Thirty-five percent gave a thumbs-up to former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, another possible contender, but nearly half say they would not be inclined to support him. Loretta Sanchez, who is considering running for the seat. 16 says 39 percent would be inclined to support Rep. The poll of nearly 1,000 voters conducted Jan.
She told the newspaper that legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in California is inevitable. Harris said she has been studying the effects in Colorado and Washington state, where recreational use is legal. She added that special care will be needed to assess the effects on children and public safety. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday, Harris said she had “no moral objection” to legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, echoing similar comments she made last year. A cluster of fellow Democrats followed.īeyond the top choices, “large proportions also say they are inclined to support a number of other potential candidates were they to enter the race,” the survey said in a statement. Next in line was state Attorney General Kamala Harris, the one established candidate, who notched 46 percent. She is happy at Stanford and plans to remain a professor,” said her chief of staff, Georgia Godfrey. Rice “is not considering a run for the Senate.
She’s a senior fellow at the conservative Hoover Institution at Stanford University. According to the survey, 49 percent of likely voters said they would be inclined to support Condoleezza Rice, a Republican who served as secretary of State under the George W. The name that landed at the top of the list - narrowly - is someone who isn’t interested in the seat. That’s the finding of an independent Field Poll released Wednesday that says voters are open to considering a wide range of possible candidates for the seat being vacated by Democrat Barbara Boxer when her term ends.