Kamala Harris Grabs Lead In California

[DonViejo]

July 17, 2019 at 8:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

A new Quinnipiac poll in California finds Kamala Harris leading the Democratic presidential field with 23%, followed by Joe Biden at 21%, Bernie Sanders at 18% and Elizabeth Warren at 16%.

Trailing far behind are Pete Buttigieg at 3% and Andrew Yang at 2%. There are four Democratic contenders with 1% and 15 candidates scoring less than 1%.

Also interesting: 45% say that Biden has the best chance of beating President Trump, with 12% for Sanders, 11% for Harris and 8% for Warren.

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https://politicalwire.com/2019/07/17/kamala-harris-grabs-lead-in-california/

[JI7]

1. this is totally different from the one posted yesterday with Warren leading

[oldsoftie]

2. I would expect her to have already HAD the lead in her home state. nt

[Skya Rhen]

4. I agree!

[ucrdem]

3. The Harris campaign has been calling like crazy.

They are very nice and polite and sound like they haven't been doing this too long. But boy are they persistent. Yes, interesting that Biden's chances are still at 45% to Harris's 11%

I expect exciting changes daily . . .

[Gustafo]

5. This is Quinnipiac's first CA poll

How could she "grab" the lead? It implies she didn't have the lead before.

[MrsCoffee]

6. Well then no one had the lead before, right?

And she grabbed it.

Not sure what your point is.

[honest.abe]

8. There was one in April according to this..

In an April 10 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll, two weeks before he announced his presidential bid, Biden had 26 percent of California Democrats, with 18 percent for Sanders, 17 percent for Harris and 7 percent for Warren.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287203927

[bluewater]

9. This Quinnipiac's SECOND California poll

[Merlot]

12. She "grabbed" the lead because she's an agressive woman

Biden would have simply "taken" the lead.

[Applegate]

13. Heh.

[MrsCoffee]

7. k&r

[brush]

10. This is unsurprising. It's her home state. Calif. primary has been moved up so her...

fortunes for garnering delegates early is greatly improved. She'll also do well in the important South Carolina primary which is much more indicative of the Party's base then the demographics of first two primaries in mostly white Iowa and New Hampshire.

It's come to come down to her, Biden and Warren. Sanders' too but prospects seems to have stopped progressing since this primary is not a binary one between him and Hillary. There are multiple candidates siphoning off voters who before only had two choices.

[zackymilly]

11. ♫♫ Bye bye Biden, bye bye...♫♫

♫♫Don't cry, Biden, don't cry...♫♫

[Gustafo]

14. Let's see her win Maryland

We'll find out soon.

[zackymilly]

15. Yep. We will. Liz is my 2nd choice.

[BannonsLiver]

18. Mmm that's really special.

Did you write it yourself?

And such a soft touch, too. I’m sure there will be many converts.

[zackymilly]

23. Glad you enjoyed it. Keep in touch. nt

[sacto95834]

16. Good for Sen Harris

I feel she's got to win CA or she will be in trouble. I don't think she will win Iowa, NH, SC or Nevada. So she has to pick up the pace on Super Tuesday and what better than to win the pot of gold that is CA.

While she may not be my 1st choice, I like what she has to contribute to the Presidential primary process. It's been too long since a Californian has been on the national stage and I'm cheering my Senator on.

Hope Harris can keep the momentum going.

[comradebillyboy]

17. She needs California. If she doesn't win Cali she might as well endorse

Biden or Warren.

[Raine]

19. Gee what a suprise

NOT!

[JI7]

20. what does that mean ?

[Raine]

21. California is as blue as blue can be and

in 2016 Harris won the Senate here, of course she will win this state easily. No doubt about it, the shock/surprise would be if she didn't.

[ucrdem]

22. She's not getting much love from her California colleagues

Boxer chewed her out after the debate; Feinstein endorsed Joe as I recall; Garcetti has said several times he won't endorse before the convention; Newsom endorsed her in February it turns out. On the other hand it's still early and she's picking up speed so . . .

[highplainsdem]

24. 2 point lead, 3.9% margin of error. Biden's 34 points ahead of her on the question of electability.

Fewer than half of the people polled who said Harris was their preference in the primary thought she was most electable.

And she isn't doing nearly as well in national polls and polls of other states.