A new poll shows Democratic incumbent Jerry Brown continues to lead his Republican challenger, NeelKashkari in the race for California governor. The statewide survey by the Public Policy Institute of California shows Brown leading 54 to 33 percent. A majority of Democrats support the governor while a majority of Republicans support Kashkari.
Independents tend to back Brown over Kashkari as well, 45 to 31 percent. Andrew Tauriainen is one of them. He lives in El Dorado Hills and says he’ll be voting for Brown.
Tauriainen: “He seems to be more proactive about water issues than Neel Kashkari is. And that’s near and dear to both my professional and personal lives”
The poll found a majority of likely voters are satisfied with their candidate, though Democrats were far more likely to say they’re satisfied with Brown than Republicans were with Kashkari.
This story was produced by Capital Public Radio