NEW POLLING: Honda holds double-digit lead in CA-17 primary
Earlier this morning, Democracy for America released brand new polling in DFA-endorsed candidate Rep. Mike Honda's race to continue representing the CA-17. Here's the press release and polling that we shared with the media:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
NEW POLLING: Honda holds double-digit lead in CA-17 primary
Corporate Democrat Khanna comes in 3rd to Republican in jungle primary
Despite aggressive campaigning by his billionaire financed Democratic and Republican opponents, Congressman Mike Honda continues to hold double-digit leads in both primary and general election polling for his CA-17 race and 61% of CA-17 voters polled approve of the way Rep. Honda is handling his job as their Congressman. (results below)
The recent polling conducted by Public Policy Polling on behalf of Democracy for America also shows how quickly Republican Vanila Singh's entrance into the CA-17 race has derailed corporate Democrat Ro Khanna effort to challenge Honda from the right.
In the three-way jungle primary, Honda is the choice of 45% of voters, while Republican Singh (29%) beats corporate Democrat Khanna (26%) for second place despite having only entered the race in December.
Khanna, whose campaign is financed primarily by millionaire and billionaire CEOs like right-wing libertarian Peter Theil, has burned through $1.1 million to secure his third place finish in the PPP poll. According to the most recent FEC reports, Singh has spent just $917.
In addition to leading the three way primary, Honda bests both Republican Singh (69%-31%) and corporate Democrat Khanna (61%-39%) in a simulated general election polling.
Quote, if helpful:
"Mike Honda has earned the support of Silicon Valley voters and he continues to have their support today, no matter how many max out contributions millionaire and billionaire CEOs and Executives pour into Vanila Singh and Ro Khanna's campaigns." -- Charles Chamberlain, Executive Director, Democracy for America
Polling
NEW CA-17 polling via Public Policy Polling (PPP) on behalf of Democracy for America (Feb. 13-16, 2014):
If the election for U.S. Congress were held today, and the choices were Democrat Ro Khanna, Republican Vanila Singh, or Democrat Mike Honda, for whom would you vote?Ro Khanna......................................................26%Vanila Singh....................................................29%Mike Honda..................................................... 45%(Asked of 270 CA-17 voters - MOE 6%)If the election for U.S. Congress were held today, and the choices were Ro Khanna, Vanila Singh, and Mike Honda, for whom would you vote?Ro Khanna ...................................................... 27%Vanila Singh .................................................... 11%Mike Honda..................................................... 62%(Asked of 235 CA-17 voters - MOE 6.4% )If the election for U.S. Congress were heldtoday, and the choices were Democrat Ro Khanna and Democrat Mike Honda, for whom would you vote?Ro Khanna......................................................39%Mike Honda..................................................... 61%(Asked of 505 CA-17 voters - MOE 4.4% )If the election for U.S. Congress were held today, and the choices were Republican Vanila Singh and Democrat Mike Honda, for whom would you vote?Vanila Singh .................................................... 31%Mike Honda..................................................... 69%(Asked of 505 CA-17 voters - MOE 4.4% )Do you approve or disapprove of the way Mike Honda is handling his job as U.S. Congressman?Approve .......................................................... 61%Disapprove...................................................... 31%No opinion....................................................... 8%(Asked of 505 CA-17 voters - MOE 4.4% )