Palo Alto Firm Releases New Poll

An Internet poll by Polimetrix, developed by a Stanford political science professor, shows Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with a 10-point lead over state Treasurer Phil Angelides. The polling company claims to have developed "a unique sample selection methodology that combines a large Internet panel with voter and consumer databases to create representative voter samples."

The poll was conducted for the Hoover Institution. Take the following results for what you will.

• Governor: Schwarzenegger 50%, Angelides 40%



• Lieutenant governor: John Garamendi 51%, Tom McClintock 45%



• Attorney general: Jerry Brown 58%, Chuck Poochigian 37%



• Controller: John Chiang 52%, Tony Strickland 40%



• Secretary of state: Debra Bowen 50%, Bruce McPherson 43%



• Treasurer: Bill Lockyer 55%, Claude Parrish 37%



• Insurance commissioner: Steve Poizner 55%, Cruz Bustamante 36%



• U.S. Senate: Dianne Feinstein 57%, Richard Mountjoy 39%

Initiatives

• Prop. 85, parental notification: 42% yes, 51% no



• Prop. 86, cigarette tax: 49% yes, 47% no



• Prop. 87, oil tax: 49% yes, 44% no



• Prop. 88, parcel tax: 31% yes, 60% no



• Prop. 89, campaign finance: 35% yes, 52% no



• Prop. 90, eminent domain: 58% yes, 28% no

The company said about the poll: "Participating in the survey were 877 likely voters belonging to the PollingPoint Internet panel. Panelists were selected to match a random sample drawn from the California voter list by age, gender, race, party registration and residence. The margin of error for the survey estimates is approximately plus or minus 3.5%."