8/16/2021- 11:03 a.m.
California – In the poll, 52 percent of likely voters said Newsom should not be recalled, while 48 percent said he should be ousted, a difference that falls right at the edge of the poll’s 4-point margin of error.
California voters are split on the upcoming recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Seventy-eight percent of Republican voters said they will “definitely” vote in next month’s recall, and 72 percent said they are “very motivated to vote.”
Only 73 percent of Democrats said they will definitely vote, and just 61 percent said they are very motivated to cast a ballot.
The ballot next month will give voters two questions: the first on whether Newsom should be recalled, and a second on who should replace him.
Newsom’s approval ratings are still solidly above water, with 57 percent of California adults approving of the job he’s doing and 43 percent of adults disapproving.
The first-term governor, who will also be up for reelection next year if he survives the recall, is being opposed by a sprawling field of Republicans looking to replace him.
The CBS poll surveyed 1,856 adult residents of California, including 1,534 likely voters, from Aug. 6 to 12.
Leading the field currently is conservative radio host Larry Elder, though 25 percent of respondents said they are unsure who they’d choose as a replacement and 20 percent said they would select “no one.”
