Poll: McCain Springs Ahead in California (Increase Comes Primarily from Liberals, Moderates)

[Hissyspit]

Source: CNN

Poll: McCain springs ahead in CaliforniaStory Highlights
John McCain has 13-point lead over Mitt Romney in California, poll finds

Arizona Republican has jumped 19 percentage points since last poll

McCain's increase in support comes primarily from liberals, moderates

By Paul Steinhauser
CNN deputy political director

(CNN) -- A new survey indicates that presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has made dramatic gains with California Republicans. The Arizona senator is 13 points ahead of his closest rival in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Monday: Thirty-nine percent of likely California Republican primary voters back McCain, while 26 percent support former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

For McCain, that's a 19-point jump in the polls since the last CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey conducted in the state two weeks ago. Romney made gains as well, rising 10 points over the past two weeks.

Since the previous poll, McCain has won the South Carolina Republican primary, which was the first test of Southern voters for the Republican White House hopefuls. Romney scored victories in Michigan, his native state, and Nevada, where he was one of the few candidates to actively campaign.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is in third place in the new survey, with 13 percent of California Republicans backing him for the GOP presidential nomination. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is at 11 percent and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is at 2 percent.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/28/california.poll.2008/index.html

[bluestateguy]

1. Sounds like BOWL SHIT to me

"McCain's increase in support comes primarily from liberals, moderates"

Yeah. I'm sure lots of them will be voting in the closed Republican primary.

Dumbshit pollsters.

[still_one]

2. Your damn right that is bullshit. In California for those who don't declare a party

they can request either a Democratic, Independent, or Nonpartisan ballot

the repukes require you to register as a repuke

liberals and moderates are NOT registered as repukes, they are either independent or refuse to declare

In my view your assessment is right on the money

[Phred42]

3. Are California 'Liberals' THAT brain -dead?

I doubt it.
This is some other BS

[ladywnch]

4. liberal or independant repug means 'non-fundie' repugs...thats all.

[hooraydems06]

8. Exactly!

"Liberal" Re-PUKE-licans? No such thing.

[Trajan]

5. I think they are referring to Republicans who consider themselves 'Liberal' ...

"McCain's gains have come primarily among liberal and moderate Republicans as well as GOP voters under the age of 50," Holland said. "Among liberals and moderates, McCain's support doubled from 25 percent to 50 percent in the last two weeks. McCain also gained 29 points among GOP voters under 50 years old."

Come on people ... Save your apoplexy for handshakes ...

[LibDemAlways]

6. A lot of California repukes are country club types who

are socially moderate - i.e, they don't give a rat's ass about abortion or gay marriage. These are the people CNN is describing as "liberal." I prefer to call them the "I've got mine, screw you" republican voters.

Mittens and the Huckster will split the wingnut vote. McCain will get these more centrist types who are locked into voting "r" since that's how they're registered. I think he will win the "r" side of the primary.

[Trajan]

7. My EXTREMELY right wing brothers ....

Smoke dope and watch porn .....

It's the best part of them .....

[Delphinus]

9. I'm insulted.

I'm a Liberal and McCain has not said anything to make me vote for him.