week. Think it’s been ugly? You’ve seen nothing yet.
By Louis Nelson
08/31/16 – 06:47 PM EDT
After weeks of slipping in the polls, Donald Trump is narrowing the advantage Hillary Clinton built in the wake of last month’s nominating conventions, a new Fox News poll of registered voters shows.
By Reid Wilson – 09/01/16 06:00 AM EDT
Pollsters are debating whether Donald Trump’s “silent majority” of voters exists, and are scrambling to make sure that their surveys reflect the opinions of voters who might not ordinarily be included in opinion polls.
Brian Bennett and
David Lauter
August 21, 2016 – 3:17 P.M.
Reporting from Washington–
Donald Trump has gained ground against Hillary Clinton, according to the latest findings from the USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times national tracking poll of the presidential race.
By JEFF HORSEMAN / STAFF WRITER
Published: Aug. 17, 2016 Updated: 4:05 p.m.
Unless it’s an ultra-competitive toss-up race, there’s typically not a lot of publicly available polling for congressional elections.
Saturday, August 6, 2016 – 10:30 a.m.
It’s been a rough two weeks for Republican Donald Trump.
But he’s far from out of the contest. Especially when Hillary Clinton is the opponent.
Phil Willon
July 27, 2016 – 9:00.P.M.
Half of California’s likely Republican voters and a third of independents said they wouldn’t vote for either candidate in the state’s U.S. Senate race this November, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Monday, July 25, 2016 – 08:45 a.m.
It didn’t take long.
Two new national polls out Monday morning now have Republican Nominee Donald Trump leading Democrat Hillary Clinton.
By Scott Clement
July 11, 2016
A majority of Americans reject the FBI’s recommendation against charging Hillary Clinton with a crime for her State Department e-mail practices and say the issue raises concerns about how she might perform her presidential duties, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
So much for that piece of crap ABC News/Washington Post Poll released on Sunday morning.
Monday, June 28, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
The back and forth between part presumptive nominee’s Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is interesting these days.
By Hannah Hartig, John Lapinski and Stephanie Psyllos
April 26, 2016
Donald Trump has reached 50 percent support from Republicans and Republican-leaners nationally for the first time since the beginning of the NBC News|SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking Poll in late December. This milestone is significant as the 2016 primary heads into its final few weeks of contests, as there has been intense speculation that Trump’s support has a ceiling. Though his support has hovered in the high 40s since mid-March, the front-runner had yet to secure half of Republican voters.
Sunday, April 24, 2016 – 11:00 p.m.
Republican Presidential Front-Runner Donald J. Trump has the wind at his back, according to recent polling, and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz knows it.
Kurtis Lee
April 23, 2016
In his quest to win the GOP presidential nomination and avoid a contested party convention this summer, Donald Trump is banking on California.
By Jonathan Brown
Posted 04.21.2016
Perhaps all attention on primary night in California should be on the 33rd Congressional District – home to the Trump National Golf Club. After all, in New York, the only Congressional District that Donald Trump didn’t win was the one in which he lives.
Trump is likely to do well in California, too.
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By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
April 20, 2016 – 2:00 PM
California voters are inclined to extend extra taxes on the state’s high-income residents to support public education and pass a new school construction bond issue, a poll by the Public Policy Institute of California has found.
Sunday, April 17, 2016 – 03:00 p.m.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton have double-digit leads in a new CBS/YouGov poll of California voters released Sunday.
Saturday, April 16, 2016 – 04:30 p.m.
Following a bumpy two-week period in his campaign, GOP Front-runner Donald Trump is flying high again.
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By Taryn Luna
tluna@sacbee.com
April 14, 2016 – 1:00 PM
With the 2016 tax deadline on the horizon, it’s the time of year Californians grumble about Uncle Sam slashing their income.
By Jeremy Diamond, CNN
Sun April 10, 2016 – Updated 10:13 AM ET
(CNN) — Donald Trump is leading his rivals for the Republican nomination by more than 20 points in the upcoming primary contests of New York and Pennsylvania, according to a pair of Fox News polls released Sunday.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
April 8, 2016 – 1:00 PM
Californians have the rare opportunity to vote for a new U.S. senator in two months – but nearly half of likely voters still haven’t settled on a candidate, according to the latest Field Poll.
Wednesday, April 6, 2016 – 10:30 p.m.
Hats off to the New York Daily News.
The New York City daily newspaper laid into Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday afternoon.
Monday, April 4, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
Tuesday is the Wisconsin Primary.
The supposed make or break contest for Front-runner Donald Trump and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz.
Yes I know. Wisconsin make or break? Really???
By Dan Walters
dwalters@sacbee.com
April 3, 2016 – 8:01 AM
Bill Carrick, the veteran political consultant who advises U.S. Senate candidate Loretta Sanchez, was obviously elated last month by a Public Policy Institute of California poll.
Phil Willon
March 28, 2016
California’s U.S. Senate campaign appears stuck in a political stasis, with nearly a third of voters still undecided about who to support in a race lost in the shadow of the nation’s presidential contest, according to a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
March 25, 2016 – 12:38 PM
The concept of legalized marijuana is rapidly gaining in popularity, a new poll finds.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
March 24, 2016 – 2:28 PM
There’s been little positive buzz of late about California’s high-speed rail system.
Phil Willon
March 23, 2016 – 09:00 p.m.
New York billionaire Donald Trump enjoys a sizable lead over other GOP presidential candidates among California Republican voters, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Phil Willon
March 23, 2016 – 09:00 p.m.
With just over three months to go before the state’s June primary election, Democrats Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris and U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez of Santa Ana have more voter support than their Republican rivals in the race for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Jim Erwin
Sunday, March 20, 2016 – 11:30 a.m.
The race for the republican nomination for president continues to be the talk these days after Front-runner Donald Trump won five of six delegate contests on Tuesday.
Jim Erwin
Sunday, March 13, 2016 – 01:15 p.m.
Did anyone really think that GOP Front-runnerDonald Trump’s polling numbers would start to dip?
That idea may have been wishful thinking.
Monday, February 29, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
Republican Front-runner Donald Trump is about to take on the roll of a runaway train.
Saturday, February 27, 2016 – 01:00 p.m.
While Republican Front-runner Donald Trump is barnstorming the southern states, his polling numbers continue to improve.
Friday, February 26, 2016 – 10:30 a.m.
It was time for Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio to try and deliver a blow to front-runner Donald J. Trump on Thursday night.
Thursday, February 18, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
Is Fox News Channel in the anti-Trump tank?
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
Following GOP Donald Trump’s highly-energetic South Carolina debate performance last Saturday night came renewed assertions from the establishment talking heads that the billionaire was, once again finished.
Yes. Finished with a capital “F”.
Noah Bierman and Lisa Mascaro
February 16, 2016
Robert Bowers, a 50-year-old debt collector, conceded that Donald Trump may have gone “overboard just a little bit” when he attacked President George W. Bush, saying he lied about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and failed to stop the Sept. 11 attacks.
Sunday, February 14, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
The professional political pundits are letting Donald Trump, not to mention anyone else that will listen, know he lost the latest GOP presidential debate held in Greenville, North Carolina on Saturday night.
Saturday, February 13, 2016 – 11:00 a.m.
It’s another in a plethora of GOP debates on tap for Saturday night.
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By Mark Hensch
February 12, 2016 – 07:54 am
Donald Trump has more than double the voter support of any other Republican White House hopeful nationwide, according to a new poll.
Thursday, February 11, 2016 – 09:30 a.m.
Finally someone has made a cogent attempt at calling out the media idiots that believe they have the power to predict and, more importantly, influence voter preference.
Sunday, February 7, 2016 – 01:30 p.m.
Five fresh polls out of the state of New Hampshire released on Sunday Morning give a better indication on voter preference in the state.
The news was good for front-runner Donald J. Trump.
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By Bradford Richardson
February 05, 2016, 08:17 am
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has dramatically cut into the nationwide lead of primary rival Hillary Clinton, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.
Monday, February 1, 2016 – 09:00 a.m.
The Iowa Caucus is finally here.
Thank God!
Tuesday, January 26, 2015 – 01:30 p.m.
The Trump train has left the station and it’s gaining steam.
Sunday, January 24, 2016 – 10:30 a.m.
A large polling data release on Sunday morning has GOP Front-runner Donald Trump fully in the lead in all early voting states.
Friday, January 21, 2016 – 10:00 a.m.
The attack on GOP Front-runner Donald Trump by the editor’s of the National Review is, well, to be blunt, quite rich to say the least.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 – 08:00 a.m.
In less than two weeks the presidential primary cycle will commence and GOP front-runner Donald Trump has maintained or expanded his lead in the polls.
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By David Siders
dsiders@sacbee.com
January 14, 2016 4:01 PM
In an ongoing shift in public opinion about the death penalty in California, the number of state voters who favor doing away with capital punishment has grown to virtually the same size as those seeking to speed up the execution process, according to a new poll.
By Jessica Calefati
jcalefati@bayareanewsgroup.com
Updated: 01/15/2016 – 06:54:32 AM PST
SACRAMENTO — When Gov. Jerry Brown delivers his annual State of the State address next week, he’s expected to cheer California’s good financial fortune, continue to hail the bullet train and stress the need to tackle climate change before it’s too late.
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By Scott Bland
01/08/16 – 06:35 AM EST
Republicans explain away their unwelcome poll-leader by dismissing his supporters as a loud but narrow network of angry white men and celebrity chasers.
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By Christopher Cadelago
ccadelago@sacbee.com
January 6, 2016 4:01 PM
Attorney General Kamala Harris and Rep. Loretta Sanchez continue to lead the contest to succeed U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, but the all-Democratic dynamic could change once more Republican voters begin engaging in the race, according to the new Field Poll.
Tuesday, January 5, 2015 – 01:00 p.m.
It’s January 2016, and it’s still Donald Trump firmly in command.
Monday, December 28, 2015
Presidential frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump remain all tied up in a hypothetical matchup heading into 2016.
Saturday, December 26, 2015 – 01:00 p.m.
You have to hand it to the so-called mainstream media, and cable network news for that matter.
Anytime a national presidential primary poll emerges showing Donald Trump declining, and anyone else ascending, and I mean anyone; Three groups, 1.) the mainstream media; 2.) the so-called establishment and finally, 3.) the political pundits, all ooze with glee.
By Lisa Hagen
12/24/15 – 06:00 AM EST
Donald Trump may be getting the best gift of all this holiday season, as he enters 2016 firmly on top in the Republican race for the White House.
By Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director
Wed December 23, 2015 | Updated 6:25 AM ET
Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump seems set to end 2015 as the dominant force in the race for next year’s Republican nomination for president, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz now a clear — yet distant — second after a strong debate performance, a new CNN/ORC poll released on Wednesday has found.
Monday, December 21, 2015 – 10:00 a.m.
South Carolina U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has dropped out of the GOP presidential nominating contest.
David Lauter
December 20, 2015
Donald Trump leads the GOP presidential field in polls of Republican voters nationally and in most early-voting states, but some polls may actually be understating his support, according to a new study.
By Nick Gass
12/14/15 – 12:00 PM EST
Updated 12/14/15 – 12:48 PM EST
Donald Trump just got a little more vault in his ceiling. Nationwide, the polling-obsessed Manhattan multi-billionaire and leading Republican presidential candidate broke into the 40s on Monday.
Sunday, December 13, 2015 – 03:00 p.m.
The media, political class, political establishment is all lathered-up again over the new GOP flavor of the month in Iowa.
By Beto Alvarez | 11:26 a.m. Dec. 9, 2015
San Diego Union-Tribune/10News poll, conducted by SurveyUSA, has a margin of error of +/– 3.2 to 4.5 percentage points. A look at the results:
To read poll in The San Diego Union-Tribune, click here.
Sunday, December 6, 2015 – 09:00 a.m.
I know it may sound weird. But the U.S. and France have something in common right now.
Politically that is.
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By Aaron Zitner and Dante Chinni
Dec. 4, 2015 – 6:38 p.m. ET
Donald Trump has built his leading position in the Republican primary race by bringing together an underappreciated segment of the GOP—blue-collar voters who aren’t especially animated by social issues—and who may be setting the stage for an unusual, three-person sprint to the nomination.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – 08:30 a.m.
Billionaire Businessman Donald Trump has widened his lead in the race for the republican nomination for President of the United States.
By Jonathan Swan
November 29, 2015, 07:00 am
When asked who he would vote for if the presidential race comes down to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, the former mayor of Los Angeles and a longtime Republican establishment figure, Dick Riordan, says: “I would probably go find a deserted island.”
By Niall Stanage
11/27/15 – 06:00 AM EST
The Republican establishment is nearing full-blown panic about Donald Trump.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015 – 08:00 a.m.
Billionaire GOP Presidential Candidate Donald Trump continues to defy the self-proclaimed political establishment experts.
