After message testing, the poll retested the 6-candidate horserace, and Hilton took the number one spot ahead of Katie Porter
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The reports of voters leaving the Democratic Party are numerous, and includes many California voters. There are a lot of concurrent issues happening in California leading to significant election changes in the tarnished Golden State.
A new Zogby Strategies poll reveals Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Steve Hilton is leading the Republican candidates in the 2026 Gubernatorial Election, and gets second place in a competitive race, including over three top Democratic California officials.
Hilton only trails Democrat (former) Rep. Katie Porter in the Zogby Poll. However, after message testing, the poll retested the 6-candidate horserace, and Hilton took the number one spot ahead of Porter, 29 to 23.
The poll identified the top issues driving voters’ decision to vote in the upcoming election for Governor include the cost of living in the state, the status of the California Dream, homelessness and crime, among a list of 14 issues for voters to rank.
Hilton’s campaign is built on these issues and resonates with voters – it is no wonder Steve Hilton pulls ahead in the messaging retest.
Other significant issues changing voters’ minds about California Democrats include Proposition 50 on the November 4th ballot, Governor Gavin Newsom’s attempt to redistrict the state mid-decade, gerrymandering more congressional seats for Democrats. His shameless goal is to leave California Republicans with only 5%-6% Congressional representation. Notably, 40% of California’s voters cast their votes for Donald Trump in the November 2024 Presidential Election.
The fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu are also a big factor leading Democrat voters to rethink who they want leading the state, after 11,000 homes and 18,000 structures burned, their neighborhoods were decimated, and they can’t rebuild thanks to Gov. Newsom signing an executive order to limit development in Pacific Palisades, as well as the stifling bureaucracy in Los Angeles now slow-rolling permits.
California’s voters are looking for a long-awaited return to common sense leadership, away from extremists and bureaucratic leftists. Center-left voters are actually looking at Steve Hilton because of the important and common sense issues he’s running on, while candidates on the left are ignoring the cost of living crisis, crime, and homelessness in California.
Wait a minute… you mean this might be a singular moment of sanity??? “””””The fires in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu are also a big factor leading Democrat voters to rethink who they want ….””””
The Radical Socialist Party (aka Dem) have dug a proverbial hole to China and are now afraid it is soooo deep they and their false narrative just might break through. There is nothing but dictators and commies if they get to the bottom of the hole.
God love them because they are getting so insane no one else could love them.
You voted for them……Laugh
What Democrats want is for one of the top two in the primary to be a Republican. That is all they need to guarantee a Democrat wins the governor’s race. Former Rep. Katie “white board” Porter is counting on this.
If these residents of CA want another round of failure, we should initiate an Executive Order and make them live here. In other words, they are not allowed to move if they vote for the same inept, ineffective, flaccid, socialist/progressive leadership. They should also not benefit from their SS being tax free, they should pay their taxes, and they should be responsible for all of the excess of taxpayer money spent on sanctuary city policy and any President Trump benefit like no tax on overtime or tips they should not be recipients of. All the TDS folks should reap what they sow and get NOTHING but corruption from the ilk’s they vote for. If they move because blue states suck, they should only be allowed to move to another loser blue state. New York and Chicago look promising for them for socialist living. Enjoy Demwits!
And I say you continue to let katie porter flap her jowls. She just doesn’t know when to shut the heck up.
A truly DISGUSTING person.