16th August 2003, 6:09 PM
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2003/08/1...index.html
looks like Arnold may not be in 1st place anymore, but there are alot of undecided voters
looks like Arnold may not be in 1st place anymore, but there are alot of undecided voters
Quote:Aug. 16, 2003 | SACRAMENTO -- Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger are in a tight race to succeed Gray Davis if voters decide to oust the Democratic governor in a historic recall election Oct. 7, according to a Field Poll released Saturday.
Bustamante, a Democrat, had the backing of 25 percent of those questioned, compared to 22 percent for Schwarzenegger, a Republican.
Six other contenders among the 135 candidates on the recall ballot are trailing far behind with only single-digit support, according to the Field Research Corp.'s survey of 448 likely voters.
The survey was conducted over a four-day period that ended Wednesday. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
Republican State Sen. Tom McClintock was supported by 9 percent of those polled, while 8 percent favored former GOP gubernatorial nominee Bill Simon. Former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth, also a Republican, got 5 percent.
Political columnist Arianna Huffington, an independent, had 4 percent; Green Party candidate Peter Camejo had 2 percent and Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt, a Democrat, was supported by 1 percent of those surveyed.
Five percent said they supported other candidates; 5 percent said they supported none of the candidates and 14 percent were undecided.
But the results appeared to be highly volatile, with 44 percent of those backing a candidate saying they might change their minds before voting