CA-Sen Poll Watch: Barbara Boxer 47% Vs. Carly Fiorina 46%
Republican Nominee Carly Fiorina and California Democrat Senator Barbara Boxer
But Whitman’s fellow former tech CEO and Republican, Carly Fiorina, seems unaffected. She and incumbent Sen. Barbara Boxer remain essentially tied. Fiorina gained 2 points to finish at 46 percent. Boxer bubbled up one point to finish at 47 percent.
While Boxer’s 41 percent approval rating may explain why she is having so much trouble getting elected to a fourth term, her performance may have something to do with slack support for Obama and his agenda.
Obama’s California job approval rating slid 3 points to 45 percent. The percentage of voters who think Obama’s policies have hurt the state’s economy rose 2 points to 37 percent. Only 25 percent believe Obama’s policies have helped the state economically.
Boxer has been “on air” for about a week and Fiorina has yet to launch any paid television ads. Again, I look for Fiorina to pull away once her media starts and linking Boxer to failed Obama policies may very well be one of the ads.
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Chris
I think Carly has defied conventional wisdom in her approach. Most have predicted she would go hard and negative with a media blitz. But she hasn’t hit the airwaves yet. She’s played a smart game of tying Boxer to Obama and his failed policies. She links Boxer to the miserable state of affairs in California and that’s getting a very receptive audience.
But, I bet very soon she’ll unleash the ads as she hits the home stretch.
Chris
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