On March 27, the Public Policy Institute of California released a gubernatorial poll. Pollsters mentioned four candidates to respondents. The results: Jerry Brown 47%, Tim Donnelly 10%, Andrew Blount 2%, Neel Kashkari 2%. Three percent of the respondents named someone whom the pollster had not mentioned, and 36% of respondents say they are undecided. Brown is a Democrat and the other three are Republicans. There are 15 candidates on the June primary ballot.
The primary is June 3, and only the two candidates who poll the largest vote can appear on the November ballot. Write-ins are banned in November for state office and congressional elections. Here is the complete poll, which includes many other questions. Scroll down to page 14 for the gubernatorial results.
The pollsters should have included Cindy Sheehan, who is on the ballot as a Peace & Freedom Party member. She probably has more name recognition than either Andrew Blount or Neel Kashkari, and chances are she would have placed third if she had been included.
In this report PPIC doesn’t say what criteria they use to pick which candidates they mention by name in their questions. Is there a publication where they state their criteria?
I believe that Richard is correct about Sheehan. And if she were able to match Donnelly’s money, dollar for dollar, she would beat him for second place.
But it’s because Sheehan isn’t a Democrat or a Republican that this polling company didn’t include her. What other reason could they possibly have to exclude her? Rigged and biased polls strike again!
I mean institute, not company, although whatever its official designation is matters little in the end, it’s still rigged and biased.
Name recognition doesn’t necessarily into support.
Name recognition doesn’t necessarily translate into support.
and the Green was not added as well??
The polls are rigged in California so we are moving. I suggest to any citizen tax payer I know there aren’t many left there. To address the polling booths and check and make sure who you voted for is actually who you voted for….