Wolf Blitzer poll on California Election

[Judi Lynn]

QUESTION OF THE DAY
If Gov. Gray Davis is ousted, who among these front-runners should replace him?

Cruz Bustamante
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Tom McClintock
Peter Ueberroth
Peter Camejo
Arianna Huffington

http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/wolf.blitzer.reports/

The results at 5:07 p.m., EST:

Cruz Bustamante 80% 715 votes
Arnold Schwarzenegger 5% 43 votes
Tom McClintock 1% 10 votes
Peter Ueberroth 2% 16 votes
Peter Camejo 4% 37 votes
Arianna Huffington 8% 76 votes
Total: 897 votes

[ignatius]

1. Arianna has more votes than the Gangbanger? BWAHAHA!!!

n/t

[MrBenchley]

2. Poor Girly Man Ah-nuld

Getting beat by Arianna...

[MoonAndSun]

3. Wolfie must cry in his sleep every night knowing that his masters

at the GOP loses in every poll he has been putting up lately. :evilgrin:

[alfredo]

4. 5:17

Cruz Bustamante   79% 889 votes

Arnold Schwarzenegger 5% 56 votes

Tom McClintock   1% 12 votes

Peter Ueberroth   2% 26 votes

Peter Camejo   4% 48 votes

Arianna Huffington   8% 93 votes


Total: 1124 votes

[damnraddem]

5. After 1600 entries, ...

Cruz still cruises, with 77%.

[barbaraann]

6. Bustamante at 77% at 2:30 Pacific

Can anyone explain this?

[AP]

8. It's got to be a combination of some very fortuitous circumstances

- Davis's speach calling this a Republican power grab to achieve something they could never achieve democratically in a general election must really have struck a chord with people who are already thinking about Florida 2000, and the Texas redistricting, and, perhaps BBV.

- Bustamante has turned out to be a really appealing candidate who has a terrific speaking voice, and a great demeanor -- kind of like Orson Wells in Citizen Kane -- big, imposing, kind of funny, yet warm at moments.

- I think Arnold has made a bunch of blunders. He's running on the notion that the situation is dire, but he who in the hell is going to vote for a 2d rate actor/former body builder if the situation is dire? Arnold would have a better chance if he we arguing things were great, so why don't we go on a lark and take a chance on me? How bad can I screw things up?

Furthermore, the spectacle of Arnold is drawing attention away from Republicans who could actually make that argument that things are bad, so lets elect a responsible technocrat who dresses seriously and owns a calculator.

[barbaraann]

10. Also maybe the Diane Feinstein ads?

My mom (in California) says that they are on constantly.

And your last thought is hilarious but probably on the mark!

[David__77]

7. Hopefully the vote looks like this on 10/7!

We can hope, and more importantly, we can work work work for this to happen!

[David Zephyr]

9. Thanks! I Got to Vote for Cruz!

n/t

[Bandit]

11. This is obviously heavily dominated by Democrats but encouraging

Almost 2500 votes and Bustamante at 77% Even Huffington has more votes than Ah-nold

[Klis]

12. Arnold

He's gonna PUMP Sacramento UP!

[Clete]

13. Now at 3:10 PDT

Bustamante - 76%
Schwarzenegger - 7% Went way down didn't he?
McClintock - 2%
Ueerroth - 2%
Camejo - 3%
Huffington - 9%