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senseandsensibility

(25,685 posts)
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:21 PM 10 hrs ago

Latest polls in California Governor race. Buckle up, people.

Emerson College Poll: Becerra 28, Steyer 22, Hilton 21.
Berkeley IGS Poll: Becerra 25, Hilton 21. Steyer 19

The Emerson Poll is more recent having been taken between May 27 and 28, while the Berkeley Poll was taken May 19-24.

Looks like it is a real possibility that we will have two Dems on the ballot!

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Latest polls in California Governor race. Buckle up, people. (Original Post) senseandsensibility 10 hrs ago OP
It may not even be resolved tomorrow Sympthsical 10 hrs ago #1
Same senseandsensibility 9 hrs ago #2
In other words, you need time to rig it. Hassin Bin Sober 4 hrs ago #10
Summer vacation doesn't spend itself! Sympthsical 3 hrs ago #14
I strategically voted to make this happen..lol BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago #3
I held off waiting for the final polls FHRRK1 9 hrs ago #4
Doesn't matter. Dems can (and will) fight it out. haele 9 hrs ago #5
What is the likelihood of a democrat losing to Hilton? Renew Deal 4 hrs ago #9
I'm not sure if this is a serious question or a joke senseandsensibility 4 hrs ago #12
Me too senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #6
I heard today on MS NOW that Steyer has spent $210 Million on his Nixie 5 hrs ago #7
Two dems means a lot of Democratic money gets wasted Renew Deal 4 hrs ago #8
Come on, people, vote for Steyer. Initech 4 hrs ago #11
I'm taking mine to the polls in person tomorrow. BigmanPigman 4 hrs ago #13
Love this! senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #15
Thanks! BigmanPigman 3 hrs ago #16
Dropped my ballot off at the library today hookaleft 3 hrs ago #17

Sympthsical

(11,162 posts)
1. It may not even be resolved tomorrow
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:37 PM
10 hrs ago

It can take all week to count mail-in ballots, and I think a decent chunk of people held theirs until the last minute to see how things were shaping up. I mailed mine on Thursday or Friday, and my partner didn't even bother until yesterday.

senseandsensibility

(25,685 posts)
2. Same
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:07 PM
9 hrs ago

And yes, the mail in ballots will take a while. Too bad we can't start counting them earlier.

haele

(15,642 posts)
5. Doesn't matter. Dems can (and will) fight it out.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 03:14 PM
9 hrs ago

We just need to ensure there's two Dem fighting it out in the general.

Instead of a Dem that's already been beat up in the primaries against a smug Faux talking head carpetbagger who took notes.

senseandsensibility

(25,685 posts)
12. I'm not sure if this is a serious question or a joke
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:25 PM
4 hrs ago

Sorry if you were joking but to answer it, there is no way that Hilton could win against any Dem. He regularly polls at twenty percent and even if he picked up ten more from Bianco that's only thirty percent. Add together all the Dem percentages to get what the Democratic candidate would receive. With Porter's eight, and Steyer's 20 and Becerra's twenty three, you are already way above that. And that doesn't even count the lower level Dems single digit numbers which would also go to the Dem.

Nixie

(18,150 posts)
7. I heard today on MS NOW that Steyer has spent $210 Million on his
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:31 PM
5 hrs ago

campaign. Is he going to double that if he runs against Becerra — close to a half billion..? He’s had nonstop attack ads on Becerra.

We had a visitor from the Steyer campaign the other day. Steyer’s been the only campaign going door to door that I’ve seen. He was a very nice young man, not a flippant bro type. We had a nice quick chat and I took his literature. He was a real asset to Steyer.

Initech

(109,378 posts)
11. Come on, people, vote for Steyer.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 07:58 PM
4 hrs ago

Ignore Mahan and Porter. Steyer is our best bet for knocking Hilton off the ballot.

BigmanPigman

(55,653 posts)
13. I'm taking mine to the polls in person tomorrow.
Mon Jun 1, 2026, 08:31 PM
4 hrs ago

I always do this. I LOVE voting, always have and always will. Dropping it off in person is a joy for me. I always would take my little dogs to the polls and they were given I VOTED stickers (all of their stuffed animals still have the stickers on them).

I taught my 1st graders the voting process and we voted all the time for everything and it was all done by them, not me. I would also take them on a "field trip" every year to the polling area in the cafeteria. They were as quiet as mice, polite, listened and asked good questions. The people working at the polls would give them a mini-lesson and they thought my kids were so cute. In class they chose the topic, the options, and passed out slips of paper. They had their "privacy boards" up (no peaking) and they voted anonymously. They collected the papers, they tallied the votes and they got to have 100% control of all of it. I just sat amd observed. We'd vote for what game to play at recess, what topping should go on the pizzas at our class parties, etc. I gave them I VOTED stickers in 4 languages (my classes were multi cultural).

I still write to former students and they remember these lessons!

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