Brown leads Whitman by 10 points, Field Poll says
Carla Marinucci,Joe Garofoli, Chronicle Political Writers
San Francisco Chronicle October 28, 2010 04:00
Democrat Jerry Brown has amassed a 10-point lead in the California governor's race over Republican Meg Whitman, whose negative ratings have reached record levels despite her spending $162 million in the largest self-funded campaign in American history, a new Field Poll shows.
With election day on Tuesday, Brown holds a 49 to 39 percent lead over the former eBay CEO in the race, with 5 percent of voters favoring other candidates and 7 percent undecided, the poll showed. The Field poll last month showed the two candidates in a virtual tie.
"I don't think voters have warmed up to Meg Whitman," said Field Poll director Mark DiCamillo.
162 million and losing
