The support side raised significant financial support. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the campaign has raised almost $168M
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The effort to redraw California’s Congressional lines is gaining momentum, according to new polling, which has the proposition passing.
Both polls, one from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) and the other from the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, show Proposition 50 passing with over 55% of the vote, with new polls released less than a week away from Election Day.
The special election has drawn national attention – as Governor Gavin Newsom and other high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, have led the push for the Yes campaign in response to a similar effort underway in Texas.
According to the PPIC survey, 56% of likely voters say they plan to vote yes on Prop 50. Among that group, 95% disapprove of former President Donald Trump’s performance, and 86% approve of Governor Gavin Newsom’s.
The Berkeley Poll has an even more favorable result for Yes on 50, finding that 60% of likely voters support the measure.
In only a few months, the support side raised significant financial support. According to the Secretary of State’s Office, the campaign has raised almost $168 million.
Newsom directed small-dollar donors to stop sending the campaign money, in a move that shows confidence in voters’ support for that direction.
“1.2 million contributors, or contributions, rather, have been received — I think $38 million in small donors just blew past our expectation,” Newsom said.
The opposition side has railed against the proposition, arguing that it would disrupt the independent redistricting commission’s role for the subsequent three election cycles. Charles Munger Jr. has primarily funded the opposition, raising about $83 million.
“While we are being outspent 2:1, we continue campaigning until the polls close @ 8pm on Tuesday. There are millions of votes still to be submitted, and the campaign will focus on communicating to persuadable voters and turning out supporters,” said Amy Thoma Tan with the No on Prop 50 campaign, in a statement
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