New poll shows Jerry Brown widening lead over Meg Whitman

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A new poll shows Democrat Jerry Brown widening his lead over Republican Meg Whitman just five days before election day.

The Field Poll shows Brown with a 49% to 39% lead over Whitman, his Republican challenger.

In the last Field Poll, Brown and Whitman were tied, with 41%. Brown was running strong with Latinos, women and independent voters.

A Los Angeles Times/University of Southern California Poll released Sunday had similar findings. You can read the Field Poll results here.

-- Anthony York