Former President Donald Trump trails President Joe Biden by 12 points in California, according to a new survey by Emerson College.
Meanwhile, former Los Angeles Dodgers star Steve Garvey is in a tight race with Democrats in the state's U.S. Senate primary to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Survey results:
- 43% say they back Biden
- 31% say they favor Trump
- 8% say they support Robert Kennedy Jr.
- 2% say they back Green Party candidate Jill Stein
- 1% sat they favor Cornel West
- 16% were undecided
Senate primary results:
- 16% say they support Democrat Rep. Adam Schiff
- 13% say they favor Democrat Rep. Katie Porter
- 10% say they back Garvey
- 9% say they support Democrat Rep. Barbara Lee
- No other candidate got more than 3%
- 39% were undecided
The poll, conducted Nov. 11-14, surveyed 1,000 registered voters in California. The margin of error is plus or minus 3 percentage points.
Jeffrey Rodack ✉
Jeffrey Rodack, who has nearly a half century in news as a senior editor and city editor for national and local publications, has covered politics for Newsmax for nearly seven years.
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