When Sen. Feinstein came in under the 50% back in the spring Field poll, most figured it was something of a fluke. But today we find out that, no, those numbers appear to be pretty accurate. Today’s Field poll show her again under 50%:<\/p>\n
As Feinstein prepares to run for re-election next year, California voters are inclined to support her, 43 percent to 39 percent, according to the poll.<\/p>\n
That four-point margin – the same as Feinstein posted in a Field Poll earlier this year – is her smallest ever in a pre-election year. First elected to the Senate in 1992, her margins of pre-election year support ranged from 19 percentage points to 29 percentage points before, the poll said.<\/p>\n
Yet Feinstein’s public approval rating remains favorable, with 46 percent of voters approving of the job she is doing, according to the poll. Thirty-one percent disapprove, and 23 percent have no opinion. (<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, before you read too much into this, there are still a lot of questions before thinking that she’s actually vulnerable. First, no prominent Republican candidate has really emerged for the race. Second, a primary challenge under the Top-2 system is virtually impossible. Given that voters can vote for anybody, the chance that a Democrat could defeat Feinstein and not just win the right to a rematch seems pretty slim.<\/p>\n
Perhaps it is worth to keep a bit of an eye out on this race, but until I hear of a credible candidate, this looks to be Sen. Feinstein’s race to lose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When Sen. Feinstein came in under the 50% back in the spring Field poll, most figured it was something of a fluke. But today we find out that, no, those numbers appear to be pretty accurate. Today’s Field poll show her again under 50%:<\/p>\n
As Feinstein prepares to run for re-election next year, California voters are inclined to support her, 43 percent to 39 percent, according to the poll.<\/p>\n
That four-point margin – the same as Feinstein posted in a Field Poll earlier this year – is her smallest ever in a pre-election year. First elected to the Senate in 1992, her margins of pre-election year support ranged from 19 percentage points to 29 percentage points before, the poll said.<\/p>\n