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If the 2026 California Gubernatorial election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?

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@98RQ9NR from California answered…1yr1Y

Gavin Newsom

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@9LM9CL7 from California disagreed…1mo1MO

He’s getting termed out

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Larry Elder

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@98RZ8FFRepublican from California answered…1yr1Y

Brian Dahle

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@98RWGT4 from California answered…1yr1Y

Kamala Harris

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@98S52RY from California answered…1yr1Y

Bernie Sanders

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@98RXQNX from California answered…1yr1Y

Gavin Newsome

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Eleni Kounalakis

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What is your top reason why you would NOT vote for Eleni Kounalakis in the 2026 California Gubernatorial Election?

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@9N2RP52Peace and Freedom from California answered…1 day1D

Because she was in Newsom's ineffective administration.

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@9MWH7S3 from California answered…4 days4D

She is a progressive

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@9MMXG93 from California answered…1wk1W

I just picked the first one I saw

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@9MH9RBH from California answered…2wks2W

Unknown to me

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@98S2KL3Democrat from California answered…1yr1Y

Katie Porter

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@98S39HD from California answered…1yr1Y

gavin newsom

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@98RS29MDemocrat from California answered…1yr1Y

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Jesse Perez

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@9CSLL85 from California agreed…11mos11MO

Better than the billionaire Kounalakis!

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@98S24TZ from California answered…1yr1Y

Gavin Newson

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@98SHD5Y from California answered…1yr1Y

Ron DeSantis

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@98SFNBN from California answered…1yr1Y

bernie sanders

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@98RVT67 from California answered…1yr1Y

Kanye west

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@98TH4THPeace and Freedom from California answered…1yr1Y

Barbara Lee

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@98S4DDH from California answered…1yr1Y

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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@98ZTWJ9 from California answered…1yr1Y

Lanhee Chen

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@98T53HRDemocrat from California answered…1yr1Y

i don’t know

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@98TF89B from California answered…1yr1Y

Gavin newsom

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@98WJKC2 from California answered…1yr1Y

Adam Schiff

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@98VLCR5Republican from California answered…1yr1Y

kanye west

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@98RYJZ6 from California answered…1yr1Y

Mike Pence

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Tony Fitzpatrick

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What is your top reason why you would NOT vote for Tony Fitzpatrick in the 2026 California Gubernatorial Election?

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@9N4V97DRepublican from California answered…13hrs13H

Doesn't match my beliefs

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@9MMXG6JLibertarian from California answered…1wk1W

never heard of him

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@9MM9KS6Peace and Freedom from California answered…1wk1W

He is an artist

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@9MM4Q5P from California answered…1wk1W

Don't like his policies.

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@9983XNH from California answered…1yr1Y

Not Newsom

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@98WRX9G from California answered…1yr1Y

Kevin Faulconer

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@98VN9T6 from California answered…1yr1Y

Katie porter

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@98S5PBB from California answered…1yr1Y

Eric Swalwell

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@98V37BQ from California answered…1yr1Y

Kounalakis

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@99RQ4YH from California answered…1yr1Y

Marianne Williamson

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@99HF9R7 from California answered…1yr1Y

David Peterson

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@98ZGPQ4Mountain from California answered…1yr1Y

Oprah Winfrey

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@98TCJYQ from California answered…1yr1Y

kamala harris

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@98VN9T6 from California answered…1yr1Y

katie porter

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@98SB4DP from California answered…1yr1Y

Kevin Kiley

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@98S59Q6 from California answered…1yr1Y

brent peterson

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@98WKCNK from California answered…1yr1Y

don’t know

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@9958Q8J from California answered…1yr1Y

Barack Obama

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