Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton are leading the crowded field for California governor in a new poll, which finds Democrat Tom Steyer trailing the top two candidates with less than a week remaining to vote in the primary election.
The survey released Wednesday night by the Public Policy Institute of California is the latest poll to indicate that it’s highly unlikely the state will end up with two Republicans advancing to a November runoff, something Democrats had feared this spring when party support was fractured among an unsettled, crowded field of candidates.
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It also shows Becerra continuing his surge to the front, despite being the target of debate attacks and critical ads, as well as Steyer’s historic self-funding wave.
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