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Campbell vs. Feinstein

Campbell vs. Feinstein, Public Opinion Strategies CA Poll
March 26-27, 2000, 600 registered voters

(1) "If the November general election for United States Senator were held today and the candidates were Tom Campbell, Republican, Member of Congress and Dianne Feinstein, Democratic, United States Senator, for whom would you vote?" And, would you say you will DEFINITELY vote for (Campbell/Feinstein) or just PROBABLY vote for (Campbell/Feinstein)?

(2) "There is proposed federal legislation which would require all public school instruction to be conducted in English and for all students not fluent in English to be placed in an intensive one-year English immersion program. Tom Campbell SUPPORTS the legislation and Dianne Feinstein OPPOSES the legislation. Considering the candidate's positions on this issue, if the general election for United States Senate were held today, would you vote for Tom Campbell or Dianne Feinstein? And, would you say you will DEFINITELY vote for (Campbell/Feinstein) or just PROBABLY vote for (Campbell/Feinstein)?"

  100%
ALL
47%
DEM
36%
REP
29%
Others
72%
White
14%
Latino
3%
Asian
5%
Black
48%
MEN
52%
WOM
Definitely Campbell 29 7 59 23 35 11 21 3 32 26
Probably Campbell 7 6 8 8 8 5 - 3 9 6
Total Campbell 36 13 68 31 43 15 21 6 41 31
Don't Know/Other 11 10 9 12 9 17 5 3 9 12
Total Feinstein 53 77 23 55 48 68 74 91 50 57
Probably Feinstein 12 13 11 14 11 12 32 12 12 13
Definitely Feinstein 41 64 12 41 38 55 42 79 38 45
Net Campbell Support 17 (64) 45 (24) (6) (53) (53) (85) (9) (26)

With "English" Legislation Push Question

  100%
ALL
47%
DEM
36%
REP
29%
Others
72%
White
14%
Latino
3%
Asian
5%
Black
48%
MEN
52%
WOM
Definitely Campbell 45 26 70 45 52 26 32 28 49 41
Probably Campbell 14 16 12 10 12 20 21 9 9 19
Total Campbell 59 42 83 54 64 46 53 37 58 60
Don't Know/Other 7 7 4 12 6 6 10 6 8 5
Total Feinstein 34 51 13 35 30 48 37 57 34 35
Probably Feinstein 10 12 7 13 9 11 5 15 12 9
Definitely Feinstein 24 39 6 21 20 37 31 42 22 26
Net Campbell Support 25 (8) 69 19 35 (2) 16 (21) 24 25
Net Swing to Campbell +42 +56 +24 +43 +41 +51 +69 +64 +33 +51


  100%
ALL
45%
LA+
23%
SF+
48%
Cons
12%
Mod
34%
Lib
28%
CoreR
35%
CoreD
35%
Swing
Definitely Campbell 29 27 22 49 18 5 73 3 21
Probably Campbell 7 8 6 9 11 4 5 2 13
Total Campbell 36 35 28 57 29 9 78 6 34
Don't Know/Other 11 10 9 9 14 10 10 9 9
Total Feinstein 53 55 63 34 57 81 11 85 57
Probably Feinstein 12 11 10 9 15 17 5 12 18
Definitely Feinstein 41 44 53 25 41 65 7 74 39
Net Campbell Support 17 (20) (35) 23 (28) (72) 67 (80) (23)

With "English" Legislation Push Question

  100%
ALL
45%
LA+
23%
SF+
48%
Cons
12%
Mod
34%
Lib
28%
CoreR
35%
CoreD
35%
Swing
Definitely Campbell 45 39 38 66 38 20 77 22 44
Probably Campbell 14 16 13 14 10 14 11 13 16
Total Campbell 59 56 51 80 48 35 87 36 60
Don't Know/Other 7 6 6 5 8 7 3 6 9
Total Feinstein 34 38 44 15 43 57 10 58 31
Probably Feinstein 10 12 10 5 19 13 4 12 13
Definitely Feinstein 24 26 34 11 25 44 6 46 17
Net Campbell Support 25 18 7 65 5 (23) 77 (22) 31
Net Swing to Campbell +42 +38 +42 +42 +33 +49 +10 +58 +54