He has been in the race for a month. He still has to get everything up and running. Polls don’t mean anything this far out.
La Raza Rick was leading the polls a month ago. Now that people have gotten to know him and his dismal record, he's tanked. It didn't help that he called everyone 'heartless' either, but when you're a politician used to using invective to lash out at conservative opposition, old habits must die hard I guess.