Written by Michael Palomba
A recent poll of likely voters in the 50th congressional district shows overall support for Republican candidates easily trumps that of Democrats. The poll found that 51 percent of voters favored Republican candidates. By contrast, Democrats polled at 31 percent and Independents came in at just three percent.
When asked who they would vote for today, respondents said:
- 31% Campa-Najjar (D)
- 20% DeMaio (R)
- 16% Issa (R)
- 11% Hunter (R)
- 4% Jones (R)
- 2% Harvath (I)
- 1% Edick Jr (I)
- 15% Undecided
While Campa-Najjar is leading in the poll by an 11 percent margin, the combined support of Republicans is far higher.
It was also reported that a majority of respondents want their congressional representative to support President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, and 61 percent say they’d like their representative to “keep an open mind and make a fair determination when it comes to impeachment.”
When it comes to respondent approval of the various candidates, the results are also in favor of Republicans. Carl DeMario had a +14 approval, with 34 percent having a positive view of him compared to 20 percent with a negative view. For Darell Issa, it was -1 in terms of approval, as 30 percent approved and 31 percent disapproved. Democratic candidate Ammar Campa-Najjar had a -2 approval, with 26 percent having a positive view and 28 percent viewing him negatively.
Remarkably, the Times of San Diego attempted to frame the poll as being good news for Campa-Najjar, while the Democratic candidate took a similarly distorted perspective.
Early polling has us solidly ahead of @Rep_Hunter, @DarrellIssa & @carldemaio! Thank you Happy Campas!
I’m humbled by this show of early support, but we have a lot of work ahead. I pledge to take no voter for granted and earn your support by putting #CountryOverParty in #CA50 🇺🇸 https://t.co/R4eQ73Dwcz
— Ammar Campa-Najjar (@ACampaNajjar) October 3, 2019
Campa-Najjar and the Times of San Diego can proudly cling to their delusion that this poll is somehow good news for them. However, basic math and the inevitable general election results next year will only leave Democrats disappointed and Republicans celebrating, again.
