Posted on 04/13/2005 9:34:42 AM PDT by kiriath_jearim
Poll: Villaraigosa Leads L.A. Mayor Race
By Associated Press
April 13, 2005, 5:06 AM EDT
LOS ANGELES -- Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa has pulled ahead of Mayor James Hahn in the race to lead the nation's second-largest city, according to a Los Angeles Times poll.
Voters would oust Hahn for Villaraigosa by a margin of 53 percent to 35 percent if the election were held today, according to a survey the newspaper published in Wednesday's editions. Twelve percent were undecided.
The poll held few positive signs for Hahn, with nearly two-thirds of likely voters saying they believed his policies have left the city no better off and desiring a new direction.
The May 17 election is a rematch of the 2001 runoff in which Hahn beat Villaraigosa. Hahn has been struggling to rebuild his coalition of South Los Angeles blacks and moderate to right-leaning voters in the San Fernando Valley that propelled him to victory four years ago.
The poll showed Hahn trailing Villaraigosa in nearly every major voting bloc. Blacks, who backed Hahn 80 percent to 20 percent four years ago, now supported Villaraigosa by 52 percent to 32 percent. In another key reversal, white voters favored Villaraigosa over Hahn, 52 percent to 35 percent, according to poll results.
The survey of 2,061 registered Los Angeles voters, including 781 considered likely to vote, was conducted by telephone April 5-11. The margin of sampling error for likely voters is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
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What are the party affiliations of these two?
Left and far left. The far left guy is leading.
Figures. Decadent LA and the left are in bed with each other, big time.
When an article doesn't say, they're left wing. Especially if there's a crime involved!
Pro-Republican articles simply aren't written, but if something is anti-Republican, they make sure to put a huge (R) in the headline.
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