Dump Gov. Newsom? New poll suggests what Californians think

If the likely election to recall embattled California Gov. Gavin Newsom were held today, a new poll suggests the first-term Democrat would survive.

Nearly eight-in-ten Democrats say they support keeping Newsom as governor, with an equal number of Republicans backing his ouster. Independent voters, by a 53%-42% margin, say they’d vote to keep the governor in office rather than recall him. "Democrats currently have a large advantage over Republicans in voter registration, which explains why recall support falls well short of the majority needed to remove the governor," PPI president and CEO Mark Baldassare highlighted.