Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer and Eric Swalwell Leading California Governor's Race, New Polls Show

Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer and Eric Swalwell leading California governor's race, new polls show

By Tom Wait With California’s June primary approaching, new polls show two Democrats securing more of their base and chipping away at their Republican rivals’ leads. In the state’s primary system, only the top two vote-getters in the June primary will advance to the November general election. This has led to the crowded field of progressive candidates vying for the roughly 60% of the vote Democrats typically secure in statewide races. The pletho…

Why Steve Hilton's California poll lead could benefit Democrats

Republican Steve Hilton is gaining momentum in California’s crowded and chaotic governor’s race, but the development might actually end up a good thing for Democrats. Hilton, a former Fox News host, is leading the 10-candidate deep primary race with 19% of likely voters, according to the latest UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research-POLITICO poll. Behind him is a pile-up of tied candidates, including Democratic billionaire Tom Ste…

Governor’s race coming into ‘focus’ as Swalwell, Hilton lead new polls

The top two vote-getters will advance to the November election.